Agmag Grade 1 Lessons and Activity Ideas
Lesson Ideas
This lesson introduces students to six major livestock species, teaches that animals need air, space, food, water, and shelter to survive, and introduces students to the life cycle of a farm animal.
Students will learn about the sources of different foods by differentiating between foods originating from plants and foods originating from animals.
Students will match farm animals with their young, learn the terminology for males, females, and baby animals, identify the products each farm animal produces, and learn basic facts about how animals are cared for on a farm.
Students will identify the source of the food they eat and investigate the processes and people involved in getting food from the farm to their spoon.
Additional MAITC Resources
- Agriculture is Everywhere Poster
- Where Does your Pizza Come From? Poster
- Where Does your Cheeseburger Come From? Poster
- Video Library