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E-Learning
On-Line Lessons
National Ag in the Classroom offers amazing Google Doc lessons for you to copy and use absolutely FREE!
Additional Links
Links to more information on a topic, or other places with a multitude of resources.
Teacher Resources
Illinois Ag in the 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.
Ag Mags
4-Page Colorful Ag Magazines for Kids
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.
National Ag in the Classroom Matrix
Online Curriculum Map for K-12 Teachers
The Matrix contextualizes national education standards in science, social studies, and nutrition education with relevant instructional resources linked to Common Core Standards.
We Are Cooking Up Fun
April 27 - May 1
Cooking is fun, educational, and delicious! Join us this week as we use agriculture in the kitchen
Step Outside to Look and Learn
Opportunities to learn are everywhere! We look...
Join us as we learn about the things we see in our everyday lives.
Video Series
Short and Sweet Home Learning
Enjoy a visit to the farm without leaving your home. Join us as we explore dairy cows, ruminant animals, feed, chicks and more. Ideas to use for educators and "new parent teachers".
Journey 2050
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.
Ag Days
Interactive Day for 3rd Graders
Ag Day 2020 has been cancelled. We look forward to Ag Day 2021
Summer Professional Development
Summer Academy
All Summer Ag Academies for 2020 are cancelled. Check back in January 2021 to see new Professional Development summer options.
Community Service
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.
Learning Kits
Free Classroom Kits
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.
Adopt-a-Classroom
Teach your classroom where food and fiber come from!
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.