Lesson Plans-Curriculum

Food For America is an educational program focusing on agricultural literacy in elementary schools and communities. It is a program developed to assist FFA members and all agricultural education students in leadership skill development as they reach out to youth, peers and their entire communities by sharing the world of agriculture. Each unit has primary, upper elemtary lessons and a demonstration plan.

Primary lessons are written for high school students to deliver to students in grades K-3.

Upper elementary lessons are written for high school students to deliver to students in grades 4-6.

Demonstration plans are hands-on activities for all ages to get students involved and learn by doing. They are set-up in an easy to follow bulleted format.

When I Grow Up-Discover Ag Careers is a resource developed by American Farm Bureau Ferderation. Use this resoruce to explore careers in agriculture, food and natural resources with students in grades 6-8.

A series of lessons designed to indtroduce food science to your classroom.

The objectives of the PALS program are to improve interpersonal, human relations and leadership skills through a long-term mentoring program. While participating in this program, both the mentors and the mentees develop an understanding and appreciation of the diversity of learning styles and develop strategies to encourage all students. Mentors acquire leadership and planning skills as they work as a team to develop individual and groups activities.

Leadership resources designed to inspire classroom discussions relating to current agricultural issues. These 5 lessons focus on Advocacy.

Leadership resources designed to inspire classroom discussions relating to current agricultural issues. These 5 lessons focus on Sustainability.

Leadership resources designed to inspire classroom discussions relating to current agricultural issues. These 5 lessons focus on Diversity.

Reaching New Heights lesson plans are designed to be used to teach a course in leadership or train your chapter officer team. They can be used in sequence, or you can pick and choose to fit your program.

Lifeknowledge: Activties to complete with you chapter leadership.

Lifeknowledge:e-Moments are a list of strategies that capitalize on how students learn best. "e" for engaging - these are moments when students become engaged, get connected, and make personal meaning of the content they are learning. The strategies are based in what educators know about how students learn differently. You'll see e-Moments throughout the LifeKnowledge lessons. Feel free to substitute as you know your students best.

LifeKnowledge: Perspectives-activities and writing prompts to promote powerful discussions.

Lifeknowledge: The Substitute Teacher's Guide to the Agricultural Education Classroom will walk you through a quick and easy way to prepare for your substitute teacher and provide you will excellent substitute plans that can integrate into any agricultural science curriculum.