Make Lunch Fresher

1. Make Lunch Fresher Using Context Clues

2. Make Lunch Fresher • On a recent Thursday, a long line of excited kids formed in the cafeteria at Edmunds Elementary School. The students were eager to try a tasty new treat--bright green pizza! "People liked it," says Elizabeth Brown, 8. "They were spreading the word." This is a proper noun. If you are not sure what it is, skip it and read on.

3. Make Lunch Fresher • Bright green pizza? It may sound like a science experiment gone bad. It's actually a fresh menu item made with locally grown vegetables. The students were trying pesto pizza for the first time. Pesto is a thick sauce made with garlic, cheese and herbs.

4. Make Lunch Fresher • Bright green pizza? It may sound like a science experiment gone bad. It's actually a fresh menu item made with locally grown vegetables. The students were trying pesto pizza for the first time. Pesto is a thick sauce made with garlic, cheese and herbs. The missing word is followed by a definition.

5. Make Lunch Fresher • Bright green pizza? It may sound like a science experiment gone bad. It's actually a fresh menu item made with locally grown vegetables. The students were trying pesto pizza for the first time. Pesto is a thick sauce made with garlic, cheese and herbs.

6. Make Lunch Fresher • Bright green pizza? It may sound like a science experiment gone bad. It's actually a fresh menu item made with locally grown vegetables. The students were trying pesto pizza for the first time. Pesto is a thick sauce made with garlic, cheese and herbs.

7. Farmers Serve Up School Lunch • Edmunds and other public schools in Burlington, Vermont, are part of a farm-to-school program. The program brings locally grown fruits and vegetables to the cafeteria. The basil that the students used to make pesto was picked that day at a nearby farm.

8. Farmers Serve Up School Lunch • Edmunds and other public schools in Burlington, Vermont, are part of a farm-to-school program. The program brings locally grown fruits and vegetables to the cafeteria. The basil that the students used to make pesto was picked that day at a nearby farm. The context clue is not found in the same sentence as the unknown word. The clue is found later in the paragraph.

9. Farmers Serve Up School Lunch • Edmunds and other public schools in Burlington, Vermont, are part of a farm-to-school program. The program brings locally grown fruits and vegetables to the cafeteria. The basil that the students used to make pesto was picked that day at a nearby farm. Look at the first chunk in the word.

10. Farmers Serve Up School Lunch • Edmunds and other public schools in Burlington, Vermont, are part of a farm-to-school program. The program brings locally grown fruits and vegetables to the cafeteria. The basil that the students used to make pesto was picked that day at a nearby farm.

11. Farmers Serve Up School Lunch • At least 400 school districts in 23 states serve farm-fresh foods for lunch. The program is good for local farmers who sell their produce to the schools. It's also good for kids' health to eat more fresh produce. Best of all, students seem to like it. Third-grader Tian Berry says the food just tastes better: "It hasn't been sitting on the shelf for 10 days."

12. Farmers Serve Up School Lunch • At least 400 school districts in 23 states serve farm-fresh foods for lunch. The program is good for local farmers who sell their produce to the schools. It's also good for kids' health to eat more fresh produce. Best of all, students seem to like it. Third-grader Tian Berry says the food just tastes better: "It hasn't been sitting on the shelf for 10 days." The context clue occurs later in the paragraph. The clue is an antonym for the covered word.

13. Farmers Serve Up School Lunch • At least 400 school districts in 23 states serve farm-fresh foods for lunch. The program is good for local farmers who sell their produce to the schools. It's also good for kids' health to eat more fresh produce. Best of all, students seem to like it. Third-grader Tian Berry says the food just tastes better: "It hasn't been sitting on the shelf for 10 days." The context clue occurs later in the paragraph. The clue is an antonym for the covered word.

14. Farmers Serve Up School Lunch • At least 400 school districts in 23 states serve farm-fresh foods for lunch. The program is good for local farmers who sell their produce to the schools. It's also good for kids' health to eat more fresh produce. Best of all, students seem to like it. Third-grader Tian Berry says the food just tastes better: "It hasn't been sitting on the shelf for 10 days."