Classroom Center

Lessons and Activities

• Activity Books
  • Agricultural Activities for Every Classroom
  • AGtivities that Teach - Ag in a Bag
• Educator Guides
  • 1st Peas to the Table TG with Supplements
  • Beef Princess Indiana Student Guide
• Lesson and Activity Plans
  • Biodegradable Plastic
  • DNA Bracelet
  • Edible Soil
  • Garden Plot Crackers
  • Moo Goo
  • Soil Sam
• Indiana Farm Bureau Book of the Year
  • 2020 Popcorn Country Educator Guide
  • 2019 Compost Stew Educator Guide
  • 2018 John Deere, That's Who! Educator Guide
  • 2017 The Kid Who Changed the World Educator Guide
• Indiana Farm Bureau Agricultural Literacy Week
  • Ag Literacy Week

Excellence in Teaching About Agriculture Award

The National Agriculture in the Classroom Organization recognizes educators through the Excellence in Teaching About Agriculture Award. This award highlights an Indiana educator who spotlights agriculture within their classroom. This award is open to district-certified teachers currently engaged in integrating agricultural concepts into non-vocational agriculture classroom settings at the PreK-12th grade levels. Applicants may be individual teachers or a team of teachers. The state winner will represent Indiana at the national level. 

Excellence in Teaching About Agriculture Award Application

• National Agricultural Literacy Curriculum Matrix
• My American Farm Website
  
• Accurate Agriculture Books
• Addressing Misconceptions in Agriculture
• Additional Links

Student Center

Resources for students

• My American Farm
• Journey 2050
• State Agricultural Facts
• Virtual Tours 
  • Barnyard Chronicles
  • The Story of Milk
  • Discovery Education Virtual Field Trips

Need help with a classroom plan?

Request Indiana Farm Bureau Classroom Resources

• Contact Us to:
  • Request a guest presenter
  • Request more information
  • Register your class
  • Request Indiana lesson and activity plans

Indiana Agriculture in the Classroom offers several condensed, quick and fun lessons and activity plans. These can be easily integrated into a classroom or event. Registered classes receive quarterly newsletters and a package of 30 Indiana Ag Mags, a student-friendly magazine about Indiana agriculture.

• Please provide the following information with your request:
  • Subject (choose from list above)
  • Your name
  • Your email address
  • Your phone number
  • School district 
  • Grade(s) taught
  • Subject(s) taught
  • Specific request information, for example:
    • Requesting a guest speaker? What are your presentation topic(s) or activities of interest?
    • Requesting more information? What would you like more information about?
    • Registering your class? Are you interested in having a guest speaker?