Mother nature decided to dump three inches of snow on us last night (Yes, that is what living in Minnesota is all about). We had no errands to run, so it was a perfect day to bake bread. To get…
Earth Day Activities for Kids: Soils

Earth Day is just around the corner. It is celebrated on the 22nd of April every year. Today, I have a short post on some Earth Day soil activities you can do with kids. Soil is the most important resource…
Farm Lesson Activities-Tractors
I have two little boys living in my house (and one big guy) who love farm tractors and machinery. They could play with tractors all day. So why not make the tractor play a little educational too. Here are some free…
Free Teacher Resource: Turkeys and Thanksgiving
No it is not Friday, but I had to post about a couple great (and FREE) turkey lesson resources. Thanksgiving is right around the corner and my brother (the vegan) is probably the only one who will not be feasting…
FREE Teacher Resource Friday: Pumpkin Science Unit
Both our sons love science. I swear our oldest has the documentary Planet Earth memorized. They have been putting up with my FREE Teacher Resource projects that have been a heavy load of literacy and handwriting skill building. So when I told…
FREE Teacher Resource: Bb is for (Farm) Babies
Everyone loves farm babies. Cute fluffy chicks, adorable calves, lovable kittens all make us stop and go “awe.” This cutie was born September 6th Baby chicks are so fluffy and adorable Today’s Free Teacher Resource is all about babies. We are going…
FREE Teacher Resource: Ice Cream in a Bag
Today is the last Friday in the month of July. Do you know what we dairy farmers celebrate in July? ICE CREAM (July is ice cream month). But we don’t need a reason to celebrate ice cream. This week the…
FREE Teacher Resource-Making Butter and other Dairy Activities
Often we forget that learning about health and food is just as important as learning about math, reading and writing. Today, I have a great activity that will get the kids moving and help them learn a bit about the…
FREE Teacher Resources-Seasons and the Farm
I hope that you enjoyed the first installment in our Free Teacher Resources series. Last week we had a unit on cows and numbers. Click here if you missed it. This week we are going to talk about seasons. While…
Free Teacher Resource: Cows and Numbers
I am super excited to start a new series on this blog. Each week I am going to feature a learning project about farms, agriculture, animals or food. The goal is to provide easy ways to incorporate learning about agriculture…