Read the beautiful story The Tiny Seed by Eric Carl then pair it with the AITC lesson Growing Letters. Encourage writing practice for your students while also learning about seed germination and plant growth.
Want to see all of the book and activity suggestions? Check out IAITC entire Summer Reading Companion at the link in our profile.
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Read the book Oh Say Can You Seed? by Bonnie Worth and then get "hands-on" with the AITC lesson Garden in a Glove!
Want to see all of the book and activity suggestions? Check out IAITC entire Summer Reading Companion at the link in our profile.
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Pair the book Full of Beans" by @peggy.thomas.writes with the Ag in the Classroom classic, Beanie Baby, to teach students about seed germination!
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Read the YA novel Here in the Real World by @sarapennypacker . Then, connect concepts of math and gardening as students make their own "seed tape" for a spring garden.
Want to see all of the book and activity suggestions? Check out IAITC entire Summer Reading Companion at the link in our profile.
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Thank you for participating in our giveaway from IAITC and Illinois Reads!
Make sure you follow us and check back for our next ag related book giveaway!
Happy Teacher Appreciation Day! 🍎📝👩🏫💙💚
McHenry County Agritourism Adventure! 🚗
Hitting the road through McHenry County? Seek out these great places to pick, explore, and enjoy: • Royal Oak Farm • Von Bergen's Country Market • Richardson Adventure and Christmas Tree Farm • Harmilda the Cow at the Milk Day Festival
Looking for more Route 66 gems and agritourism treasures? Find them in the link in our bio.
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far way, Luke Skywalker worked on a farm.
It might be science fiction, but Star Wars Day is the perfect day to explore the connections between agriculture and real (cool) science on our own planet.
Check out our Awesome Agriculture video lesson series to learn more: /awesome-agriculture/
Marshall County Agritourism Adventure! 🚗
Hitting the road through Marshall County? Don’t miss these must-stop spots bursting with history and charm: • Tanners Orchard • Charles Perdew Museum • Toluca Coal Mine Preservation Park & The Jumbos
Looking for more Route 66 gems and agritourism treasures? Find them in the link in our bio.
Teach students about how we eat different parts of different plants in this fun lesson that pairs with “Tops and Bottoms”, by Janet Stevens.
Want to see all of the book and activity suggestions? Check out IAITC entire Summer Reading Companion at the link in our profile.
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Hopefully our jokes have made you laugh this semester. Only a few weeks left and then we will leaf 🌿you alone for the summer. For now, check out our nature lessons and get outside with your students this May! All nature lessons found on our websit. Link in profile.
* Giveaway ends on Monday at noon!*
We are giving away signed copies of some of the agriculture related books on this year's @ilreadsbookfest Book List!
Enter to win:
"E-I-UFO: Old MacDonald Had a Farm"
by Zach von Zonk @zachvonzonk
or
"Rachel Carson’s Wonder-Filled World: How the
Scientist, Writer, and Nature Lover Changed the
Environmental Movement"
by Kate Hannigan @katehanniganbooks
or
"Many Voices: Building Erie, the Canal
that Changed America"
by Laurie Lawlor @laurielawlor88
or
"Tractor Wars: John Deere, Henry Ford,
International Harvester, and the Birth of
Modern Agriculture"
by Neil Dahlstrom @neildahlstrom
Go to our Facebook post to enter to win.
Link in our profile.
Deadline to enter is Monday, May 4th at noon. Winners will be selected and notified by email!
