Told from the viewpoint of a child whose Grandpa is a beekeeper, this rhyming text offers an accessible and engaging introduction to the behavior of bees, including: where they live, how honey is made, and what a beekeeper does. The companion book to the Busy Bees lesson plan and the Busy Bees Kit. Please check the kit out separately.

This book needs to be returned. 

I’m the Cat in the Hat, and I think that you need to come take a look at this thing called a seed. This non-fiction book introduces beginning readers to seeds and plant life cycles. The companion book to the Living Necklace lesson plan and the Living Necklace Kit. Please check the kit out separately. This book needs to be returned. 

This fun previous literacy project book follows Allison the kid myth buster. She is always very curious and full of questions. Her dad likes to make her think, and always tells her that chocolate milk comes from brown cows. One morning, she sets off on an investigation to discover the truth for herself. Filled with cows, farms, and fun, this book helps readers to discover how milk gets from cows to you. This book needs to be returned. 

Grow your own necklace! This kit contains materials for your students to plant a seed in a jewel bag attached to yarn, thus creating a “living necklace.” Given time and water, the necklace will be alive with a growing sprout in a few days. An excellent activity for teaching plant growth requirements. Kit includes: yarn, cotton ball, bean seed and plastic bag. Click here for lesson plan.

This kit does not need to be returned. 

This Kit Includes:

Yarn, beans, jewel bags, cotton balls, and a paper lesson plan

Please put the number of students in your class in the quantity section at checkout to ensure the correct number of supplies gets to you.

Seed, Soil, Sun describes the miraculous process of air and water combining with seeds, soil and sunlight to create nearly all the food we eat. Students will be captivated by the amazing photographs and clear writing in this book. Click here for the lesson plan. If you would like the book, please check it out separately.

This kit does not need to be returned.

This Kit Includes:

Paper cups, plastic cups, paper towels, seeds, and a paper lesson plan

Please put the number of students in your class in the quantity section at checkout to ensure the correct number of supplies gets to you. This lesson is designed for groups of 4-5 students.

This kit accompanies the ‘Til the Cows Come Home Literacy Project. The Ag Tag Matching Game links commodities to their many by-products and shows how even “waste” materials can be made into something useful. Click here for the lesson plan. If you would like the book, please check it out separately.

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This Kit Includes:

5 folders labeled potatoes, wheat, corn, sheep, and cattle, various products to fit each group and a paper lesson plan.

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This kit allows students to “become” bees and pollinate different Oregon crops. Click here for the lesson plan. Please check out the book separately.

This kit does not need to be returned.

This Kit Includes:

Photos of beehive, blueberry bush, apple tree, and flowers, chalk, cotton swab “bees” , and a paper lesson plan

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This hands-on activity helps students understand that before an item ever leaves a factory, or enters a store, it began as a resource or product in the natural world – most likely agriculture. Kit includes lesson, brown paper bags, and cards for matching with the bags. Click here for the lesson. For grades K-3, pair this activity with the Eric Carle book Pancakes, Pancakes!

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This Kit Includes:

Breakfast food cards, paper bags labeled farm, factory, store, and earth, and a paper lesson plan

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The Tree Farmer is a beautifully illustrated story of a boy and his grandfather, a tree farmer. The book takes readers on a magical journey through the forest, discovering the gift of trees and our responsibility to care for them, generation to  generation. This story is followed by a lesson in which students learn about the many different ways trees are used and how they affect our daily lives. Click here for the lesson plan. Please check the book out separately.

This kit does not need to be returned. 

This Kit Includes:

Labeled paper bags, tree product cards, and a paper lesson plan

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In this kit, students learn what a plant need to grow and thrive, represented by a growing bracelet; each different colored bead is what a plant needs to live, and pipe-cleaner is the plant. Click here for the downloadable lesson plan.  This kit includes one pipe-cleaner and six different colored beads per student.

This kit does not need to be returned. 

This Kit Includes:

Pipe cleaners, beads, and a paper lesson plan

Please put the number of students in your class in the quantity section at checkout to ensure the correct number of supplies gets to you.