Agriculture Pays
Students discover that agricultural careers are interconnected and that agriculture influences many parts of their daily lives.
Background
Lesson Activities
Recommended Companion Resources
Credits
Author
Utah Agriculture in the Classroom
Standards
Texas Content Area Standards
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ELA: K.110.2.b.1
Developing and sustaining foundational language skills: listening, speaking, discussion, and thinking - - oral language. The student develops oral language through listening, speaking, and discussion.
- ELA: K.1.C: The student is expected to share information and ideas by speaking audibly and clearly using the conventions of language.
- ELA: K.1.D: The student is expected to work collaboratively with others by following agreed-upon rules for discussion, including taking turns.
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ELA: K.110.2.b.5
Comprehension skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts. The student uses metacognitive skills to both develop and deepen comprehension of increasingly complex texts.
- ELA: K.5.G: The student is expected to evaluate details to determine what is most important with adult assistance.
- ELA: K.5.H: The student is expected to synthesize information to create new understanding with adult assistance.
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ELA: K.110.2.b.6
Response skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts. The student responds to an increasingly challenging variety of sources that are read, heard, or viewed.
- ELA: K.6.E: The student is expected to interact with sources in meaningful ways such as illustrating or writing.
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ELA: 1.110.3.b.1
Developing and sustaining foundational language skills: listening, speaking, discussion, and thinking - - oral language. The student develops oral language through listening, speaking, and discussion.
- ELA: 1.1.C: The student is expected to share information and ideas about the topic under discussion, speaking clearly at an appropriate pace and using the conventions of language.
- ELA: 1.1.D: The student is expected to work collaboratively with others by following agreed-upon rules for discussion, including listening to others, speaking when recognized, and making appropriate contributions.
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ELA: 1.110.3.b.2
Developing and sustaining foundational language skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking - - beginning reading and writing. The student develops word structure knowledge through phonological awareness, print concepts, phonics, and morphology to communicate, decode, and spell.
- ELA: 1.2.F: The student is expected to develop handwriting by printing words, sentences, and answers legibly leaving appropriate spaces between words.
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ELA: 1.110.3.b.6
Comprehension skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts. The student uses metacognitive skills to both develop and deepen comprehension of increasingly complex texts.
- ELA: 1.6.G: The student is expected to evaluate details to determine what is most important with adult assistance.
- ELA: 1.6.H: The student is expected to synthesize information to create new understanding with adult assistance.
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ELA: 1.110.3.b.7
Response skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts. The student responds to an increasingly challenging variety of sources that are read, heard, or viewed.
- ELA: 1.7.E: The student is expected to interact with sources in meaningful ways such as illustrating or writing.
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ELA: 2.110.4.b.1
Developing and sustaining foundational language skills: listening, speaking, discussion, and thinking -- oral language. The student develops oral language through listening, speaking, and discussion.
- ELA: 2.1.C: The student is expected to share information and ideas that focus on the topic under discussion, speaking clearly at an appropriate pace and using the conventions of language.
- ELA: 2.1.D: The student is expected to work collaboratively with others by following agreed-upon rules for discussion, including listening to others, speaking when recognized, making appropriate contributions, and building on the ideas of others.
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ELA: 2.110.4.b.6
Comprehension skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts. The student uses metacognitive skills to both develop and deepen comprehension of increasingly complex texts.
- ELA: 2.6.G: The student is expected to evaluate details read to determine key ideas.
- ELA: 2.6.H: The student is expected to synthesize information to create new understanding.
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ELA: 2.110.4.b.7
Response skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts. The student responds to an increasingly challenging variety of sources that are read, heard, or viewed.
- ELA: 2.7.E: The student is expected to interact with sources in meaningful ways such as illustrating or writing.
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Social Studies: K.113.11.c.5
Economics. The student understands the difference between human needs and wants and how they are met. The student is expected to:
- Social Studies: K.113.11.c.5.A: identify basic human needs of food, clothing, and shelter
- Social Studies: K.113.11.c.5.C: explain how basic human needs and wants can be met
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Social Studies: 2.113.13.c.7
Economics. The student understands the roles of producers and consumers in the production of goods and services. The student is expected to:
- Social Studies: 2.113.13.c.7.A: distinguish between producing and consuming
- Social Studies: 2.113.13.c.7.B: identify ways in which people are both producers and consumers
- Social Studies: 2.113.13.c.7.C: trace the development of a product from a natural resource to a finished product
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Social Studies: 2.113.13.c.16
Social studies skills. The student communicates in written, oral, and visual forms. The student is expected to:
- Social Studies: 2.113.13.c.16.E: communicate information visually, orally, or in writing based on knowledge and experiences in social studies
- Social Studies: 2.113.13.c.16.F: create written and visual material such as stories, maps, and graphic organizers to express ideas
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Social Studies: K.113.11.c.13
Social studies skills. The student applies critical-thinking skills to organize and use information acquired from a variety of valid sources, including technology. The student is expected to:
- Social Studies: K.113.11.c.13.D: sequence and categorize information
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Social Studies: K.113.11.c.14
Social studies skills. The student communicates in oral and visual forms. The student is expected to:
- Social Studies: K.113.11.c.14.C: communicate information visually, orally, or in writing based on knowledge and experiences in social studies
- Social Studies: K.113.11.c.14.D: create and interpret visuals, including pictures and maps
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Social Studies: 1.113.12.c.16
Social studies skills. The student applies critical-thinking skills to organize and use information acquired from a variety of valid sources, including technology. The student is expected to:
- Social Studies: 1.113.12.c.16.D: sequence and categorize information
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Social Studies: 1.113.12.c.17
Social studies skills. The student communicates in oral, visual, and written forms. The student is expected to:
- Social Studies: 1.113.12.c.17.C: communicate information visually, orally, or in writing based on knowledge and experiences in social studies
- Social Studies: 1.113.12.c.17.D: create and interpret visual and written material
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Social Studies: 2.113.13.c.15
Social studies skills. The student applies critical-thinking skills to organize and use information acquired from a variety of valid sources, including technology. The student is expected to:
- Social Studies: 2.113.13.c.15.D: interpret oral, visual, and print material by sequencing, categorizing, identifying the main idea, predicting, comparing, and contrasting