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15th Edition

Unit 1-FFA Basics

Lesson planLesson Plans & Curriculum1.1 What Is FFAThis "What is FFA?" lesson, part of the FFA Basics series (FFA.OH.1.1), introduces students to FFA and the opportunities it offers. Through…
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Lesson planLesson Plans & Curriculum1.2 What Is the Three-Circle ModelAn FFA Basics lesson (FFA.OH.1.2) that introduces students to the three-circle model of agricultural education. Students read from the Official FFA Student…
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Lesson planLesson Plans & Curriculum1.3 FFA Mission, Motto and SaluteThis FFA Basics lesson plan teaches students the meaning of the three parts of the FFA Mission Statement (Premier Leadership, Personal Growth,…
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Lesson planLesson Plans & Curriculum1.4 Emblem and ColorsThis FFA Basics lesson (Lesson Number FFA.OH.1.4, "Emblem and colors") teaches students to identify and describe the parts of the National FFA…
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Lesson planLesson Plans & Curriculum1.5 Levels of Membership – Active, Collegiate, Alumni and HonoraryThis FFA Basics lesson teaches students to identify the four levels of FFA membership—Active, Collegiate, Alumni, and Honorary—including the requirements and characteristics…
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Lesson planLesson Plans & Curriculum1.6 FFA Code of EthicsAn "FFA Basics" lesson (FFA.OH.1.6) on the FFA Code of Ethics. Through an interest approach comparing classroom rules to the Code of…
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Lesson planLesson Plans & Curriculum1.7 What Is the FFA Creed, and What Does It MeanThis FFA Basics lesson, "What is the FFA Creed, and what does it mean?" (FFA.OH.1.7), guides students in examining the meaning of…
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Lesson planLesson Plans & Curriculum1.8 Official Dress – Why, When, How and How to Tie a TieAn FFA Basics lesson on FFA Official Dress that teaches students why, when, and how official dress should be worn, the appropriate…
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Lesson planLesson Plans & Curriculum1.9 FFA DegreesThis FFA Basics lesson plan, "FFA Degrees," teaches students to identify the differences among the five FFA degrees (Discovery, Greenhand, Chapter, State,…
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Lesson planLesson Plans & CurriculumFFA Basics (PowerPoint)This resource is an informational presentation covering the foundational components of the National FFA Organization, including the FFA Salute, Motto, Mission, Code…
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Lesson planLesson Plans & CurriculumWhat Is FFA (PowerPoint)This is a presentation based on the Official FFA Student Handbook that introduces students to the foundations of FFA. It covers the…
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Unit 2-FFA History

Unit 3-Chapter Operations

Lesson planLesson Plans & Curriculum3.01 Essentials of a Successful FFA ChapterThis FFA Chapter Operations lesson teaches students to identify the 10 components of a successful FFA chapter using The Official FFA Student…
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Lesson planLesson Plans & Curriculum3.02 Program of ActivitiesThis FFA Chapter Operations lesson (FFA.OH.3.2) teaches students about the Program of Activities (POA), defining it as a road map for chapter…
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Lesson planLesson Plans & Curriculum3.03 Chapter Activities – Fundraisers, Service-Learning and Community ServiceThis Chapter Operations FFA lesson teaches students about chapter activities including fundraisers, service-learning, and community service. Through group work, poster creation, and…
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Lesson planLesson Plans & Curriculum3.04 Leadership RolesThis is an FFA "Chapter Operations" lesson titled "Leadership Roles" that teaches students how to become leaders within their chapter and explains…
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Lesson planLesson Plans & Curriculum3.05 FFA MeetingsThis Chapter Operations lesson (FFA.OH.3.5) teaches students about FFA chapter meetings, including the purpose of conducting chapter business and the proper sequence…
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Lesson planLesson Plans & Curriculum3.06 RecruitmentThis Chapter Operations lesson on Recruitment teaches students three reasons for recruiting new FFA members and the keys to a successful recruitment…
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Lesson planLesson Plans & Curriculum3.07 BanquetThis Chapter Operations lesson (FFA.OH.3.7) titled "Banquet" teaches students about the purpose of the FFA chapter banquet and how to plan one.…
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Lesson planLesson Plans & Curriculum3.08 Parliamentary Procedure BasicsThis is an FFA Chapter Operations lesson plan titled "Parliamentary Procedure Basics" that teaches students proper parliamentary procedure for conducting meetings. After…
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Lesson planLesson Plans & Curriculum3.09 Official FFA CeremoniesThis Chapter Operations lesson (FFA.OH.3.9) teaches students about FFA official ceremonies, focusing on the opening and closing ceremonies and the roles of…
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Lesson planLesson Plans & Curriculum3.10 National FFA Week PlanningThis Chapter Operations lesson teaches students about the purpose of National FFA Week and guides them through planning an activity or event…
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Lesson planLesson Plans & CurriculumChapter Leadership (PowerPoint)This resource outlines the roles and responsibilities of FFA chapter leadership positions, including the President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Reporter, Sentinel, and…
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Lesson planLesson Plans & CurriculumChapter Success (PowerPoint)This resource explains the FFA Chapter Program of Activities (POA) and its three divisions—Student Development, Chapter Development, and Community Development—along with the…
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Unit 4-FFA Programs

