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Spring has officially sprung and farmers all over Illinois are gearing up for the 2024 gardening and farmers market season! This month on the blog, we will help your students warm up with our favorite farmers market, gardening, and specialty crop resources.
In between Valentine's Day celebrations and longing for spring, we often dedicate time in February to learning about Illinois History and celebrating Illinois' important contributions to our country and its agriculture. In this month's blog, we will highlight some of our favorite Illinois lessons, from everyone's favorite 16th U.S. President to the history and scale of our booming agriculture industry.
Have your students craft their own maga"zines" to learn more about a variety of agricultural topics!
Livestock farmers are hard at work all year long - even in the cold winter months - raising animals that give us food and fiber products! This month we will celebrate these hardworking farmers by sharing some of our favorite beef and pork resources.
Tis the season to be thankful! Check out all of our lessons, videos, and other resources all related to the December holidays!
Congrats to Amanda Stanko, the 2024 IAITC Teacher of the Year!
What do chickens, ducks, geese, and turkeys all have in common? THEY'RE POULTRY! Check out all of our egg-cellent lessons on poultry!
Every year October rolls around and what does that mean Illinois? PUMPKINS! Check out "All Things Pumpkins" to discover Illinois' connection to this famous gourd!