SAEs – Start Small, Grow Big
This National FFA lesson plan, “SAE: Start Small, Grow Big,” uses a video of an American Star in Agribusiness winner and an accompanying worksheet to show students how small interests can grow into Supervised Agricultural Experiences (SAEs) and businesses. Students connect personal interests to careers, map out growth steps, and identify resources—including FFA SAE grants—needed to develop a business.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Connect personal interests to future careers.
- Identify resources needed to develop a business
- Time required
- 15 minutes
- Materials
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- A copy of the "SAE: Start Small, Grow Big" worksheet for each student.
- Internet access to play the video in real time or embed it in a PowerPoint ahead of time.
- Resources
- FFA.org
Downloads & Links
Aligned Standards
AFNR Cluster Skills
- CS.03Examine and summarize the importance of health, safety and environmental management systems in AFNR workplaces.
Common Career Technical Core
- AG5Describe career opportunities and means to achieve those opportunities in each of the Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources Career Pathways.
Common Core – Literacy in Science & Technical Subjects: Writing
- WHST.9.10.4Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
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.