Lesson planLesson Plans & Curriculum4.1 FFA Leadership ConferencesThis FFA Programs lesson (FFA.OH.4.1) introduces students to FFA student-based leadership conferences. After an interest approach in which students draw and describe…
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Lesson planLesson Plans & Curriculum4.2 State FFA Officer ProgramsThis FFA lesson plan (FFA.OH.4.2) introduces students to State FFA Officer programs and the leadership continuum that prepares elected officers for their…
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Lesson planLesson Plans & Curriculum4.3 National FFA Scholarship ProgramThis FFA lesson plan (FFA.OH.4.3) introduces students to the National FFA Scholarship Program. Through an interest approach on college costs and a…
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Lesson planLesson Plans & Curriculum4.4 What Is a Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) ProgramThis FFA lesson plan introduces students to Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) programs, teaching them to define an SAE and identify its three…
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Lesson planLesson Plans & Curriculum4.5 Types of Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) ProgramsThis FFA lesson (FFA.OH.4.5) introduces students to the four types of Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) programs—Exploratory, Research, Placement, and Entrepreneurship. Through an…
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Lesson planLesson Plans & Curriculum4.6 Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) IdeasThis FFA lesson plan (FFA.OH.4.6) introduces students to Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) ideas by having them identify the eight agriculture career pathways…
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Lesson planLesson Plans & Curriculum4.7 Proficiency and Star AwardsThis FFA lesson (FFA.OH.4.7) introduces students to FFA's Agricultural Proficiency Awards and the American Star Awards. Through two activities, students explore proficiency…
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Lesson planLesson Plans & Curriculum4.8 What Are CDEsThis FFA lesson, "What are CDEs?" (FFA.OH.4.8), introduces students to Career Development Events by defining what a CDE is and connecting CDEs…
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Lesson planLesson Plans & CurriculumBeyond the Local Level (PowerPoint)This resource is an informational overview of National FFA programs and opportunities available to members, including leadership programs (212/360 Degrees, Washington Leadership…
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Lesson planLesson Plans & CurriculumSAE and CDE (PowerPoint)This resource introduces two core components of agricultural education: Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) programs and Career Development Events (CDEs). It explains the…
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Lesson planLesson Plans & CurriculumScholarships and Awards (PowerPoint)This resource is an informational overview of National FFA scholarships and award programs available to FFA members. It describes the Agri-Entrepreneurship Awards,…
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Unit 5-Beyond High School

Unit 6-FFA Leadership

16th Edition

Classroom Posters

Lesson planLesson Plans & Curriculum3-Component Model – 31×24This is an informational graphic from the National FFA Organization illustrating the Three-Component Model of Agricultural Education. It depicts School Based Agricultural…
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Lesson planLesson Plans & CurriculumCDEs and LDEs – 31×24This is a National FFA Organization reference page listing the various Career Development Events (CDEs), Leadership Development Events (LDEs), and an Activity…
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Lesson planLesson Plans & CurriculumFFA Creed – 31×24This is a one-page printable poster of The FFA Creed, the official statement of belief recited by new FFA members. It presents…
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Lesson planLesson Plans & CurriculumFFA Degrees – 31×24This is a National FFA Organization reference chart outlining the minimum qualification requirements for each of the six FFA degrees: Discovery, Greenhand,…
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Lesson planLesson Plans & CurriculumFFA Emblem – 31×24 (Poster)This is an informational poster/infographic from the National FFA Organization that identifies and explains the symbolic elements of the FFA Emblem. It…
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Lesson planLesson Plans & CurriculumFFA Mission Statement – 31×24 (Poster)This is a promotional poster from the National FFA Organization featuring the FFA mission statement. It states that FFA makes a positive…
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Lesson planLesson Plans & CurriculumFFA Motto – 31×24 (Poster)This is a single-page FFA promotional poster displaying the four lines of the FFA Motto—"Learning to Do, Doing to Learn, Earning to…
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Lesson planLesson Plans & CurriculumFFA Program of Activities – 31×24 (Poster)This is a National FFA Organization informational flyer about the Program of Activities (POA). It outlines the four steps to plan and…
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Lesson planLesson Plans & CurriculumFFA Timeline – 31×24 (Poster)A "Historical FFA Timeline" reference resource that chronicles key milestones in the history of the FFA (Future Farmers of America / National…
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Lesson planLesson Plans & CurriculumSAE – 31×24 (Poster)This is an informational reference handout from the National FFA Organization explaining the types of Supervised Agricultural Experiences (SAEs). It describes the…
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Lesson planLesson Plans & CurriculumTable of Motions – 31×24 (Poster)A single-page parliamentary procedure reference chart titled "Table of Motions" from the National FFA Organization. It lists the first 13 motions by…
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Section 1_ What is FFA_

