Presentation: Pre-K and Kindergarten Conference 2026

Cheep Cheep! Chicken Hatching and Life Cycle Resources to Egg-cite and Engage

Spring is just around the corner, and what better way to celebrate than with some egg-citing chicken and poultry activities? In this interactive session from Illinois Ag in the Classroom, participants will discover new and exciting chicken hatching and life cycle activities to engage K-2 classrooms during chick hatching units and beyond, and leave with a carton-full of cross-curricular ideas, materials, and book recommendations sure to get students chirping with excitement. 

presented by: Michelle O'Neall

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Ag-Accurate Book Recommendations:

Watch Me Grow: Chickens
The Chicken Chasing Queen of Lamar County
Chick, Chick, Chick, Chick, Chicken!
Chicks & Chickens
What Will Hatch?
Sonya's Chickens
Peep and Egg
The Runaway Chicken

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