Meat Free Monday One day a week can make a world of difference

Does your nursery, school, college, university or local authority do Meat Free Monday?

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Get support

Discuss Meat Free Monday with the Senior Leadership Team, Citizenship Coordinator and Governors and get support for the idea.
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Involve the students

Talk about Meat Free Monday with the Student Council and gauge interest.

Consult parents

Write to parents explaining the school’s position on Meat Free Monday – you could even arrange a ‘taster’ evening so parents are able to taste the food and ask questions.
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Link up

Get advice from a school which already does Meat Free Monday. Drop us a line and we’ll try to connect you.
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Deliver a school assembly

An assembly is a great way to inform students about Meat Free Monday and spark their interest. Let students know that the school would be joining a whole network of individuals, organisations, schools, groups and celebrities who are doing their bit to protect the planet.
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Contact the caterers

Most external caterers can offer a Meat Free Monday menu if schools request it. You might even find that your caterer already has one! If your school has in-house caterers then arrange a meeting to discuss the options.

Trial Meat Free Monday

Suggest a trial Meat Free Monday so staff and students get a chance to try the food and discuss the issues.

Spread the word

Order leaflets to distribute or download here.
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Display posters

Order posters and display them around your school.
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Drop us a line

Let us know how you get on! We can share positive news on social media and add your school to the Meat Free Monday map!

Top tips for teachers

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Primary school case study

Great Missenden Church of England Combined School

Great Missenden started Meat Free Monday in order to teach children that cutting down on meat helps the environment and that it's not an essential part of the daily diet.
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Secondary school case study

Preston Manor All Through Co-operative Trust School

Preston Manor introduced Meat Free Monday in 2010. After more than a decade, with a desire to build on the programme’s positive impact on students, the school plans to continue the programme indefinitely.
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Meat Free Monday Meals

We invited children and young people to share the meals they like to eat on a Meat Free Monday – to show world leaders at the COP26, and everyone else, that eating green is easy and delicious!

Explore our collection of lesson plans and accompanying materials which can be used to help engage students in Meat Free Monday!

Primary lesson plans

Students will learn the following:

  • That reducing one’s meat intake has a positive effect on people and planet
  • How to be more responsible global citizens
  • Where to find and how to prepare healthy meat free food

One Day a Week

Suggestions for presenting the MFM documentary short ‘One Day a Week’, including through discussion, writing, art and design, and a quiz.

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Meat Free Monday Rhyme

Children listen to a Meat Free Monday rhyme, which can be used to kick off the project and get them thinking.

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Let's Go Shopping!

Children go on a class trip to a local supermarket/community shop/farmers’ market where they find fruit, vegetables and other foods which can replace meat.

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Smoothie Bar

Children make simple, imaginative and nutritious drinks using fresh fruit and vegetables, fruit juice and plant-based milks and yoghurts.

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Alpha-Bites: Alphabetical Food Chart

Children familiarise themselves with meat free foods and study the different nutrition groups.

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Thinking About Animals

Children explore how humans’ feelings and needs are similar to those of other living beings.

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MFM Diary

Children keep a diary and write down their personal thoughts and opinions about Meat Free Monday.

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Poetry Comparison

Children compare two poems which promote contrasting views of meat free lifestyles. They go on to write their own poems.

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Time to Cook

Children learn to create and cook two simple meat free dips – guacamole and hummus.

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Meat Free Monday Through Music

Children use music to think about Meat Free Monday.

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Meat Free Monday Crossword

Children learn about the aims of Meat Free Monday through an interesting and challenging crossword puzzle.

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MFM Primary Lesson Plans - Full Pack

All the above lesson plans and accompanying materials in one handy downloadable PDF file!

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Secondary lesson plans

Students will learn the following:

  • That reducing one’s meat intake has a positive effect on people and planet
  • How to be more responsible global citizens
  • Where to find and how to prepare healthy meat free food

Measuring Meat Free Monday

A series of mathematical activities involving proportion and conversion between different units of measure. These introduce MFM and, by working through the relevant calculations, encourage students to explore the facts in the MFM documentary short ‘One Day a Week’ for themselves.

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Meat Free Monday Rhyme

Students listen to a Meat Free Monday rhyme, which can be used to kick off the project and get them thinking.

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The Restaurant

Students research, plan, design and market their very own meat free restaurant through an engaging social enterprise project.

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Feed the World

With the world’s population increasing by the day, students explore how our resources can best be used to ensure that everyone is fed.

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Meat on Trial

“Meat” is put on trial. Divided into the prosecution and the defence, students research the health implications of eating meat and the advantages of a meat free diet. The jury must decide!

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How Burgers Are Damaging the World

Students explore the environmental impact of the meat industry through a quiz and create an informational leaflet for the public.

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Meet Your Meat

Students explore how humans’ feelings and needs are similar to those of other living beings, describe how animals confined to factory farms and transported to slaughterhouses might feel and debate whether humans can justify eating other animals.

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A Future Without Fish

Students learn why fish should be avoided on Meat Free Mondays, by exploring the environmental impact of commercial fishing and aquaculture.

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Food From Around the World

Students explore how certain foods are grown and processed around the world and follow this up by preparing two simple global dishes – cinque e cinque and guacamole – in an engaging workshop.

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Meat Free Monday Through Music

Students use music to express their thoughts about Meat Free Monday.

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Meat Free Monday Crossword

Students learn about the aims of Meat Free Monday through an interesting and challenging crossword puzzle. They go on to create their own crosswords using spreadsheets.

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MFM Secondary Lesson Plans - Full Pack

All the above lesson plans and accompanying materials in one handy downloadable PDF file!

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* GUEST RESOURCE * Meat Free Monday: The Kitchen Samba

Created by Keir Crawley, Head of Performing Arts at Preston Manor All Through Co-operative Trust School, this is an exciting four-lesson unit which aims to develop Year 6 and 7 students’ understanding of rhythm, ostinato and syncopation using Samba – and all within the context of Meat Free Monday. The unit explores the basic patterns found in Samba music and develops them using items found in a typical kitchen: sieves, whisks, baking trays, dustbins, cutlery and blenders!

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Student work

Check out some of the amazing projects students have been getting involved with over the years.

Be loud and proud

Display some Meat Free Monday posters around your school and get everyone inspired!
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Spread the word

Order leaflets for parents/guardians so everyone is aware why your school is considering Meat Free Monday!
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