Harvest of the Month

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Welcome to Harvest of the Month!

The 2025-26 Harvest of the Month Program provides engaging lessons and sample taste tests for seasonal, California-grown, fruits and vegetables each month to Orange County schools! The program includes standards-aligned lessons for grades K - 3 and grades 4 - 6, digital materials and resources, and taste testing kits.

Educator Information

Teacher Welcome Letter_HOTM 2026

Educator Guide_HOTM 2026

HOTM Family Letter_English_26.docx

HOTM Family Letter_Spanish_26.docx

HOTM Family Letter_Vietnamese_26.docx

HOTM Family Letter_Korean_26.docx

Lessons and Resources

Grade TK HOTM Activity Workbook (English)

Grade TK HOTM Activity Workbook (Spanish)

Grades K-3 HOTM Activity Workbook (English)

Grades K-3 HOTM Activity Workbook (Spanish)

Grades 4-6 HOTM Activity Workbook (English)

Grades 4-6 HOTM Activity Workbook (Spanish)

Month	Lessons and Activties	Resources
January 26 - 30 Blood Oranges	Blood Orange Lesson_Grade K-3 (English) Blood Orange Lesson_Grade K-3 (Spanish) Blood Orange Lesson_Grade 4-6 (English) Blood Orange Lesson_Grade 4-6 (Spanish)	Educator Newsletter Family Newsletter (English) Family Newsletter (Spanish)
February 23 - 27 Cauliflower	Cauliflower Lesson_Grade K-3 (English) Cauliflower Lesson_Grade K-3 (Spanish) Cauliflower Lesson_Grade 4-6 (English) Cauliflower Lesson_Grade 4-6 (Spanish)	N/A
March 16 - 27 Dates	Dates Lesson_Grade K-3 (English) Dates Lesson_Grade K-3 (Spanish) Dates Lesson_Grade 4-6 (English) Dates Lesson_Grade 4-6 (Spanish)	Educator Newsletter Family Newsletter (English) Family Newsletter (Spanish)
April 13 - 17 Sugar Snap Peas	Sugar Snap Peas Lesson_Grade K-3 (English) Sugar Snap Peas Lesson_Grade K-3 (Spanish) Sugar Snap Peas Lesson_Grade 4-6 (English) Sugar Snap Peas Lesson_Grade 4-6 (Spanish)	Educator Newsletter Family Newsletter (English) Family Newsletter (Spanish)
May 11 - 15 Strawberries	Strawberries Lesson_Grade K-3 (English) Strawberries Lesson_Grade K-3 (Spanish) Strawberries Lesson_Grade 4-6 (English) Strawberries Lesson_Grade 4-6 (Spanish)	Educator Newsletter Family Newsletter (English) Family Newsletter (Spanish)