Be A Food Waste Warrior

K-12 lessons, activities, and resources to teach the planetary impact of what we eat and what we throw away.

Lessons and Activities by Grade Band

K-2 Toolkit
3-5 Toolkit
6-8 Toolkit
9-12 Toolkit

What You Get Inside the Toolkit

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Teaching Guides

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Food Audit

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Discussion Questions

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Free Student Activities

Teach it as a 1-2 week unit or use the individual resources.
The toolkit includes:

Teaching Guide: How to Get Started
Slideshow: "What is Food Waste?"
Food Audit Instructions
Discussion Questions
Free Student Activities

Slideshows: Understanding Food Waste

Use these slideshow lessons to introduce your students to the importance of reducing food waste. Teacher notes are built right in! Designed for K-5 and 6-12.

1.3 billion tons of food is wasted each year. Wasted food means a loss of natural resources used for growing, processing, packing, transporting, and marketing as well. These slideshows teach students about why food waste matters and what they can do to help reduce it.

K-5 Slideshow

6-12 Slideshow

Engage Your Class

Teachers, your classroom food waste audit can be a part of WWF’s national research by entering food audit results in the Food Waste Warriors Dashboard.