I. Illinois Agriculture in the Classroom

A. Mission with the SMART technologies.

B. Sympodium ID350 with projector.

II. Lessons: pair up SMART board lessons with other IAITC resources to make a complete lesson

A. Agriculture Alphabet

B. Change for a Dollar

C. Horses

D. Beef – From the Pasture to the Plate

E. Interactive Ag Mags

III. Helpful Websites

A. Websites that extend lessons.

B. Websites that provide additional tools, lessons or instructions.

IV. Additional Demonstrations and Questions

Agriculture Focused SMART Board

Lessons!

Get SMARTer with

Illinois Ag in the

Classroom!

SMART board classroom wall

mount .

All resources available at:

http://www.agintheclassroom.org

SMART Airliner portable

SMART board controller.

Sympodium portable monitor size SMART board that operates

with a projector.

Resources and activities to enhance Illinois Agriculture in the

Classroom’s SMART Alphabet activities:

Illinois Agriculture in the Classroom’s Ag Mags are available

for download from our website:

http://www.agintheclassroom.org

Pre-K Make-n-Takes

- Barn Lacing

- Egg Structure Writing

- Farm Charm

- Moo Masks

- Soil Sam

General Ag Books We Like!

- All Around the Farm by Heather Alexander

- Awesome Agriculture: Pigs an A-to-Z book by Susan Anderson and JoAnne Buggey

- Awesome Agriculture: Soybeans and A-to-Z book by Susan Anderson and JoAnne Buggy

Agriculture Alphabet!

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Resources and activities to enhance Illinois Agriculture in the

Classroom’s SMART Money and History activities:

Suggested Ag Mags to compliment History and Money lessons are IAITC’s Corn and Horse Ag Mags. Download from our

website: http://www.agintheclassroom.org

Cool Make-n-Takes

- Illinois Charm - adapt this cool activity to your state

symbols.

- Gin cotton and discuss the financial and social impacts on our country.

History Books that Count

- Alexander, Who Used to be Rich Last Sunday by Ray Cruz

- Farmer George Plants a Nation by Peggy Thomas

- L is for Lincoln by Kathy-jo Wargin

- One Cent, Two Cents, Old Cent, New Cent: All About Money by Bonnie Worth

Change for a Dollar?

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Resources and activities to enhance Illinois Agriculture in the Classroom’s SMART Horses activi-

ties:

Illinois Agriculture in the Classroom’s Horse Ag Mag is available for download from our web-

site: http://www.agintheclassrom.org

Horse Make-n-Takes

- Hoofing it Through History

- Horse Charm

- Horse Paper Bag

- Stick Horse

Books That Keep The Pace!

- A Field Full of Horses by Peter Hansard

- Leah’s Pony by Elizabeth Friedrich

- War Horse by Michael Morpurgo

- Wild Horses by George Edward Stanley

Horses

Resources and activities to enhance Illinois Agriculture in the Classroom’s SMART Tree activities:

Illinois Agriculture in the Classroom’s Tree Ag Mag is available for download from our web-

site: http://www.agintheclassrom.org

Tree Make-n-Takes

- Apple Blossom Tree

- Build-A-Tree

- Leaf It!

- Learning Tree

Tree Books High Above the Rest!

- A Tree for all Seasons by Robin Bernard

- Tell Me, Tree: All About Trees for Kids by Gail Gibbons

- The Tree Farmer by Chuck Leavell

- Why do Leaves Change Color? by Betsy Maestro

Trees

Resources and activities to enhance Illinois Agriculture in the Classroom’s SMART Beef activities:

Illinois Agriculture in the Classroom’s Beef Ag Mag is available for download from our web-

site: http://www.agintheclassrom.org.

Beef Make-n-Takes

- Burger Snacks

- Feed Bags

- From Farm to Plate

Bountiful Beef Books

- Amazing Grazing by Cris Peterson

- Life on a Cattle Farm by Judy Wolfman

- Little Joe by Mark Elliott

- The Beef Princess of Practical County

by Michelle Houts

Beef ~ From Pasture to Plate

Interactive Ag Mags can be accessed from the Illinois Ag in

the Classroom’s website homepage:

http://www.agintheclassrom.org

Look for the Leaf to connect to hyperlinked websites

and videos.

Links provide access to live interviews, interactive activities and additional information about the

animal or commodity featured in the Ag Mag.

Interactive Ag Mags