Read the latest updates from the IL Ag in the Classroom Team!
Join us Thursday, October 9, 2025, for our Authors & AITC Virtual Teacher Event. Special guest Lisa Amstutz will join us to talk about her new book "The Christmas Tree Farm," and we will share about some AITC resources that can be paired with it!
Join us Thursday, September 25th, 2025, for our inaugural Authors & AITC Virtual Teacher Event. Special guest Jill Esbaum will join us to talk about her new book "It's Corn Picking Time," and we will share about some a-maize-ing AITC resources that can be paired with it!
Check out these spring-themed lessons and resources from Illinois Ag in the Classroom to incorporate into your classroom!
Join Illinois Ag in the Classroom in celebrating the 100th anniversary of historic Route 66 with our collection of activities, texts, and resources on roads, rivers, and rails in agriculture.
Refreshed for 2024 with five NEW scenes: our fan-favorite Elf on the Shelf resource booklet! This booklet contains 25 agriculture-themed Elf on the Shelf ideas, complete with example photos, materials needed, setup information, book recommendations, ag facts to share, and activities to pair.
Thanks to April showers aplenty this year, most Illinois farmers will spend the first part of this month planting rows and rows of Illinois' top agriculture commodities: corn and soybeans, and we will follow suit by sharing rows and rows of our favorite corn and soybean resources!
Fun, hands-on activities to get students thinking and problem solving by carrying out STEM and inquiry challenges with connections to agriculture.
As the weather warms into spring, many teachers and students are antsy to start getting back outside during the school day. Over 95% of primary and secondary schools across the country do just that on April 22nd each year - Earth Day! This month on the blog, we will highlight our favorite Earth Day and Sustainability activities that you can use to help you celebrate.