First Grade teachers:
Our “Pumpkin Life Cycle” lesson and bead bracelet activity will take your students on a journey beginning with the pumpkin seed through flowering and pollination and ending with a bright orange pumpkin! McLean County Ag in the Classroom will provide our Pumpkin Facts for Little Readers and all the materials your students need to complete the activity.
Kindergarten teachers:
Our “From Farm to Table” lesson and activity will take your students on a journey from putting a corn kernel into the ground to finding corn ingredients in their breakfast cereal! McLean County Ag in the Classroom will provide our Corn Facts for Little Readers and all the materials your students need to complete the activity.
Do you know where your food comes from? Most of it starts on an American farm! The U.S. is the world’s top food exporter.
National Ag Day is March 19, 2024
National Ag Day celebrates all things agriculture & the people who grow food, feed, fuel & fiber. Visit agday.org to learn more.
Reading Materials
Learning Ag-tivities:
Agriculture is all around us – providing food to eat, clothes to wear and so much more! McLean County (IL) teachers can request Ag is Essential activity kits for their classroom: Click here
Reading Materials
Learning Ag-tivities:
Books to Read – set up a FREE account on openlibrary.org to read these online books for FREE! Or contact us to check out hard copies of these or similar books.
Farming Videos
Farmers love their nutrients and don’t want them to leave the farm! Check out this video to see how farmers work to keep them for the crop.