Section 2_ Premier Leadership

Lesson planLesson Plans & CurriculumPart 1A: The Basics – FFA Mission and MottoThis is a quick lesson plan from the National FFA Organization (Section 2: Part 1, "The Basics: FFA Mission and Motto") that…
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Lesson planLesson Plans & CurriculumPart 1B: The Basics – FFA Salute"The Basics: FFA Salute" is a quick FFA lesson plan (Section 2: Part 1) in which students interpret the meaning of the…
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Lesson planLesson Plans & CurriculumPart 1C: The Basics – FFA Emblem and ColorsThis is a National FFA quick lesson plan (Section 2: Part 1, "The Basics: The FFA Emblem and Colors") that introduces students…
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Lesson planLesson Plans & CurriculumPart 1D: The Basics – Levels of MembershipThis two-part FFA lesson plan, "The Basics: Levels of Membership," teaches students about the three levels of FFA membership—active, alumni, and honorary.…
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Lesson planLesson Plans & CurriculumPart 1E: The Basics – FFA Code of EthicsThis quick lesson plan introduces students to the FFA Code of Ethics. Through drawing an ideal FFA member, illustrating the 12 codes…
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Lesson planLesson Plans & CurriculumPart 1F: The Basics – FFA CreedThis is an introductory FFA lesson plan ("The Basics: FFA Creed") in which students explore the meaning of the FFA Creed and…
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Lesson planLesson Plans & CurriculumPart 1G: The Basics – Official DressA quick FFA lesson plan ("Section 2: Part 1 — The Basics: FFA Official Dress") that introduces students to the significance of…
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Lesson planLesson Plans & CurriculumPart 1H: The Basics – FFA DegreesThis is a quick FFA lesson plan ("The Basics: FFA Degrees," Section 2: Part 1) created by the National FFA Organization that…
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Lesson planLesson Plans & CurriculumPart 2A: Chapter – Essentials of a Successful ChapterThis quick FFA lesson plan introduces students to the 13 essentials of a successful FFA chapter as outlined in "The Official FFA…
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Lesson planLesson Plans & CurriculumPart 2B: Chapter – Program of ActivitiesThis is a quick FFA lesson plan on the chapter Program of Activities (POA), created by the National FFA Organization. Through an…
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Lesson planLesson Plans & CurriculumPart 2C: Chapter – Activities, Fundraisers, Service Learning, and Community ServiceThis is a quick FFA lesson plan (Section 2: Part 2) on chapter activities — fundraisers, service-learning, and community service. Through an…
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Lesson planLesson Plans & CurriculumPart 2C: Chapter – Activities, Fundraisers, Service Learning and Community ServiceThis is a quick FFA chapter lesson plan introducing students to fundraising, service-learning, and community service. Through brainstorming, group poster activities, and…
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Lesson planLesson Plans & CurriculumPart 2D: Chapter – Leadership RolesThis FFA quick lesson plan, "Chapter: Leadership Roles," teaches students how they can become leaders within their FFA chapter and identifies the…
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Lesson planLesson Plans & CurriculumPart 2E: Chapter – FFA MeetingsA quick lesson plan from the National FFA Organization's FFA Meetings chapter that teaches students the official order of business for an…
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Lesson planLesson Plans & CurriculumPart 2F: Chapter – Recruiting MembersThis is a quick FFA lesson plan ("Section 2: Part 2 — Recruiting Members") created by the National FFA Organization that teaches…
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Lesson planLesson Plans & CurriculumPart 2G: Chapter – Chapter BanquetThis is a quick FFA lesson plan ("Section 2: Part 2, Chapter Banquet") that introduces students to planning their chapter's annual FFA…
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Lesson planLesson Plans & CurriculumPart 2H: Chapter – Basic Parliamentary ProcedureThis is an FFA quick lesson plan titled "Basic Parliamentary Procedure" that introduces students to what parliamentary procedure is and how it…
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Lesson planLesson Plans & CurriculumPart 2I: Chapter – Advanced Parliamentary ProcedureThis is an advanced parliamentary procedure lesson plan from the National FFA Organization designed as a follow-up to basic parliamentary procedure. Students…
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Lesson planLesson Plans & CurriculumPart 2J: Chapter – FFA Official CeremoniesThis is a quick lesson plan from the National FFA Organization on FFA Official Ceremonies. Through video comparison, a discovery worksheet, and…
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Lesson planLesson Plans & CurriculumPart 2K: Chapter – National FFA Week PlanningThis quick lesson plan introduces students to planning National FFA Week through brainstorming, group activities, and advertising. Students develop a purpose statement…
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Lesson planLesson Plans & CurriculumPart 2K: Chapter – National FFA Week PlanningA quick lesson plan from the National FFA Organization that guides students through planning National FFA Week. Students explore the purpose of…
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Lesson planLesson Plans & CurriculumPart 2L: Chapter – FFA Member Retainment and EngagementThis FFA quick lesson plan, "Chapter: Retaining and Engaging FFA Members," helps students understand why retaining chapter members matters and brainstorm strategies…
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Lesson planLesson Plans & CurriculumPart 2L: Chapter – FFA Member Retainment and EngagementThis FFA lesson plan focuses on retaining and engaging chapter members. Through an interest activity, group discussion, and a "WIIFM—What's in It…
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Lesson planLesson Plans & CurriculumPart 3: State – State FFA Officer ProgramsThis FFA lesson (Section 2: Part 3, "State: State FFA Officer Programs") introduces students to state FFA officer programs and the State…
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Lesson planLesson Plans & CurriculumPart 4: National – FFA Leadership ConferencesThis is a quick FFA lesson plan ("Section 2: Part 4") that introduces students to five national FFA student-based leadership conferences. Through…
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Lesson planLesson Plans & CurriculumPart 5A: Beyond High School – National FFA Scholarship ProgramThis quick lesson plan, "Beyond High School: National FFA Scholarship Program," guides students through exploring FFA scholarship opportunities and matching student profiles…
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Lesson planLesson Plans & CurriculumPart 5B: Beyond High School – National FFA AlumniThis is a quick lesson plan, "Beyond High School: National FFA Alumni" (Section 2: Part 5), created by the National FFA Organization,…
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Lesson planLesson Plans & CurriculumPart 5B: Beyond High School – National FFA AlumniA short FFA lesson plan titled "Beyond High School: National FFA Alumni" that introduces students to who FFA Alumni are, their impact…
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Section 3_ Personal Growth

