In this lesson students will recognize the difference between a spice and herb, learn how herbs and spices are grown on farms around the world, and participate in a culinary challenge to season popcorn for various cultural cuisines. This kit includes a set of Herb and Spice cards, Seasoning Mix cards, popcorn and five spices*.  This kit is for a class of 30 students. This kit does not need to be returned.
*Additional common spices will be needed for variation.

Discover how technological advances and economic forces influence the size of farms in the United States. Evaluate the pros and cons of large-scale agriculture for the production of our food, fuel and fiber and identify the similarities and differences in commercial vs subsistence farming. The kit will include six sets of 21 Farm Profile cards. This kit includes materials for six groups of students. This kit does not need 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.

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.

Students will get hooked on wool spinning as they learn about wool and where it comes from. Using carded wool and spinning hooks, students will create friendship bracelets to wear home! For more information on spinning and dyeing wool, please download our Wool Spinning lesson (included with kit). Also, check out Weaving the Rainbow, an excellent companion book for this activity.

For further hands-on wool activities download this PDF, Hands-On With Wool. This document includes 5 different wool activities: spinning, Kool-Aid dying, natural dying, weaving the wool, and Ziploc felting. Detailed instructions and a materials list can also be located within this document.

Kit generously donated by the Oregon Sheep Commission.

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 kit does not need to be returned.

This Kit Includes:
Hooks, wool, and a paper lesson plan

Students use the visual representation of a web to explore the role of agriculture in their daily lives and understand how most of the necessities of life can be traced back to the farm. This kit includes: six student kits with cards and string. This kit does not need to be returned. 

Help students learn about agricultural careers through this fun, hands-on lesson.  Students will learn that agriculture is much more than farming, and they will also learn all the steps their food takes to get from farm to table!  This kit goes perfectly with the book Before We Eat: From Farm to Table and was featured in the 2016 Literacy Project. Please check the book out separately.

This kit does not need to be returned. 

This Kit Includes:

6 F’s of agriculture bags, 44 career cards, and a paper lesson plan

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Grades K-2: Students will explore the life cycle of a Douglas-fir Christmas tree through this fun craft! Students will identify the various stages of growth through a series of lifecycle stickers. This kit includes the following materials: wood tree cutout, jewelry sized box, life cycle card, stickers, paint and glue. This kit includes materials for 25 students. This kit does not need to be returned.

 Grades 3-5: Students will explore the life cycle of a Douglas-fir Christmas tree through this fun craft learning the various stages of growth. Students will engage in a grade-appropriate reading activity about Christmas tree varieties and sketch a tree’s life cycle. This kit includes the following materials: wood tree cutout, jewelry sized box, life cycle card, Christmas Tree Booklet, paint and glue. This kit does not need to be returned.

This kit contains everything you need to facilitate the Apple Farming Game activity. Don’t want to wait for the kit? Download the cards and scenarios and play today!

This kit does not need to be returned. 

This Kit Includes:

30 apple cards, 25 playing cards,  12 scenario, 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.