PD in Your PJ’s: Beef and Flowers

https://youtu.be/fvGfaIQg-x4 Here are all the lesson plans discussed during today's session: Ag-venture with BeefDownload Throw and GrowDownload Rumination NavigationDownload Handprint FlowerDownload You can find the Desktop Greenhouse lesson from National Agriculture in the Classroom here. https://youtu.be/qNk07tgBU78 https://youtu.be/ryUTFPEDan0 https://youtu.be/hPBcSLfxqeQ

Lesson for the Week of April 12

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Mannie L. Jackson University of Illinois Basketball Hall of Fame

https://youtu.be/i4WLf8JUuUo https://vimeo.com/520961431/83a7cd8c4f Mannie L Jackson https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/metro/globetrotters-owner-will-hold-court/article_f12c9418-2a1c-565e-93a1-cad853f0e256.html Mannie Jackson and Harlem Globetrotters https://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/mannie-jackson/ State Farm Center/Assembly Hall http://www.statefarmcenter.com/arena-info/about-state-farm-center James Naismith https://www.thoughtco.com/james-naismith-basketball-1991639 Calhoun County Peaches https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/john-kass/ct-met-calhoun-county-peaches-kass-20180817-story.html Maple Floors https://blog.cityfloorsupply.com/why-are-sports-floors-always-made-out-of-maple-wood/#:~:text=Its%20high%20shock%20resistance%20is,fatigue%20in%20the%20athletes'%20joints.&text=Bowling%20alley%20floors%20and%20even%20the%20pins%20are%20constructed%20from%20maple%20wood. Coach Lou Henson https://www.pjstar.com/article/20110622/NEWS/306229918 Coach Henson Record https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/coaches/lou-henson-1.html The Whiz Kids: https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2005-01-26-0501260392-story.html Horween Leather Basketballs https://tradevistas.org/from-factory-to-finals-how-are-basketballs-made/ Illinois Basketball Players with Agriculture Connections https://fightingillini.com/documents/2020/11/22//3_Fighting_Illini_025_050.pdf?id=31902 #3 Jacob Grandison Major: Earth, …

PD in Your PJ’s: Soybeans and Earth Day

Please watch the recording here: https://youtu.be/iO49_inU19c The reflection form can be found here. Please submit by March 30 to be eligible for the gift and Certificate of Completion. Here are all the lessons we will release throughout the month of April: Little Seed House from NAITC water-cycle-in-a-bag-1Download colors-on-your-plate-1 a-windy-lift-1Download And here are some other resources …

L is for Lincoln: Lesson for Week of 2/1

abe-lincoln-timeline This week's lesson also pairs well with our new Illinois History Ag-Venture and our Illinois History Ag Mag. agventure-with-il-historyDownload

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

Check out the full lesson plan here: moo-mask-1Download

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.