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Chewlandia is a storybook world where food, imagination, and belonging transform classrooms into unforgettable adventures. Little Chewz helps educators build connection through shared experiences, storytelling, and food-based learning.

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Explore Chewlandia

Every village has a story. Every journey changes something. Choose a destination and discover the adventure waiting inside.

Willowbear House

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Whimsyroot Garden

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Confetti Cake Cottage

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Meet the Characters!
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Dad Bread Knife

Brielle Small Fork

Mom Soup Spoon

Noah Butter Knife

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The Magic Behind The Journey

Today's classrooms need more than lessons. They need connection. Chewlandia was created to help teachers build communities where every child feels seen, curious, and excited to learn. Through stories, food, and shared experiences, classrooms become places where learning is remembered long after the lesson ends.

Every adventure in Chewlandia is built on the Shared Experience Method™, a research informed framework that brings story, food, and meaningful connection together to create unforgettable learning.

Step into The Chewz Journal and discover magical classroom adventures, seasonal stories, recipes, and ideas from across Chewlandia.

The Chewz Journal

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The Story of Little Chewz

Little Chewz began with a simple classroom observation: students participate more when they feel they belong.​ What started as small food-based activities grew into a learning world filled with characters, villages, and shared experiences designed to help classrooms connect in meaningful ways.

Today, Little Chewz continues to grow as an imaginative learning ecosystem where stories, recipes, and collaborative adventures bring people together.

Fun With Food!

About Lisa 

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Lisa Trout is an educator, author, and creator of the Shared Experience Method™. After years of teaching, she set out to create a storybook world where literacy, food, creativity, and belonging come together through unforgettable classroom adventures. Every village, character, and journey in Chewlandia is designed to help teachers create classrooms where students feel connected, curious, and excited to learn.

Her work has been featured by:

Festival of Storytellers
Government of Canada
Canadian Parents for French
Headwater Educational Magazine
Airdrie Echo

Parent

Calgary, Canada

Little Chewz Celebrates Winter
My kids loved this book. The activities were fun and we enjoyed learning more about the French Canadian festival. I appreciated that there were recipes at the end that we could make as a family.

Cindy

Teacher, Canada

Chatter Box:
Tools to Quiet your Mind
I just took a class on ADD/ADHD and it discussed the problems that come with stress and anxiety. This course is valuable. I love how there are some concrete ideas that can be used in the classroom.

Amazon Review

Canada

Little Chewz Celebrates Fall
A book that is shared by kids & adults, something for everyone! I like the book because the author is a teacher. It’s for kids and adults with some healthy tips and recipes.

Louise

Grocery Manager

Little Chewz Celebrates Winter
 
Lisa, I'm so excited to purchase your new book. Our friends' kids are going to be thrilled to see you all again in another family adventure.

Milli

Teacher, Airdrie

Chatter Box:
Tools to Quiet your Mind
Informative, valuable, enriching and practical. Thank you Lisa for the practical and helpful ideas to make our children relax and be able to deal with their stress.

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