Heart Of A Shepherd

To be used with the Feeding Minds, Cultivating Growth Middle School Unit Bundle Educator’s Guide. Free Educator Guide available under "Free Resources" 

Summary: In this coming-of-age story, Ignatius, the youngest of five brothers in a military family grounded in the Christian faith, promises to take care of the ranch while his father is deployed in Iraq. Since his mother left years earlier to pursue life as an artist, and his older brothers are off to school or military training camps, the 11-year-old looks to his grandparents for guidance, but often feels angry and alone trying to keep his heroic promise. Although some of the realities of the Iraq war are threaded in, the author primarily focuses on the details of contemporary Oregonian ranch life.

Using Myplate

This colorful book introduces students to "Choose My Plate", nutrition vocabulary, and the five different food groups. with examples and real-life photos. Contains simple, repetitive text and examples with clear, informative pictures

The Beeman Educator’s Guide

Best for grades Pre K-3. Includes 6 Common Core aligned lessons and activities that cover topics such as:  vocabulary, language arts, pollination/science and math

The Beeman

The Beeman by Laurie Krebs (2014 Book of the Year) is an excellent way to introduce students to honeybees. Readers explore how beekeepers care for their bees, different kinds of bees (drone, queen, worker), how bees help us pollinate, and how bees make honey for us to enjoy! 

The Apple Orchard Riddle Educator’s Guide

This educator’s guide is the perfect companion to "The Apple Orchard Riddle" and includes National Common Core Standards aligned lesson plans and 2 games to help students understand apples in agriculture. Subjects include language arts, science, geography, and math.

Seed Soil Sun Educator’s Bundle

Includes the Educator's Guide - subject matter focused, agriculturally themed-national learning standards aligned lessons and activities which use the book Seed. Soil. Sun. to teach reading, math, science, social science, health and nutrition to the 1st-3rd grade classroom. Includes the The Plant Parts We Eat poster with full color pictures and proper names and descriptions and classifications of vegetables. Great resource for classroom visit or thematic unit related to agriculture and nutrition

Seed Soil Sun Companion Poster - The Plant Parts We Eat

Perfectly accompanies the Seed. Soil. Sun. Educator's Guide and Book. The Plant Parts We Eat Poster is a great resource for the 1st-3rd grade classroom visit or thematic unit related to agriculture and nutrition, includes full color pictures, proper names, descriptions, and classifications of foods.

Seed Soil Sun Book

Winner of the AFBFA's "Book of the Year" Award.

In this clearly written and beautifully photographed book, author Cris Peterson writes about the miraculous process by which air and water combine with seed, soil and sun to create nearly all the food we eat.  

How Did That Get In My Lunchbox? Companion Poster - My Food Connection

Two sided poster introduces students to healthy food options. Side 1 tells the stories of farmers and ranchers who grow their food. Side 2 introduces healthy portion sizes.

Perfect companion to the How Did That Get In My Lunchbox? book and educator's guide.

How Did That Get In My Lunchbox? Book

In this clearly written and beautifully illustrated book, author Chris Butterworth takes a clear, engaging look at the steps involved in producing some common foods.  Healthy tips and a peek at basic food groups complete the menu.  Previous winner of the AFBFA'S "Book of the Year" Award. Accompanies the How did That Get into my Lunchbox? -Educator's Guide and the My Food Connections classroom or cafeteria poster. 

How Did That Get In My Lunchbox? Educator’s Guide

Test piloted and aligned to the National Learning Standards for Early Elementary Classrooms this educator's guide and its activities and resources accompanies the AFBFA "Book of the Year" How Did That Get In My Lunchbox?

Accompanies the How Did That Get In My Lunchbox? Book  and the My Food Connections classroom or cafeteria poster.

First Peas to the Table Educator’s Guide

This Educator’s guide for grades 2-4 is the perfect companion to "First Peas to the Table."  The educator guide includes:

Six lessons aligned to common core standards addressing science, history, math, and language arts.
Information on how to run a First Peas to the Table Contest
Information on modern pea farming to share and contrast with historical information       

Beef Cattle in the Story of Agriculture

This book is the perfect resource for introducing 3-5th grade students to beef cattle and its five basic stages: production, processing, distribution, marketing and consumerism. 
Includes vocabulary, fun facts, and an extra activity!

John Deere That’s Who! Educator Guide

This ed guide accompanies the book “John Deere That’s Who!” and contains 6 activities. Grades K-2. All lessons are aligned to National Learning Standards, Common Core and the Pillars of Agricultural Literacy.
 

Goodnight Tractor

This soft cover book filled with colorful illustrations contains an adorable rhyming bedtime story that follows a little boy’s imagination as he says goodnight to his favorite things around the farm.

Time for Cranberries Book

From the cranberry bog to the Thanksgiving table, join Sam and his family as they harvest a classic American fruit. When the vines hang heavy with berries that the autumn winds have turned deep red, it's time for cranberries, and Sam is finally old enough to help with the harvest! This charming, lyrical picture book follows Sam and his family as they raise the water in the bog, pick the cranberries, and gather the fruit for processing. It's a story of modern family farming in action, showing readers where their food comes from but mostly delighting them along the way.

I Met A Rancher Today Sticker

Each sticker is on perforated paper. Giveaways at conferences, career shows, classrooms, farm fests and fairs. Kids love them!

Beef Spanish Ag Mag

The Beef Ag Mag is the perfect way to get agriculture into a language classroom. Suitable for grades 3-5. Includes sections on beef breeds, nutrition, beef life cycle, career profiles, food safety, label reading information, and other suggested activities.

Specialty Crop Spanish Ag Mag

In Spanish! Great for Spanish classrooms and fairs! What makes a specialty crop special? Discover unique specialty crops as you get to know the farmers and ranchers who produce them! Great nonfiction text reader for grades 3-5

Apple Spanish Ag Mag

All the fun of the Apple Ag Mag translated into Spanish. Our newly revised Apple Ag Mag is the perfect resource to help 3-5th grade students learn all about apples! Sections include: The lunchbox caper, parts of an apple, the story of Johnny Appleseed, a career corner, information on how apples are grown and harvested apple varieties and more!