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My Colorful Food Chain

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Young scholars explore biology by participating in a dietary habit activity. In this food chain lesson, students discuss their own diets and the animals we feed upon daily. Young scholars create a poster demonstrating the animals that we...
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Animals Word Hunt

For Students K - 1st
In this animals word hunt learning exercise, students read 12 names of common farm animals in a word bank. Students find these words in a word search puzzle.
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WHO CARES FOR THE LAND?

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Young scholars explore the importance of natural resources. They are given copies of the story, "Who Cares For The Land," and students follow along as the teacher reads it. Young scholars identify the key points in the story. (Soil,...
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Barnyard Fun

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this barnyard activity, students identify names of animals found in a barnyard. There are 11 animal names in this puzzle. An answer key is provided.
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Itineraries Three: Guiding on the community trail.

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students become familiar with the vocabulary of various trip activities.  In this itineraries lesson, students use questioning words such as how long and how far to describe activities on trips. Students practice questions and...
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Four Seasons

For Teachers K - 3rd Standards
Celebrate the changing of the seasons with this collection of arts and crafts activities. 
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Places & Where We Live

For Teachers 3rd - 9th
Where does a cow live? Language learners engage in a series of activities that asks them to match animals with their habitats.
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Articles: A, An, The, or -

For Students 6th - 8th
Help your young native English speakers discern between a, an, or the with this two-page document. Each article is explained before short practice assessments are offered. A short paragraph on the second page also explains what is known...
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Agriculture Defined

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Open your Agriculture 101 course with a lesson on defining agriculture. Guide your class with thought-provoking questions and discussion. Give them time to play the card game, "Pit" in order to experience commodity exchange. This is a...
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Ag in My Community; Agriculture

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Learners build knowledge about agriculture as it relates to their communities' commodities.  In this agriculture lesson, students brainstorm about conditions in their community with regards to growing different types...
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Better Butter

For Teachers K - 1st
Young scholars explore the process of making butter. In this agriculture lesson, students discuss how butter is made today and how it was made in the past. Young scholars make their own butter using baby food jars and some "elbow grease."
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The Puffed Up Pig Reading Comprehension

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this comprehension worksheet, students read the 3 page story The Puffed Up Pig and answer short answer and multiple choice questions about it. Students answer 5 questions total.
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Logical Sequence

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Young scholars examine logical and illogical sequences in writing. They identify illogical sequences of sentences in a letter. Students retell short stories using a logical sequence and young scholars place sentences in logical order.
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Comparison Model and Stacking Approach

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this addition and subtraction worksheet, students complete word problems containing the comparison model and stacking approach. Students complete 20 problems.
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LET YOUR FINGERS DO THE WALKING

For Teachers 4th - 5th
The student will recognize different information sources. 2. The student will use a telephone book as a resource for locating agricultural businesses and people with agriculture-related jobs.Discuss the purpose of the phone book, and...
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Summer Lessons: dairy

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students learn about dairy products by sampling food, making food, going to the grocery store, and more. In this dairy lesson plan, students also have coloring pages to complete.
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Words That Rhyme

For Teachers K
Students identify rhyming words. For this word study lesson, students review the concept of rhyming by following examples written on the board. Students circle the words that rhyme in each group. A worksheet is included as a follow-up...
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Fur, Feathers and Fins

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students examine the stages between growing the animal and buying it at the grocery store.  In food system activity students study the role that animal products have on nutrition and study animal agriculture. 
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For Creative Minds: What Makes an Animal a Mammal?

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Learners read about categories of mammals and their features. Students then construct a marine animal, using given print outs in the lesson. Learners then create adaptations for their mammal, using a web site reference for guidance.
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National Dairy Month

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students make ice cream, make lists of dairy products, discuss cows, and more to celebrate National Dairy Month. In this dairy lesson plan, students also sing songs about dairy.
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Agriculture

For Teachers K - 6th
Learners examine the types of agriculture in their own state and in their local community. They examine how food makes it to their local grocery store. They compare data from different states.
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Getting To Know You:learning the Aza Ssp Terminology

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners discover the role zoos play in conservation of animals. They research the captive breeding programs that are in place at the Minnesota Zoo. They use the zoo's website to find the American Zoo and Aquarium Associations criteria...
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Barnyard Palace : Goats

For Students 2nd - 5th
This site provides basic facts about goats: their lifecycles, products, eating habits, and personalities.
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National Museum of Natural History: Old Goats in Transition

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about pre-historic animal domestication, something that that has been studied rigorously by scientists, but not yet fully understood. The bottom half of this article focuses on goat domestication as it was practiced in southwestern...