Abbey Rinker – SAE – Horse Showing Lesson Plan
“SAEs: It Takes a Village” is a quick FFA lesson plan in which students watch a video about an FFA member’s horse-showing SAE and complete an accompanying worksheet to identify the resources and personal connections needed to develop a supervised agricultural experience (SAE) project. Through discussion and an inventory activity, students explore how individuals in their lives can help them plan and launch SAE opportunities in their school or community.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Create an inventory of resources and connections to develop a supervised agricultural experience (SAE) project.
- Plan opportunities for SAEs within their school or community.
- Time required
- 30 minutes
- Materials
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- A copy of the "It Takes a Village" worksheet for each student.
- Internet access to play the video in real time or embed it in a PowerPoint ahead of time.
- Resources
- 1. FFA.org; 2. Video: "Abbey Rinker – SAE – Horse Showing," https://vimeo.com/164628856; 3. Website: "AgExplorer," https://agexplorer.ffa.org/
- This Quick Lesson Plan Would Work Well As
- 1. Part of an SAE lesson/unit. 2. A lesson on career preparation.
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Aligned Standards
AFNR Career Ready Practices
- CRP.04Communicate clearly, effectively, and with reason. Career-ready individuals communicate thoughts, ideas and action plans with clarity, whether using written, verbal and/or visual methods.
- CRP.10Plan education and career path aligned to personal goals. Career-ready individuals take personal ownership of their own educational and career goals, and they regularly act on a plan to attain these goals.
AFNR Cluster Skills
- CS.05Describe career opportunities and means to achieve those opportunities in each of the Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources career pathways.
Common Core – Speaking and Listening
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.9-10.1Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grades 9-10 topics, texts, and issues, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.9-10.2Integrate multiple sources of information presented in diverse media or formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) evaluating the credibility and accuracy of each source.
Common Core – Writing
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.2Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.
FFA Precept
- FFA-CS-M.CommunicationEffectively interact with others in personal and professional settings.
- FFA.PL-A.ActionAssume responsibility and take the necessary steps to achieve the desired results, no matter what the goal or task at hand.