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 Guardian Team Educator’s Guide

This Educator Guide follows along with The Guardian Team: On The Job With Rena and Roo book as it introduces students to new "life on a ranch" vocabulary. 

Includes 5 National Learning Standards aligned activities that focus on language arts. Activities include sequencing, vocabulary, completing a graphic organizer and story map as well as a summarizing exercise.

The Guardian Team

Author Cat Urbigkit brings to life the roles played by guardian animals on a farm or ranch. Simple, informative text and eye-catching photographs depict how Rena and Roo develop into guardian animals and the relationships they create.

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.

The Apple Orchard Riddle Educator’s Bundle With Book

Includes one copy of the Apple Orchard Riddle, one copy of the educator guide and one classroom set of 30 of the English version of the Apple Ag Mag.

The Apple Orchard Riddle

Mr. Tiffin and his students from the popular How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin? book are back in this sequel. 

In this playful, humorous, and child-friendly classroom story, the students go on a school trip to an apple orchard. On their trip they learn all about apples and apple orchards—including how apples are harvested, how cider is made, and what the different varieties of apples are—while trying to solve a riddle. 

This book also celebrates the different learning styles of children.

Sleep Tight Farm Educator’s Guide

Accompanies the 2017 Book of the Year, Sleep Tight Farm.

This educator guide for K – 2 offers teachers and volunteer educators 6 lessons exploring where food comes from, winter on the farm, how farmers care for the land and animals, safe food preparation and more!

These lesson plans are great for teachers and volunteers who want to engage students with hands-on activities. Lessons support academic learning standards. 

Sleep Tight Farm Book

Winner of the 2017 Book of the Year Award!

Sleep Tight Farm introduces young readers to real life on a small farm while taking you on one family's journey as they prepare their farm for winter. You will love the beautiful illustrations as you uncover the countless ways that farmers care for animals and the land. 

Seed Soil Sun 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.
Perfectly accompanies the Seed. Soil. Sun. Book and The Plant Parts We Eat poster.
Great resource for classroom visit or thematic unit related to agriculture and nutrition.

Seed Soil Sun Educator’s Bundle With Book

Book:

In this clearly written and beautifully photographed book, author Cris Peterson the miraculous process by which air and water combine with seed, soil and sun to create nearly all the food we eat.  
Target Reading Level: Ages 4-8 and Grades 1st – 3rd  
Winner of the AFBFA’s “Book of the Year” Award. 

Educator's Guide:

Subject matter focused. Agriculturally themed lesson plans meet National Learning Standards and teach reading, math, science, social science, health, and nutrition. 
Great resource for classroom visits or thematic unit related to agriculture and nutrition.

Poster: 

Full color pictures, proper names, descriptions, and classifications of vegetables. 
Great resource for classrooms and cafeterias. 

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.  

Maple Syrup From The Sugarhouse

Maple syrup season is here! Kelsey and her father begin harvesting sap from sugar maple trees. Family and friends join them to help in the process of turning the sap into maple syrup.

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