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 850 classrooms to register. They are offered for FREE and participating teachers get to keep the book for their classroom library. To schedule your spot in an Ag Literacy Event please email scheduleaitc@azfb.org. Books for the 2022-2023 School Year do not open until July 11, 2022.

	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 Jack by Will Hubbell. Students will participate in a life cycle of a pumpkin bead activity to reinforce the concepts from the story. The event runs October 4th - October 31st. The event is open to the first 800 K-2 teachers to register. The event is FREE.  This event is now full for the 2022-2023 School Year! For those of you who were unable to get on our schedule for this year, we have included the presentation in our Virtual Presentation Library.  ! For those of you who were unable to get on our schedule for this year, we have included the presentation in our Virtual Presentation Library.
	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. The event runs January 2nd - January 31st.The event is open to the first 200 3rd-4th grade teachers to register. The event is FREE. To register 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 13th - March 10th. The event is open to the first 850 K-2 teachers to register. The event is FREE. This event is now full for the 2022-2023 School Year! For those of you who were unable to get on our schedule for this year, we have included the presentation in our Virtual Presentation Library.
	The Spring Ag Literacy Event is designed for the kindergarten - 2nd grade classroom and teaches the parts of a plant. This year's event stems around the story How to Grow a Monster by Kiki Thorpe. Students will participate in a parts of a plant activity to reinforce the concepts from the story. The event runs April 3rd - April 28th. The event is open to the first 850 K-2 teachers to register. The event is FREE. This event is now full for the 2022-2023 School Year! For those of you who were unable to get on our schedule for this year, we have included the presentation in our Virtual Presentation Library.