Introduce your students to the wonders of the modern farm and the diverse farmers and families who work and live on them. From corn mazes to vertical farms, discover the many ways that food finds its way to our tables. Companion activities are available to extend the learning.

TO ORDER: One book per class. For the companion activities, order one Teacher's Guide and input the number of activity sheets you need (one per student):
PreK-K: Farmer Letter Work (tracing and colouring)
Gr. 1-2: Rhyming Word Work
Gr. 3-4: Funny Fill-ins
Gr. 5-6: Extend the Story
*For split classes, order whichever activity you'd like!

Tour a farm or processing facility from the comfort of your couch! FarmFood360° is a series of virtual farm and processing facility tours throughout Canada. Students can test their knowledge at the end of each tour.

Join us on Season 4 of the Great Canadian Farm Tour to learn about the diversity in food and agriculture that can be found in Canada. Watch tours of different farms and food facilities while also exploring more in the activity booklets.

Your Saskatchewan Seed Kit comes complete with 5 sets of 13 seed samples of Saskatchewan's most commonly grown crops and suggested activities to engage your students in learning about crop production in Saskatchewan. One kit per teacher.

Students are tasked with finding a nutrient-rich space in their schoolyard to grow plants! In small groups students will work together to test soil nutrients in their schoolyard and determine whether it is a fit place for a future garden. With this resource you'll receive supplies to perform the tests, a lesson plan, and procedure documents for students. 

One kit contains enough materials for a class of 30.

Please be sure to download the PowerPoint presentation from here if ordering the resource.

Beautifully illustrated and written by Saskatchewan artists, this storybook poetically walks students through a day in the life of a farmer at harvest. Students will better understand the pride that comes with producing food, and the importance of agriculture in our lives. Available only to Educators.

A competitive and interactive quiz game that tests your student's knowledge about agriculture. With beginner, intermediate, and expert levels it can be used for a variety of different age levels.

Students will undertake a series of assignments to acquaint themselves with current events and issues in agriculture. This lesson requires the collection of agricultural issues to study. Topics can include issues such as food security, FNMI stewardship, and many others.

An agriculture resource including 21 lesson plans, student activities, and teacher and student informational handouts. Complete with pictures, this cross-curricular resource is a fantastic learning tool for the Grade Four Social Studies Unit!

This fun, educational book and accompanying resources will help students to learn about the important role worms play in maintaining healthy soil to grow healthy food. The book is available to order, download as a PDF, or watch as a read-along video.

Use this activity to help students visualize and understand agricultural land use.

Working with either Edison or Microbit systems, students will gain an understanding of the importance of automation in agriculture while working together to complete a series of fun coding activities. Note: This resource is designed to compliment the Edison and Microbit courses offered through SaskCode. Edison and Microbit systems are not supplied by AITC-SK.

Students learn about different plant products as they prepare and participate in a bake sale.

Before the Plate is a documentary that attempts to close the gap between the urban consumer and farming in Canada. Follow young farmers and industry experts to learn what a modern Canadian farm operation looks like, and discuss the most pressing questions consumers have about their food. Be sure to check out the comprehensive, curriculum-linked Student Guide we have created to supplement the viewing of this documentary.

This lesson focuses on the many products that are derived from beef cattle, beyond just meat and meat products. Students will see that animal agriculture is an important part of their everyday lives.

Students will discover a valuable alternate energy resource. Students will create their own biogas generator, thus exploring the chemical reactions that occur during the breakdown of organic matter.

Students will produce tobacco and observe and interpret the use of tobacco as a biological method of controlling plant pests. This lesson highlights the importance of enhancing plant growth through the use of biological (natural) methods of pest control.

Some of the topics briefly discussed in this booklet include the history of biotechnology, improvement of consumer health, and the safety record of biotechnology. This booklet also includes a glossary of terms commonly used when discussing biotechnology. Developed by Council for Biotechnology Information.

This information pamphlet explores biotech's take on malaria; it provides a basic outline of the effects and concerns regarding the disease, and how it is being fought through biotech and genomic approaches.

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 the honey bee as she helps collect nectar for her hive and works hard to pollinate her flowers. The storybook is available to order, download as a PDF, or watch the animated story video.

A snapshot of Canada's Food Guide and nutritional information.

A cute dog takes students on a journey around their family's farm and shares details about their home, family, dairy cows, wild animals, plus the farmers and veterinarians that help keep the cows safe and healthy. Students will learn about connections between animals, plants, technology, and people, as well as the importance of caring for animals.

In this resource, students will have the opportunity to explore, observe and examine tulip bulbs. Lessons include planting bulbs, learning about the history of tulip farmers in the Netherlands, collecting data and studying the plant's growth cycle.

Challenging Conditions - Exploring the Lives of Subsistence Farmers in the Developing World is an activity that invites students to explore what life is like for subsistence farmers in the developing world by introducing them to a character and various aspects of his/her life.

The activity emphasizes quality of life and the effects of issues such as hunger, health, conflict, gender dynamics, environment and climate change.

Related media: Program puts students in shoes of subsistence farmers (The Western Producer) 

The complete kit contains a teacher guide and all materials needed.

Explore the science of cheesemaking with two hands-on kits that bring food and STEM together. In the Biology Cheesemaking Kit, students investigate how enzymes and bacteria interact to form curds. In the Chemistry Cheesemaking Kit, students explore how different types of milk respond to changes in temperature and pH. Each kit includes materials and a structured inquiry lesson that supports observation, experimentation, and student-led discovery.

Chicken today is more nutritious and delicious than ever! Chicken farmers in Canada are dedicated to producing chicken of the highest safety and quality. This educational resource explores chicken production in Canada and consists of a video a learning workbook and a poster!

Students will plant a variety of grain seeds in different soils. The grains will be exposed to a variety of weather conditions relevant in farming today. Students will explore the question: How does soil and weather affect crop production?

An interactive lesson focused on building student understanding of agriculture and fostering critical thinking. Students explore the connections we have to the world around us through a hands-on activity. The resource has been adapted and is available to order for Grades K-2 and 3-6.

NOTE: the activity in this resources is best played with more than 10 students.

Students will learn about topics including food safety, food preparation, cooking, food security, chicken production, marketing, and more! This resource includes recipes, student worksheets, lab activities, handouts, and marking rubrics.

Adapted from our popular Food Studies resource, Cooking Up Chicken, these activities guide the home cook in preparing delicious chicken dishes while learning about health and safety, chicken as a global commodity, chicken production in Saskatchewan, and the nutritional benefits of chicken.