Experiential Learning!
Consider a School Garden or a Farm Field Day.
In addition to teacher training, Utah Agriculture in the Classroom works with teachers and volunteers statewide to provide resources for gardens, classroom visits, and field trips.
To really be inspired, meet the National 2011 Agriculture Advocate award winner, Belva Parr from Utah County!
Get more ideas for contextualizing your curriculum from the Celebrating Ag Day website and by visiting the Utah Agriculture in the Classroom facebook page!
Friends
Senator Margaret Dayton, Nola Taylor, and Belva Parr at the Utah County Farm Field Days.
Group Photo
Students pose for a group photo at the Utah County Farm Field Day.
Buddies
Students prepare for the sheep shearing demonstration at the Utah County Farm Field Day
Dairy
Students learn about where dairy products come from at the Utah County Farm Field Day.
Horse!
Students at the Utah County Farm Field Day enjoy getting up close to a draft horse.
Bunny Ears
Students anxiously await the arrival of their FFA field day guide at the Utah County Farm Field Day.
Arrival Point
At the Spring Utah County Farm Field Days the students arrive and are gathered and receive and introduction and instructions at the Sheep Shearing Demonstration.
Pumpkins!
A student at Dugway Elementary School admires the pumpkins she is growing.
Tuber!
A teacher examines a freshly harvested tuber in a school garden at Delta North Elementary.
Kinder'garden'
The kindergarden plot in the school garden at Escalante Elementary School.
Haircut
Students at the Utah County Farm Field Day gather around to watch a sheep get sheared as they learn about wool.
Worrying
A student turns to ask his teacher if the sheep likes getting a haircut.
Soil Painting
A volunteer helps students understand the diverse soils of Utah while painting with soil in the classroom.
Source Search
Do you know the source of your food and every day items? A volunteer goes through source search with students at the Cache County Farm Field Day.
Steak on MyPlate
A student uses a food model to explore MyPlate.
Spinning Wool
A volunteer teaches students about wool while spinning wool fibers into bracelets at the Cache County Farm Field Day.
Story Time
Debra Spielmaker reads to students in their second grade classroom.
Threshing
A student examines wheat kernels after hand threshing wheat.
Close Up
Students grind flour at a farm field day.
Food on MyPlate
Students learn about different food groups using food items as props at a farm field day.
Nutritiously Delicious
Volunteers make MyPlate cups for students at the Utah County Farm Field Day with an item from each MyPlate category.
MyCup
The cups that volunteers make for students at the Utah County Farm Field Day include a food item from each MyPlate category.
The Power of The Pollinator
Students examining native bee specimens.
Future Bee Keeper:
FFA students at the Utah County Farm Field Day explain honey bees to students and let them try on some of the bee keeping outfits.
Honey Helper
A student at the Utah County Farm Field Day gears up to gather honey.
Friends
For more information on Farm Field Days please visit: http://utah.agclassroom.org/htm/outreach/farmfield. For information on Senator Dayton Please visit http://www.margaretdayton.com.
Group Photo
Buddies
For more information on sheep shearing and wool visit the Utah Wool Growers Association website.
Arrival Point
Arrival point...
Pumpkins!
For more information on school gardens visit: http://utah.agclassroom.org/htm/outreach/schoolgardens
Tuber!
For more information on school gardens visit: http://utah.agclassroom.org/htm/outreach/schoolgardens
Kinder'garden'
For more information on school gardens visit: http://utah.agclassroom.org/htm/outreach/schoolgardens
Soil Painting
For more information on soil painting kits that you can order for your classroom or classroom visit please go to the AITC website and search soil.
Story Time
Nutritiously Delicious
For more information on nutrition and MyPlate visit http://www.choosemyplate.gov/.
The Power of The Pollinator
For more information on bees visit http://extension.usu.edu/aitc/bees/index.htm.
