The pandemic prevented many programs, but it didn’t stop DeKalb County Farm Bureau from offering a design contest for elementary students.
This year marked the 31st year of a contest that has challenged children to illustrate their farm knowledge.
Over the years, the contest has involved the design of posters, t-shirts, placemats, ...
A popular monthly program that got its start in September of 2020 is continuing this summer. The FARM (Food & Agriculture Resources Monthly) Bags featured a dairy cow theme for June and will focus on water in July and pigs in August.
Elementary classrooms, public library patrons, and homeschool families have ...
New Corn Display Debuts at SMS Science Olympiad
Farm Bureau staff recently made an appearance at the first in-person ag literacy event in over a year when they participated in Sycamore Middle School’s Science Olympiad.The event featured several interactive, science-focused learning stations which students could visit to explore a variety of ...
Growing Knowledge of Agriculture in the Classroom
Teaching:
School: Hiawatha Elementary SchoolGrade: 1st and 2ndSubjects: All subjectsNumber of years teaching: 5Farm Bureau/Ag Literacy connection: I have used AgriLearning Kits for the past 4 years, I teach and participate in Ag in the Classroom, and I was the Ag Literacy Ambassador for my ...
Teaching
School: Sycamore High School
Grades: 8 - 12
Subjects: Agriculture Sciences
Number of years teaching: 18
Farm Bureau/Ag Literacy connection: I have been a Farm Bureau member for years and when I became a teacher I connected my students to the Farm Bureau through Ag in the Classroom presentations, co-hosting the 8th Grade Farm ...
Local, state, and national professional development opportunities for teachers
LOCAL
DeKalb County Summer Ag Institute: Teaching about WATER(Water, Agriculture, Technology, and Environmental Resources)
About
Our very lives depend on clean, safe, reliable sources of water. How do farmers and the larger agricultural industry work to protect water quality and use water efficiently while growing ...
Jenna Baker is a first year ag teacher at Tri-Point High School in Cullom, Illinois.
Jenna attributes her Leland farm background and ag classes taken at Somonauk High School for her ag teaching career path. She obtained her bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Leadership & Science Education from the University of Illinois ...
Multidisciplinary AGricultural Integrated Curriculum Lesson Upgrades
First came the AgriScience kits
In the early 1990’s, DeKalb County Farm Bureau obtained a set of AgriScience Kits for use in the classroom. Focused on topics like dairy farming, mathematics in agriculture, and renewable resources, the kits contained detailed lesson plans and all the supplies ...
Teaching
School: Littlejohn Elementary School, DeKalb
Grade: 2nd
Subjects: All
Number of years teaching: 18
Farm Bureau/Ag Literacy connection: This is my 9th year as the Agricultural Literacy Ambassador for my school. I have participated in Ag in the Classroom events while teaching 4th, 5th, and now 2nd grade, and I participate in as many ...
It’s time for our CONNECTIONS Magazine Cover Design Contest! We are again inviting teachers to incorporate agriculture-focused lessons to prepare students to create cover illustrations. The lessons may utilize our Ag in the Classroom program and/or other ag literacy resources.
Objectives
1. Encourage educators to incorporate farm and food topics in the ...
