Grade 2 Be Aware of New York Agriculture Contest Teacher Guide
My Favorite New York Food and Where It Comes From
Color drawing/painting on 8 ˝” by 11” with a four-sentence paragraph on the theme
General resources:
NY Agriculture in the Classroom
Contest information, lessons, ag literacy quizzes, book lists, links to other resources, Empire Educator newsletters, and more.
Ag in the Classroom National Resource Directory
A web-based database searchable by subject, topic, grade level, and media type to help identify books and instructional resources and their sources.
New York Farm Bureau Foundation for Agricultural Education
The Foundation’s mission is to inform and educate all New Yorkers regarding agriculture and to increase understanding between the farm and non-farm public.
National Ag in the Classroom
Lessons, teacher resources, “Kids Zone” and “Teen Scene” sites, and links to the AITC National Resource Directory and other resources.
Food & Fiber Systems Literacy
Good introductory Language Arts lessons on the Food & Fiber Systems Literacy website:
Who Cares for the Land?
Other K-8 Food & Fiber Systems lessons are available for different subject areas at: http://food_fiber.okstate.edu/curriclmm.htm
On the Farm
Award winning videos by Chris Fesko Enterprises demonstrate farm life.
Resources for Grade 2 students:
From Milk to Ice Cream, a book on how ice cream is made and where it comes from. (Ag in the Classroom National Resource Directory Product # 1205). Other books in the same series include: From Kernel to Corn, From Shoot to Apple, From Egg to Chicken, From Maple Trees to Maple Syrup, and From Sheep to Sweater.
Cabot Cheese has fun Games & Activities about dairy products at www.cabotcheese.com (Click on "Education.")
NYAITC WebQuest
Suggestions for connecting to the community to learn about agriculture in conjunction with the contest:
Contact the Cornell Cooperative Extension office in your county to see if an extension educator can visit your class, help identify a farmer to come and talk to your class, or suggest a farm to visit. Check the CCE site at http://www.cce.cornell.edu/in_your_community.php to locate your local CCE office.
Contact the New York Farm Bureau Promotion & Education committee in your county and ask for help arranging for a farmer to come and speak to your class, or for help arranging a visit to a local farm. For information on your county Farm Bureau see http://www.nyfb.org/counties.htm or contact the appropriate field staff member http://www.nyfb.org/FieldStaff.htm
New York Agriculture in the Classroom
Cornell University, Department of Education
106 Kennedy Hall Ithaca NY 14853-4203
(607) 255-9253
www.cerp.cornell.edu/aitc
No endorsement intended. Examples have been selected from many excellent reviewed resources available through the AITC National Resource Directory.
NY Farm Bureau Foundation for Ag Education
159 Wolf Road, P.O. Box 5330
Albany, NY 12205-5330
(518) 436-8495
http://www.nyfbfoundation.org
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