Careers in Agriculture

Looking for great resources to begin discussions on the many Careers in Agriculture? Check these out...

My American Farm Games

My Little Ag Me Game What can you do in agriculture? Build your own Ag Me to find out!

     
  • Playing Time: 10-15 minutes 
  • Grades: 3-5 
  • Curriculum Areas: Language Arts, Careers 
  • Ag Themes: Agriculture is Everywhere, Careers in Agriculture

Lesson Plans/Classroom Activities

Agricultural Careers Race 

  • Grade Level: 4th - 5th Grade 
  • Description: Students race to complete their board by evaluating various careers in agriculture. Guiding questions are included for easy debriefing of this activity.

Distribution Relay 

  • Grade Level: 4th - 5th Grade 
  • Description: Students participate in an interactive team activity by putting the steps in order for transporting and distributing common products.

The Faces of Agriculture 

  • Grade Level: 2nd Grade 
  • Description: Students engage in a fun learning activity where they must use key terms to describe the diversity of the agriculture industry.

The Story of Agriculture 

  • Grade Level: Kindergarten 
  • Description: Students engage in a lesson where they learn the definition of agriculture and use artistic strategies to represent the importance and diversity of agriculture.

Who Knew! Careers in Agriculture

Fun Take-Home Activity Sheets

Job Match and Evaluation 

  • Grade Level: 3rd - 5th Grade 
  • Description: Students rank jobs in order of most to least desirable and write a paragraph explaining how they selected their most/least desirable job.

Other Great Resources 

Related Books About Agriculture 

  • Living In a Rural Area, by Lisa Trumbauer 
  • I Drive a Tractor, by Sarah Bridges 
  • The Tree Farmer, by Chuck Leavell and Nicholas Cravotta