Teacher Resources

Illinois Agriculture in the Classroom (IAITC) and the state agriculture education system are offering online lessons and resources to help educators, parents, and students, especially while schools statewide are closed.

The Illinois Farm Bureau® Ag Mags contain information about agriculture, bright pictures, classroom activities and agricultural careers. Contact Cook County Farm Bureau® to receive copies for your classroom.

Illinois Ag in the Classroom is a great resource year-round. It's filled with teacher resources and workshops, as well as other informative articles.

The Matrix contextualizes national education standards in science, social studies, and nutrition education with relevant instructional resources linked to Common Core Standards.

Journey 2050 takes students on a virtual farm simulation that explores world food sustainability. Using an inquiry-based approach, the program encourages students to make decisions and adjusts them as they see their impact on society, the environment and the economy at a local and global scale.

Links to more information on a topic, or other places with a multitude of resources.

Ag Day 2020 has been cancelled. We look forward to Ag Day 2021

We are excited to announce two sessions of Summer Ag Academy 2020: Session 1 on June 15- 18 and Session 2 on July 7- 10

Thank you for attending our last workshop of the school year where we celebrated lessons for the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. Check back in August for our free 2020-21 teacher workshops.

School "Dimes for Dairy" Results Amazing

Our 2020 service project has concluded. Click to see the results of five local schools right here in Cook County.

Spring 2020 Mini-Grant

Grants can be used for classroom lessons on the topics of soil, plants, water, horticulture or environmental science.

All kits are inclusive and designed to bring agriculture to life in your classroom with hands-on activities and exercises in math, science, social studies and language arts based on the CORE/Next Generation Science Standards.

If you are a Chicago area teacher, your students can correspond with an Illinois farmer through the Adopt-a-Classroom Program. From fall to spring your classroom will interact with your Farm Writer and gain valuable knowledge through the farmer's experience.