Moo Mask: Lesson for 1/4-1/8

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November Lesson for the Week of Nov. 23

Find the lesson plans for each of these fun activities below: pig-applesauce-cups-1Download turkey-pudding-cups-1Download

Virtual Farm Field Trip to Lenkaitis Holsteins

Connect with Northern Illinois dairy farmers Andy & Sarah Lenkaitis on their farm in Campton Hills located in Kane County, Illinois. Learn how they take care of their calves and their cows. Join us for a fun, interactive field trip to learn where the milk and other delicious dairy products that you love come from. …

Popcorn Harvest with Natalie Pratt November 19, 2020

Recorded Field Trip with Natalie Pratt will go here: https://youtu.be/bKOGg1kEuCg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MyxgVdaWsk Want your own Bubba-Bug Popcorn, click here: https://bubbabugpopcorn.com/ For more popcorn info check out https://www.popcorn.org/ Some of our favorite popcorn books? https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/588709/popcorn-country-by-cris-peterson-photographs-by-david-r-lundquist/ https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Popcorn-Astronauts/Deborah-Ruddell/9781442465558 check out this great popcorn lesson: https://agclassroom.org/matrix/lesson/642/ slow motion popcorn popping https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSZd33awqQk

November Lesson for the Week of Nov. 16

This is a great lesson to use with our Pork Ag Mag and Pork Reader. Download the lesson plan below. pig-placemat You can also order paper copies of our Pork Ag mag, free of charge, from your County Ag Literacy Coordinator.

BIPOC and AITC STATE CONTACT MEETING 11.11.20

IAITC Powerpoint from 11.11.2020 Meeting accurate-ag-powerful-stories-diverse-voices-2Download BIPOC and other Booklist as of 11.2020 il-aitc-bipoc-book-list-11.20Download Garden in Glove http://www.agintheclassroom.org/TeacherResources/InterestApproaches/Garden%20in%20a%20Glove.pdf Garden in a Glove Lab Sheet http://www.agintheclassroom.org/TeacherResources/InterestApproaches/Macoupin%20County%20-%20Garden%20in%20a%20Glove%20Lab.pdf What Land Works Best? From National AITC https://agclassroom.org/teacher/matrix/lessonplan.cfm?lpid=372&search_term_lp=what%20land%20works%20best Tops and Bottoms http://www.agintheclassroom.org/TeacherResources/InterestApproaches/tops&bottoms.pdf Urban Ag Mag http://www.agintheclassroom.org/TeacherResources/AgMags/URBAN_Interactive.pdf Wheat Grinding Activity (See page 3 of this booklet) http://www.agi ntheclassroom.org/TeacherWorkshops/Fave%20Books.pdf Wheat Ag Mag http://www.agintheclassroom.org/TeacherResources/AgMags/Wheat_Smartboard.pdf The Thing About Luck Lesson Booklet http://www.agintheclassroom.org/teacherresources/Lesson%20Booklets/The%20Thing%20About%20Luck%20revision%20from%20Diane%20Cleland.pdf …

Countdown to IL Family Reading Night with IL Ag in the Classroom

We are so excited for IL Family Reading Night on Thursday, November 19. Since many schools are not able to host events this year, Illinois Agriculture in the Classroom wants to help bring the festivities to your homes! We've created a list of ideas to help you plan your parties at home. Follow our posts …

Pork Lesson for the Week of Nov. 2

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BONUS October Lesson: Disappearing Ghosts!

https://youtu.be/y_4CeG3AQDY You can download our Disappearing Ghosts lesson below. This version of the lesson requires that you have biodegradable packing peanuts, available through Uline. disappearing-ghostsDownload If you'd like make your own biodegradable packing peanuts, then we have you covered. Learn how with our Packing Peanuts lesson. packing-peanutsDownload

“Pick a Pumpkin” Book Recommendation

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