1.23 A Is for Agriculture
This is Lesson 1.23 (“A” is for Agriculture) from the National FFA Grow Your PALS Program Guide, part of the Field to Fork unit, designed as a small-group mentoring activity. Students define agriculture (the production of food and fiber and management of natural resources) and create artwork and an “agriculture alphabet” poster listing an agriculture-related item for each letter of the alphabet, distinguishing the food, fiber, and natural resource areas of agriculture.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Define agriculture.
- List one agriculture-related word beginning with each letter of the alphabet.
- Time required
- Instruction time for this lesson: 30 minutes.
- Materials
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- Computer paper
- Poster paper
- Crayons
- Tacks or tape
- Lesson Type
- Small Group
- Unit
- Field to Fork
- Precepts
- A. Action — A1. Work independently and in group settings to get things done
- Key Terms
- Agriculture
- Resources
- National FFA Organization. (2003). LifeKnowledge Precepts and Signs of Success.
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Aligned Standards
National Standards
- CS.01.01.01.cWork independently and in group settings to accomplish a task.
- NL-ENG.K-12.12Applying Language Skills
- NL-ENG.K-12.5Communication Strategies – Students employ a wide range of strategies as they write and use different writing process elements appropriately to communicate with different audiences for a variety of purposes.
- NS.K-4.1Science as Inquiry