4th Grade: Ag in the Classroom (AITC) Presentation
Students discover amazing ways Illinois agriculture connected to their own lives every day and use Illinois maps to locate fascinating ag-related sites across our state.
Ag in the Classroom presentations are delivered by volunteers throughout February. Find out more.
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Supplemental Resources
Basics
- Vocabulary – key terms students may hear during the presentation
- Coming soon – how Mapping Illinois Agriculture meets the Illinois Learning Standards and Common Core State Standards
Background Information
- A Look at Illinois Agriculture – fact sheet
- DeKalb County Farmers Ag Mag – download or request a set from DeKalb County Farm Bureau
- Apple Ag Mag – download or request a set from DeKalb County Farm Bureau
- Beef Ag Mag – download or request a set from DeKalb County Farm Bureau
- Corn Ag Mag – download or request a set from DeKalb County Farm Bureau
- Pumpkin Ag Mag – download or request a set from DeKalb County Farm Bureau
- Specialty Crops Ag Mag – download or request a set from DeKalb County Farm Bureau
- Urban Agriculture Ag Mag – download or request a set from DeKalb County Farm Bureau
Resource Kits (available from DeKalb County Farm Bureau)
- Illinois Agriculture Charm – supplies to create a necklaces representing Illinois state symbols and agriculture
- Illinois mAGic Kit – this Multidisciplinary AGricultural Integrated Curriculum Kit contains three dozen lessons and a wealth of supporting resources
Lessons & Activities online
- ISAT Materials – designed to correlate with the Illinois Ag Mags and available for 4th and 6th grades
- The Very Hungry Illinois Caterpillar – follow the hungry caterpillar as he eats his way through Illinois agriculture; download instructions
- More Scrambled States of America – booklet of lessons celebrating states across the country
- L is for Lincoln Lessons – lessons to accompany the book L is for Lincoln: An Illinois Alphabet by Kathy-Jo Wargin
- Illinois History Timeline – key events in the agricultural history of Illinois
