Students will learn the life cycle of a honey bee and their importance to agriculture through pollination.

This Activity Book accompanies Blossom's Big Job, a story about a busy honey bee on a mission to pollinate her flowers until they mature into fruit.

Students will have the chance to be busy bees like Blossom as they learn about the life cycle of a pumpkin plant through planting and sprouting their own pumpkins. Included in this lesson plan is a craft activity of the life cycle of a pumpkin plant as the students' final Assessment of Learning.

A guided reading lesson to accompany "Blossom's Big Job DOWNLOAD"! In this charming storybook, a hard working bee will encourage trust and perseverance while your students learn about pollination and how honey is made. Companion resources: "Blossom's Big Job Activity Book" "Blossom's Big Job Read Along"

Interactive Storybook Lesson: Blossom’s Big Job is about a busy honey bee on a mission to pollinate her flowers until they mature into fruit. Readers follow Blossom as she helps collect nectar for her hive and works hard to pollinate her flowers.

After reading “Blossom’s Big Job”, students will have the chance to experience hands on pollination through participation in two activity stations. These activities are designed to promote physical activity, allow students to question and reflect on their experiences through the Check, Connect, Reflect model of assessment, and promote experiential learning.

Enjoy a fun read along of this charming storybook about a hard working bee that will encourage trust and perseverance while your students learn about pollination and how honey is made. Be sure to also download "Blossom's Big Job DOWNLOAD", "Blossom's Big Job Guided Reading Lesson" and "Blossom's Big Job Activity Book".

Blossom’s Big Job is about a busy honey bee on a mission to pollinate her flowers until they mature into fruit. Readers follow Blossom as she helps collect nectar for her hive and works hard to pollinate her flowers.

Students will learn about the source of dairy products and how butter is made. This fun activity will have them curious about dairy cows and start the scientific inquiry process.

In an average year, Canada mourns the loss of over 100 adults and children due to agricultural fatalities. Canada’s agricultural sector is one of the most hazardous industries in which to work.
Producer groups, non-profits, government bodies, industry and researchers formed what is now the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association (CASA) in 1993 to respond to issues of health and safety in agriculture.
As a national, non-profit organization, CASA promotes farm safety in the agricultural sector. CASA works with partners in government, business, and farming organizations across the country to support initiatives that equip producers, their families and their workers with the information and tools needed to make farms a safe place to live, work and play.
CASA is governed by a seven-person Board of Directors drawn from a membership base that includes individuals, organizations, governments and businesses.

Visit Agriculture in the Classroom Canada's Educator Matrix to search through 200+ curriculum-linked resources that focus on agriculture and food.

Students will be introduced to composting and vermicomposting and how it impacts the health of our soil.

Ideas for integrating food into the classroom from guest blogger Sarah Anderson.
*Making personal placemats
*Narrative Writing
*Research Paper
*Mapping Foods
*Podcasts

The students will be able to identify food groups and healthy food options.

Students will be able to identify healthy dairy products, describe the dairy process, and strengthen writing and sequencing skills.

The Healthy Kids Quest is a flexible program designed for grade 1 to 3 classes across the country. The program includes activity sheets and instructions on six themes, which have been split into sections to facilitate download.

Healthy Kids Quest introduction Includes an overview of the Healthy Kids Quest for teachers and group leaders, and the introduction documents to be sent home to parents/guardians

Program Kick-Off: Being Healthy Includes activities to help students understand how eating nutritious food and being physically active contribute to being healthy.

Topics Covered:
Water
Fruits and Vegetables
Whole Grains
Healthy Snacks
A Balanced Lunch Box
Physical Activity

This comprehensive website contains a great deal of information and there are many curricular connections to grades 3 – 6 Science, Social Studies, and English Language Arts.

Be sure to check out the "Past", "Evolution", "Present" and "Future" tabs along the top to access LOTS of great ag resources and information!

Among other things, the site offers:
- Simple Lessons - Depending on the sections your students study and activities undertaken, different outcomes may be met. There are several ‘grab and go’ activities for students, available in both pdf and word documents.
- Brain Buster Activities - These crossword puzzles, word searches, word scrambles, matching pages, and colouring pages are great when time is limited because they can be easily stopped and started! They will challenge students to problem-solve and test their knowledge.
- Quizzes - The quizzes here are generally the same quizzes as the students will find on the web pages. They are available for each section on this website so that students progress can be tracked if you wish!

"Explore.org hosts live streaming videos from all over the world allowing learners to observe a variety of animals in their natural habitats.

The learning extends beyond the classroom offering a portal into the natural world with authentic exposure to a variety of species.

Applications of explore.org can include creating a center activity in which students observe animals in their natural settings to gather and record data as citizen scientists.

As the introduction to an animal research project, this resource can ignite curiosity and encourage further investigation.

Additionally, explore.org can serve as a gateway to compare and contrast different animals among diverse habitats." (AASL)

Observe animals all over the world! Exotic to pets to farm animals!

Students will identify characteristics of farm animals including differentiating between mammals and oviparous (egg laying) animals.