Mushrooms

Harvest Corner:

• Mushrooms are

actually a fungus.

• Mushrooms grow in

the dark.

• Mushrooms grow

from spores.

Nutrition Bites:

• Mushrooms have fiber

to help keep you

feeling full.

• Mushrooms have

Vitamin D to keep your

bones strong.

Did you know?

• You should not pick

and eat wild

mushrooms that grow

in the yard or woods

as these could be

poisonous.

• There are over 38,000

varieties of

mushrooms.

Classroom Resources

Books featuring mushrooms:

• Mushroom in the Rain by Mirra Ginsburg Grades: K-3rd

• Mushroom (Life Cycle) by Angela Royston Grades: K-5th

• The Mushroom Man by Claudia Zielinski Grades: K-3rd

Language Lesson:

Seta– Spanish Champignon– French

Free family resources:

• Oregon Harvest for Schools Family Newsletter:

http://www.ode.state.or.us/wma/nutrition/snp/mushroom-family-newsletter-

english.pdf