Ag Literacy Events

AZFB AITC offers several Ag Literacy Events throughout the year. These 30-minute presentations are designed for the K-2 classroom. As students become more and more disconnected from the farm and their food, it is important that we show them where their food is coming from and who it is that is producing it. These standards-based presentations are available to the first 1,000 classrooms to register. They are offered for FREE to Arizona Teachers. To schedule your spot in an Ag Literacy Event please email scheduleaitc@azfb.org.  Books are now open for scheduling. Be sure to join our email list if you have not already!


The Pumpkin Ag Literacy Event is designed for the kindergarten - 2nd grade classroom and teaches the life cycle of a pumpkin. This year's event stems around the story Pumpkin Circle. During this 30-minute presentation, students will participate in a life cycle of a pumpkin bracelet activity to reinforce the concepts from the story. The event runs October 1st - October 31st. This event is FREE for Arizona teachers. 

*We will do our best to accommodate the date and time request. However, a request is a request and not guaranteed. 
The STEM Ag Literacy Event is designed for the 3rd and 4th grade classroom and introduces students to the first STEM career: agriculture. This year's event stems around the story Full of Beans by Peggy Thomas. Students will participate in a STEM activity to reinforce the concepts from the story.

This presentation is available for 3rd-4th grade teachers. .To sign-up please email scheduleaitc@azfb.org with the following information:
  • school name
  • teacher name (please include all teachers in your team that would like a presentation)
  • grade level
  • date you would like the presentation (within event dates)
  • 45-minute time slot for each teacher
*We will do our best to accommodate the date and time request. However, a request is a request and not guaranteed. 

The Dr Seuss Ag Literacy Event is designed for the kindergarten - 2nd grade classroom. The book and topic changes depending upon the grade level. Please see graphic to your left for details. 

The event runs February 10th - March 7th. The event is open to K-2 teachers to register. The event is FREE.
 
*We will do our best to accommodate the date and time request. However, a request is a request and not guaranteed.

The Spring Ag Literacy Event is designed for the kindergarten - 2nd grade classrooms. This year's event stems around the story Deserts Grow Veggies by Elizabeth Cooley. Students will learn all the reasons why Yuma, Arizona is a great place to grow veggies and is known as the Winter Lettuce Capitol of the World!

The event runs April 1st - April 30th.  The event is FREE. Teachers will receive the book to keep for their classroom library!

*We will do our best to accommodate the date and time request. However, a request is a request and not guaranteed.