Agriculture lessons for elementary

What a busy week! I can’t believe it is only Thursday! Well we’ve been up to our elbows in plants this week. Here’s a peek at what’s been “sproutin”” in our classroom! To kick off our seeds and plants unit, we’ve been using The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle (You can check out this special […]

Check out this yummy way to learn the layers of the Earth!

Building solar ovens is a really engaging project for students. (And living in Phoenix, there are only a few months were you CAN'T build one!) I did this activity with students when we learned about...

We all know that plants like fruits and veggies are a big part of nutritious diet, but did you know we eat stems, leaves and roots of plants, too? Let’s learn more!

Do you live on a farm or have you been to visit one? Pigs are such fascinating creatures and are extremely useful to humans. Learn about pig life cycle, then you will love these fun and free pig worksheets. Simply print these pig printables to read and learn about life cycles for kids with first grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade, and 6th grade students. Use these for a farm theme, life cycles theme, extra seat work, summer learning, and more!

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Agriculture Every Day is aimed at teaching youth in grades 4-12 about the importance of agriculture. All lessons follow the 4-H Experiential Learning Model and include hands-on, fun, and engaging activities. Each short (20-30 min) stand-alone lesson is on a different agricultural science topic. Six of the lessons focus on animal science and six focus on crop science. These lessons are meant to be a sampling of different agricultural science topics. Each lesson can be taught on its own or…

Kids are amazed to find out there are lots of different types of soil. Help them jump into the world of dirt, clay, silt and soil using these hands on science activities. This blog post is filled 5 creative activities you can use in your elementary science class. Perfect for homeschooling families too. From playing in the dirt to creating a class compost pail your students will be asking for more. Head over to the post and start adding these activities to your science lesson plans.

The National Agriculture in the Classroom website provides K-12 educators with engaging resources to increase agricultural literacy among their students.