Students explore the history of branding livestock and discover it began as early as 2000 BC. They discuss reasons for branding and then design their own brand from pipe cleaners. Students dip their brand into paint and print it on...

Looking for a fun and interactive way to explore bovine biology? Learners read a brief informational text (included for printing) before participating in several cross-curricular activities. First, grab their attention with a hilarious...

Introduce young chefs to nutritious eating with a cookbook that is divided into sections focusing on one of the five food groups. It includes lessons, activities, and recipes. How wholesome!

A light, and humorous lesson plan on "street cows" is here for you. Learners listen to the story, "Street Cows," which is embedded in the plan. On a map of the US and the World, they locate the cities where the "Cows on Parade" exhibit...

Accompany a reading of First Come the Zebra written and illustrated by Lynne Barasch with a teacher's guide equipped with before reading, vocabulary, and after reading activities. Additional social studies,...

Eighth graders interview a person who explains the lifestyles of people who lived on the prairies in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. They examine how today's lifestyles impact the environment and write up what they learned.

Students create "cowboy ballads" in this interactive, multi-day lesson. The cowboy is researched using various sources and class discussions. Students evaluate individual work at the end of the lesson.

Students study dotted eighth/sixteenth note rhythm pattern using percussion instruments and alternating from "corral to corral" in groups of 4-6. They play the pattern while listening to selected American western theme songs.

Students view video clips and use the Internet to look for hidden animals. They then use the Internet to print out animal shapes and color them. They create environments on construction paper in which their animals can hide.

In this beef activity, students participate in a variety of activities including completing a digestion dilemma, identifying best meat cuts and selecting a service project to complete.

Students explore U.S. history by researching a historic map. In this westward expansion lesson, students discuss the mystery of the western U.S. in the early 1800's and the impact expansion had on Native Americans and agriculture....

Students explore the concept of Manifest Destiny. In this Westward Movement instructional activity, students study why Americans emigrated west in the 1840s and 1850s. Students create interactive timelines, write exploration reports, and...

Tenth graders explore WWII by reading a book with their class. In this Holocaust research lesson, 10th graders read the book Night, and discuss the horrors of the concentration camps and Nazi brutality during WWII. Students complete...

Students visit the Rincon History Museum in California. They discover different periods in the state's history and discuss. They view the art and explain what can be learned from it.

Students examine how natural resources are reusable, renewable or nonrenewable.  In this ecosystems lesson students see the effects humans have on ecosystems and complete an art lesson activity. 

Students explore world geography by analyzing agriculture. In this dietary habits lesson plan, students discuss the role parents play in their children's diet and where the food comes from. Students write agricultural research paragraphs...

Students investigate journalism by researching a list of articles. In this story analysis instructional activity, students read several current event articles and answer a list of study questions as a group. Students summarize the...

Fifth graders sing "Cowboy Lullaby" with two-part harmony and discuss the text of the song.

Students brainstorm a list of past or present acts of discrimination of which they are aware. They think about the feelings of the victims of these acts. They attempt to make a graphic visual of how those feelings might look.

Learners are introduced to a map of an Illinois farm. They determine whether the map is of the past, present, or future by looking at features on the map. They also use the map to make a three-dimensional model.

This website describes a specific type of landscape, the pastoral. Includes several examples of pastoral scenes and links to further information on the individual pieces of artwork.

As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, this site provides biographical information on Frederic Remington in addition to an extensive listing of his works as displayed at the museum.