Lesson planLesson Plans & CurriculumPart 1A: Me – Personal Action PlanThis is an FFA lesson plan ("Me: Personal Action Plan," Section 3: Part 1) that teaches students about premier leadership, personal growth,…
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Lesson planLesson Plans & CurriculumPart 1B: Me – Professional Growth"Me: Professional Growth" (Section 3: Part 1) is a quick FFA lesson plan that guides students through reflecting on professionalism, researching a…
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Lesson planLesson Plans & CurriculumPart 1C: Me – EtiquetteThis is an FFA quick lesson plan ("Me: Etiquette," Section 3: Part 1) that teaches students what etiquette is and the rules…
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Lesson planLesson Plans & CurriculumPart 2A: We – Communication"We: Communication" (Section 3: Part 2) is an FFA leadership lesson plan that teaches students the importance of two-way communication and professional…
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Lesson planLesson Plans & CurriculumPart 2B: We – Relationship BuildingThis FFA leadership lesson plan, "We: Relationship Building" (Section 3, Part 2), helps students build relationships by learning about others and developing…
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Lesson planLesson Plans & CurriculumPart 2C: We – Respecting Others"We: Respecting Others" is an FFA leadership lesson plan (Section 3, Part 2) that uses a "how many squares" perception activity and…
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Lesson planLesson Plans & CurriculumPart 3: Do – Agricultural Literacy and AdvocacyThis FFA lesson plan, "Do: Agricultural Literacy and Advocacy," teaches students what advocacy is, the skills and importance of being an advocate,…
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Lesson planLesson Plans & CurriculumPart 4: Serve – Living to Serve"Serve: Living to Serve" is a two-lesson FFA leadership resource that teaches students the difference between community service and service-learning, using the…
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Section 4_ Career Success

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