Celebrate National Pollinator Week: June 21-27, 2021

We're celebrating National Pollinator Week by recommending some of our favorite pollinator-themed lessons and books for teachers to incorporate into their classrooms next year. Monday, June 21 AgVenture with PollinatorDownload You can also access the online version of our Pollinator Ag Mag here. Tuesday, June 22 Bag ButterflyDownload Wednesday, June 23 Powder-Powered PollinationDownload Thursday, June … Continue reading Celebrate National Pollinator Week: June 21-27, 2021

June Family Challenge: Farmers Market Scavenger Hunt

Farmers markets give us the perfect opportunity to buy locally grown food and support our people in our community! Farmers markets around Illinois may look similar to one another, but they also all offer very unique commodities and products. This month we challenge Illinois families to tour a nearby farmers market and complete our farmers … Continue reading June Family Challenge: Farmers Market Scavenger Hunt

PD in Your PJ’s: Farmers Markets

https://youtu.be/rMBNRDX-Z3c After viewing, please fill out this short reflection. Here are the lessons shared in today's presentation: plant-mazeDownload specialty-crop-self-portraitDownload diy-seed-tapeDownload Sign up for our Summer Virtual Teacher Trainings here: https://iaitc.co/summer21 Sign up for our Summer Book Club Mailing List here: http://iaitc.co/bookclub Sign up for our "Get a Grant" Workshop mailing list here: http://iaitc.co/getagrant Here is … Continue reading PD in Your PJ’s: Farmers Markets