Teacher Resources

Below you will find a variety of useful links/ideas to educate students about agriculture, farming, and food.

Kids Book:

• How did that get in my lunchbox?  The story of Food By Chris Butterworth – Order book and teacher resources here: www.agfoundation.org/index.php?action=orders
• Seed Soil Sun: Earth’s Recipe for Food By Chris Peterson

Choose My Plate and Food Pyramid: Discuss healthy eating and describe what foods go in each section of the plate or pyramid.

• Preschooler-age:
  www.choosemyplate.gov/food-groups/downloads/PreschoolerMiniPoster.pdf
  www.choosemyplate.gov/food-groups/downloads/PreschoolersColoringSheet.pdf
• Coloring Sheet-Elementary age: have students color/draw in foods that represent each category
  www.choosemyplate.gov/food-groups/downloads/MyPlate/ColoringSheet.pdf
• Early-Elementary age:
  www.teamnutrition.usda.gov/resources/mpk_close.pdf
  www.teamnutrition.usda.gov/Resources/mpk_poster.pdf

Computer time:

www.myamericanfarm.com: Great resource for teachers that contain math games and students can play a variety of games to learn about farming, agriculture, and healthy eating.

Pre-K-2 Agriculture activities:

• My Itsy Bitsy Farm Book :www.kidzone.ws/kindergarten/learning-letters/ib-book-farm.htm
• Little Giraffes website: www.littlegiraffes.com/farm.html
• Kids Zone, On the Farm Theme Unit: www.kidzone.ws/thematic/farm/index.htm

All About Blueberries:

• Blueberry Council

Year-Long activities:

Spotlight a different fruit or vegetable in the school that is in season, post pictures, discuss about how and where it’s grown.