Looking for great resources to reinforce the idea that Agriculture is Everywhere? Check these out...

My American Farm Games

Discover agriculture across America by solving geography-based questions! 

• Playing Time: 5-7 minutes 
• Grades: 3-5 
• Curriculum Areas: Geography 
• Ag Themes: Farmers feed the world, Agriculture is everywhere

Build the perfect piece of agricultural equipment to get the job done! 

• Playing Time: 10-15 minutes 
• Grades: 5-6 
• Curriculum Areas: Science, Language Arts 
• Ag Themes: Agriculture is Everywhere

What can you do in agriculture? Build your own Ag Me to find out! 

• Playing Time: 10-15 minutes 
• Grades: 3-5 
• Curriculum Areas: Language Arts, Careers 
• Ag Themes: Agriculture is Everywhere, Careers in Agriculture

Solve a mystery by locating where different crops and livestock originated around the world!  

• Playing Time: 10-15 minutes 
• Grades: 3-5 
• Curriculum Areas: Social Science, Geography 
• Ag Themes: Farmers feed the world, Farmers care for animals, Agriculture is everywhere

Lesson Plans/Classroom Activities

Hands Horses and High Tech Machines

• Grade Level: 4th - 5th Grade
• Description: Students race to build the tallest tower as they discover how agricultural machinery has changed over time.

Researching International Production 

• Grade Level: 5th Grade 
• Description: Students research agriculture production of a chosen country and develop a brief presentation. Using a large classroom map, the teacher adds labels to the map to identify top commodities produced in each area after each presentation.

Distribution Relay 

• Grade Level: 4th - 5th Grade 
• Description: Students participate in an interactive team activity by putting the steps in order for transporting and distributing common products.
  

Commodity Investigation 

• Grade Level: 4th - 5th Grade 
• Description: Students work in collaborative groups to select a commodity, including animal agriculture products, and create a mini poster promoting their product. Students display posters in class.

Window Wheatgrass

• Grade Level: Pre K - Kindergarten
• Description: Students take a comic book journey to a wheat farm and grow their own wheat!
  

Fun Take-Home Activity Sheets

Agricultural Mechanics Master

• Grade Level: 4th - 5th Grade
• Description: Students discover simple machines and the important role they play in the work farmers and ranchers do each day.

Commodity Crossword 

• Grade Level: 3rd - 5th Grade 
• Description: Students complete a crossword puzzle connecting commodities, trade vocabulary, and growing conditions to geography and English Language Arts.

Car Trip Bingo 

• Grade Level: Up to 5th Grade 
• Description: Students receive a bingo card and fill in squares when they see examples of agriculture, such as a corn field, horses, chickens, etc.

Other Great Resources 

• Hungry Planet Video Clip (run time = 12:26) 
• Visit www.agclasroom.org to access reports by states