Literacy for Life Grants

Project Ideas for Inspiration:

Outreach

• Host a farm day
• Host an agriculture-based assembly
• Host a farm day for a local elementary school
• Host an agricultural careers day at your school
• Celebrate National Agriculture Day with a field trip or class speaker about agriculture's impact in California
• Set up a pen pal program with another county or state. Have students write letters to their pals to learn about agriculture in different geographical locations
• Host an agriculture-based assembly for the entire school

Field Trips

• Host a virtual field trip or farm tour
• Visit a production farming operation, greenhouse or nursery
• Tour your local farmers market while learning about the commodities that are grown in your area
• Visit an agriculture trade show such as the World Ag Expo or a county fair

Science

• Grow a pizza garden! Have students plant and harvest vegetables to make a pizza.
• Choose a fruit or vegetable that can be picked in season and preserved for later enjoyment. Research the preservation process and have students create a poster to illustrate it.
• Purchase materials to implement a CFAITC lesson plan
• Purchase agriculture-related literature from CFAITC Teacher Resource Guide for the school library
• Build a chicken coop and study the process of egg formation

Nutrition

• Perform taste tests in your classroom to educate students about the health benefits of fruits and vegetables
• Compare the look, taste, and smell of organic and conventionally grown fruits and vegetables. Have students research both farming practices and record their observations in a chart or diagram
• Have students select a commodity, state the nutritional benefits and then research the by-products that are made from that commodity. Bring the commodities in for a classroom presentation