Resources for families
If you're watching our Video Farm Tours, and you and your kids are interested in learning more about farming, we've put together the following list of resources, including activity pages and books for a variety of ages and grades. If you have any favourites you'd like us to add to the list, please let us know!
OUR COLOURING PAGES!
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FREE ONLINE RESOURCES:
Agriculture for Life has lots of online programs available, including science experiments, learning labs, and lesson plans. Check out "Cattle", the first publication in their farm animal series; available for free in either printed or digital format
Beef Farmers of Ontario activity book
“Explore a World of Beef: Grades K-3”, from Alberta Beef Producers
“Explore a World of Beef: Grades 4-5”, from Alberta Beef Producers
“What Is a Ruminant Animal?”, from BC Agriculture in the Classroom Foundation
Agriculture Scavenger Hunt in Your Home, from Manitoba’s “Ag in the Classroom”
Baby Farm Animals crossword puzzle for Grades K-2, from Manitoba’s “Ag in the Classroom”
Crops and Animals crossword puzzles for Grades 4+, from Manitoba’s “Ag in the Classroom”:
:: Crops crossword puzzle
:: Animals crossword puzzle
Know your Food: eLearning Labs, from Ag for Life
:: Ag Careers Lab
:: Farm Fun Lab
:: Mystery Lab
:: Sustainability Lab
:: Tech and Innovation Lab
Agriculture Word Searches, from Manitoba’s “Ag in the Classroom”:
:: Animal word search
:: Crops word search
:: Equipment word search
:: Farming Jobs word search
Colouring pages from Little Rick and Big Joe by Stephanie Kaptein
:: Highland Cattle colouring page
:: Swine colouring page
Free downloadable ag fact printables from Ranch House Designs (registration required)
Breeds of Beef Cattle, from Beef Farmers of Ontario
All About Sheep activity sheet for Grades 1-3, from Ontario Sheep Farmers
All About Sheep activity sheet for Grades 4-6, from Ontario Sheep Farmers
BOOKS:
(We've listed Kindle and other online options available where possible)
"Before We Eat: From Farm to Table" by Pat Brisson, illustrated by Mary Azarian (available as a Kindle edition)
"The Year at Maple Hill Farm" by Alice and Martin Provensen
"Our Animal Friends at Maple Hill Farm" by Alice and Martin Provensen
"Hey, Hey, Hay!: A Tale of Bales and the Machines That Make Them" by Christy Mihaly (available as a Kindle edition)
"Sleep Tight Farm: A Farm Prepares for Winter" by Eugenie Doyle, illustrated by Becca Stadtlander (available as a Kindle edition)
"The Girl Who Thought in Pictures: The Story of Dr. Temple Grandin" by Julia Finley Mosca, illustrated by Daniel Rieley
Let’s Read and Find Out science series:
"How a Seed Grows" by Helene Jordan (available as a Kindle edition)
"From Seed to Pumpkin" by Wendy Pfeffer
"A Tree Is a Plant" by Clyde Robert Bulla
"Corn Is Maize" by Aliki
"Milk from Cow to Carton" by Aliki
Books by Gail Gibbons:
"From Seed to Plant" (available as a Kindle edition)
"Farming"
"The Honey Makers"
"Chicks and Chickens"
"The Seasons of Arnold’s Apple Tree" (available as a Kindle edition)
"The Fruits We Eat" (available as a Kindle edition)
"The Vegetables We Eat" (available as a Kindle edition)
WEBSITES:
Agriculture for Life
Farm & Food Care
AgScape
OUR COLOURING PAGES!
* * *
FREE ONLINE RESOURCES:
Agriculture for Life has lots of online programs available, including science experiments, learning labs, and lesson plans. Check out "Cattle", the first publication in their farm animal series; available for free in either printed or digital format
Beef Farmers of Ontario activity book
“Explore a World of Beef: Grades K-3”, from Alberta Beef Producers
“Explore a World of Beef: Grades 4-5”, from Alberta Beef Producers
“What Is a Ruminant Animal?”, from BC Agriculture in the Classroom Foundation
Agriculture Scavenger Hunt in Your Home, from Manitoba’s “Ag in the Classroom”
Baby Farm Animals crossword puzzle for Grades K-2, from Manitoba’s “Ag in the Classroom”
Crops and Animals crossword puzzles for Grades 4+, from Manitoba’s “Ag in the Classroom”:
:: Crops crossword puzzle
:: Animals crossword puzzle
Know your Food: eLearning Labs, from Ag for Life
:: Ag Careers Lab
:: Farm Fun Lab
:: Mystery Lab
:: Sustainability Lab
:: Tech and Innovation Lab
Agriculture Word Searches, from Manitoba’s “Ag in the Classroom”:
:: Animal word search
:: Crops word search
:: Equipment word search
:: Farming Jobs word search
Colouring pages from Little Rick and Big Joe by Stephanie Kaptein
:: Highland Cattle colouring page
:: Swine colouring page
Free downloadable ag fact printables from Ranch House Designs (registration required)
Breeds of Beef Cattle, from Beef Farmers of Ontario
All About Sheep activity sheet for Grades 1-3, from Ontario Sheep Farmers
All About Sheep activity sheet for Grades 4-6, from Ontario Sheep Farmers
BOOKS:
(We've listed Kindle and other online options available where possible)
"Before We Eat: From Farm to Table" by Pat Brisson, illustrated by Mary Azarian (available as a Kindle edition)
"The Year at Maple Hill Farm" by Alice and Martin Provensen
"Our Animal Friends at Maple Hill Farm" by Alice and Martin Provensen
"Hey, Hey, Hay!: A Tale of Bales and the Machines That Make Them" by Christy Mihaly (available as a Kindle edition)
"Sleep Tight Farm: A Farm Prepares for Winter" by Eugenie Doyle, illustrated by Becca Stadtlander (available as a Kindle edition)
"The Girl Who Thought in Pictures: The Story of Dr. Temple Grandin" by Julia Finley Mosca, illustrated by Daniel Rieley
Let’s Read and Find Out science series:
"How a Seed Grows" by Helene Jordan (available as a Kindle edition)
"From Seed to Pumpkin" by Wendy Pfeffer
"A Tree Is a Plant" by Clyde Robert Bulla
"Corn Is Maize" by Aliki
"Milk from Cow to Carton" by Aliki
Books by Gail Gibbons:
"From Seed to Plant" (available as a Kindle edition)
"Farming"
"The Honey Makers"
"Chicks and Chickens"
"The Seasons of Arnold’s Apple Tree" (available as a Kindle edition)
"The Fruits We Eat" (available as a Kindle edition)
"The Vegetables We Eat" (available as a Kindle edition)
WEBSITES:
Agriculture for Life
Farm & Food Care
AgScape