Bringing Agriculture into the Classroom
One of my favorite fruits to eat is a peach- peach pie, peach cobbler, peaches over ice cream, and just a fresh peach eaten all by itself are my favorite ways to eat a peach. There are several great pieces of literature to highlight: these are four of my favorite ones and a few lessons…
Here’s a new book to share with your students during Black History Month in February. The Last Stand by Antwan Eady Farm Stands represent the importance of family, community, and hope. Every stand has a story: Saturday is for harvesting. And one little boy is excited to work alongside his Papa as they collect eggs,…
February! One of the celebrations for teachers during the month of February is President’s Day. There are several books that highlight some of our Presidents and the contributions they made to agriculture. One book: Lincoln Clears a Path by Peggy Thomas. President Lincoln signed four key congressional acts that greatly affected American agriculture. President Lincoln is a…
How will you celebrate August 20th this year? I hope you will stop and honor our hardworking bees. Without bees and other pollinators to transfer pollen from plant to plant, we wouldn’t be able to grow and harvest more than a third of our food supply. How can you show your love for these little…
Jolie’s on a mission! She loves strawberries, and she could eat them everyday! She is determined to grow her own plants and in a journal format she shares with us, as readers, how she does just that! I Love Strawberries! by Shannon Anderson, pictures by Jaclyn Sinquett is due out on April 5th and what…
Don’t you love all of the National Days? One of my favorites is February 24th, National Tortilla Chip Day! A fun book to read aloud to students is Nacho’s Nachos: The Story Behind the World’s Favorite Snack by Sandra Nickel. This story tells how we got one of our favorite snacks: Nachos! This story combines History,…
Here is a great new book from Peggy Thomas to use in your classroom for President’s Day! Abraham Lincoln Clears A Path: His Agricultural Legacy. On May 15, 1862, Abraham Lincoln signed into law an act of Congress establishing “at the seat of Government of the United States a Department of Agriculture.” His farming background, on what…
As we end 2021 and get ready to begin 2022, this is the time of year that everyone makes new goals and looks to begin the new year with a fresh start and outlook. Reading through blogs that I follow, many of them focus on a word for the year. I think my word for…
An activity I always do with my students every year in November is to write thank you letters to farmers and ranchers. The American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture has a program called ‘Thank A Farmer.’ Through letters, students are able to say thank you for the plants and animals that farmers and ranchers grow…
Let’s talk Chickens- after all September is considered National Chicken Month! Chickens are considered poultry, a term used to describe birds that are domestic and raised for their products, such as meat, eggs, or feathers. Did you know that the average American eats over 250 eggs a year? There are different types of chicken farms:…