Welcome to the For Your InFARMation teacher's resource page.
Free teacher resources about Ohio livestock farming provided by the Ohio Livestock Coalition.

We hope you will find the materials below helpful in teaching your classes about the origins of the food they eat every day and livestock farming in Ohio.

The materials support the Ohio social studies, language arts, math and science academic content standards for third grade and have been reviewed by a curriculum consultant who is also a third-grade teacher in Ohio. Please feel free to download and duplicate these materials as needed for your use in your classroom.

CLASSROOM MATERIALS

Student's Guide (8 total pages)

Teacher's Guide (6 total pages)

Worksheet 1: Ohio's TOP Livestock-Producing Counties

Worksheet 2: Keys to Safe, Healthy Food

Worksheet 3: Charts & Graphs

Essay Guidelines

Essay Form

New smart board lessons are now available!
Click the links below to download the files.
Lesson 1 (Animal Care)Lesson 2 (Economics)Lesson 3 (Industry)

ADDITIONAL FREE RESOURCES

Click here to learn about and watch videos about Ohio farmers.

• Take a video field trip to an Ohio dairy farm by watching "A Day at the Farm."

Click here to watch videos about Ohio hog farmers.

• Explore Ohio's beef industry by clicking here.

• Discover the more than 200 crops and animals grown in Ohio at Our Ohio.

If you have questions or comments about the materials, please e-mail us.

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Win a free field trip to an Ohio farm!

Do you want your students to experience an Ohio livestock farm firsthand? We are giving away a free, all-expenses-paid field trip for the class with the winning essay in our For Your InFARMation essay contest.

View a short video from a previous field trip, then read more about the contest details and access the essay form. All essays are due by March 14, 2012.
Essay winners will be notified by March 30, 2012.

   
Materials provided by the For Your InFARMation program are for the express use of teachers in Ohio,
and may not be duplicated for any purpose other than classroom distribution. ©2010