Apples, Apples, & More Apples
It's fall y'all and you know what that means... APPLES! Check out all these awesome IAITC Apple Resouces to plant a 'seed' of excitement about agriculture!
Back to School Month
Happy back to school month and welcome to the new school year! Going back into the classrooms reminds us that agriculture takes an active role in almost every single aspect of our lives. In the classroom, agriculture takes an active role in our school supplies! Not only can we bridge the connection between our school supplies but also any and all other ways that agriculture connects to us throughout the year.
The Illinois Agriculture in the Classroom program works hard to promote agriculture to students. Check out some of our new and updated resources to help you get started for this great new year!
Back to School with Agriculture
Agriculture is connected to all school supplies. We want to highlight this awesome connection to students. You can request our "Back to School with Agriculture " for free from your local county ag literacy coordinator. Also, check our "Back to School with Ag" lesson. Targeted at 3rd through 8th grade, this lesson increases students understanding of agricultural commodities and their use in common products.
Junior Ag Mags
Illinois Ag in the Classroom has been hard at work coming up with new resources for your classroom. One of the newest additions is THREE Junior Ag Mags targeted at 2nd through 4th graders.
New Ag Mags
We also added TWO NEW Ag Mags and ONE UPDATED Ag Mag to our collection. Check out Pizza, Farmers Markets and Sustainability! They make a great addition to any 4th through Middle School classroom.
Foreign Language Readers
Illinois Agriculture in the Classroom can now reach even more students with our Readers being printed in foreign languages. We currently have 11 readers translated to SPANISH and 1 translated into FRENCH!
Hot Off the Press!
This summer our IAITC Intern worked on updating and bringing new Readers to our collection. Check out her first published one, an updated RENEWABLE ENERGY READER. An important reminder on just how crucial renewable energy is.
It's National Back to School Month!
While we are in the midst of National Back to School Month, did you know that every month there is a theme that can be tied back to agriculture? Our office has composed a list of "National Days" relating to agriculture. Within our handout is a condensed list with lessons ranging Kindergarten through 8th grade. Lesson plans, book recommendations and other materials are all linked and included for you to take back into your classroom!
iREAD 2023
Check out Illinois Ag in the Classroom's iREAD 2023 Summer Reading Companion, complete with ag-accurate book recommendations and accompanying IAITC lessons all aligned with iREAD's summer 2023 theme: Find Your Voice!
Christmas Tree Resources
Find IAITC resources for teaching students about Christmas Trees here!