Read and Grow Box Rentals
Enter your information below to check out a box for a month for free. Boxes will be dropped off and picked up at the beginning of each month. Each teacher can check out one box per semester.
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Registration due by the 15th of the preceding month to ensure delivery.
LESSONS & ACTIVITIES
FARM ANIMALS
Farm Boots
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Barn at Night
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Chuck's Dairy Godmother
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Ice cream treat
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National Geographic Farm Animals
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Video Link: Farm Animals for Kids
BOOKS
Farm Boots
Barn at Night
Chuck’s Dairy Godmother
National Geographic Farm Animals
SNACK
Ice cream
ACTIVITY
Animals on Farm Worksheet & Kit
LET'S EAT
BOOKS
How Did That Get in My Lunchbox?
PB & J Hooray!
From Milk to Cheese
Snacks Mini Ag Mag
SNACK
Mazapan & Kansas Trail Mix
ACTIVITY
Cheese Tasting & Graphing
How Did That Get in My Lunchbox?
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Activity Idea: Have special snack time! Each student brings a favorite snack for show and tell. They can share why they love the snack, what ingredients are in it, and who was involved in helping grow ingredients/prepare the snack.
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PB&J Hooray!
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From Milk to Cheese
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Snacks Mini Ag Mag
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Mazapan is one of the snacks from around the world featured on the first page of the Ag Mag. Samples are included for students to try! WARNING: contains peanuts...cheese/crackers are included as an alternative.
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Discuss if kids like this snack? Why or why not?​
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IN THE GARDEN
The Soil in Jackie's Garden
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Bug Girl
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Parts of a Bee
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From Seed to Pumpkin
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BOOKS
The Soil in Jackie’s Garden
Bug Girl
How to Grow a Monster
From Seed to Pumpkin
SNACK
Edible Soil
ACTIVITY
Planting a seed
KANSAS GRAINS
Right This Very Minute
From Start to Finish Lesson + Activity
From Wheat to Bread
Video: The Journey of Wheat - From Field to Table
After watching the video, have students brainstorm different foods made from flour. Have students sample the different foods: tortillas, bread, crackers, and cookies. Discuss what foods kids liked the best and why.
Where is the Wheat?
Corn
My Family’s Soybean Farm
BOOKS
Right This Very Minute
From Wheat to Bread
Corn
My Family’s Soybean Farm
SNACK
Wheat Sample
ACTIVITY
Farming in a Glove
BEYOND THE
FIELD
Full of Beans
Sorting Soybeans Activity
John Deere, That’s Who!
Agriculture Then and Now Worksheet
Inventions of the Future Worksheet
The Girl Who Thought in Pictures
Rhyming Words Worksheet & Matching Game
Describe Temple Grandin Worksheet
My Thoughts in Pictures Packet (choose the pages that work for your class)
Applesauce Day
Apples to Apples observations and sampling
The Kid Who Changed the World*
Special note:This story references God in two spots. Please preview and feel free to adapt as needed for your classroom.
Use the following prompts to lead class discussion or for students to write or draw a response.
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What is something you think should be invented today to help the world Describe your idea and how it would make life better for others.
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Tell about a time when someone else’s choices made a positive impact on your life. What did they do, and how did it help you?
BOOKS
Full of Beans
John Deere, That's Who!
The Girl Who Thought in Pictures
Applesauce Day
The Kid Who Changed the World
SNACK
Apple Varieties
ACTIVITY
Blacksmith for a Day
KAILEY'S
AGVENTURES
Milk Comes from a Cow?
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The Soil Neighborhood​
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Slice of Soil Video
Farmers & Ranchers
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Celebrate Wheat​
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Kailey's AgVenture Activity Book PDF
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BOOKS
Milk Comes from a Cow?
The Soil Neighborhood
Farmers & Ranchers
Celebrate Wheat
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