Partnered Projects and Resources

Looking for a ready-to-use agricultural outreach curriculum? 

Sowing Stewardship equips high school students (9th-12th grade) to confidently teach upper elementary students (3rd-5th grade) through engaging lessons focused on agricultural stewardship. The curriculum includes ready-to-use lesson plans, facilitator training videos, a student workbook, and interactive activities exploring topics such as soil health, water conservation, livestock care, agricultural technology, heritage agriculture, and grazing management. Designed for FFA chapters/ 4-H clubs, classrooms, and community outreach events, the lessons provide meaningful teaching experiences for high school facilitators and immersive agricultural education for elementary students. 

Access curriculum here: Sowing Stewardship Curriculum

Developed by Brooke Carlson: brookecarlson3@gmail.com 

An agriculturally based curriculum for preschool aged students (3-5 years old). Covering the topics of livestock animals, plants & crops, natural resources, and agriculture repurposing. Utilizing the Colorado Early Learning and Development Standards and basic agriculture knowledge the curriculum dives into a world of agriculture that 3-5 year old’s can connect through hands on, model based learning.

Access to curriculum here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ho6GLKxAnaW4vEkTgl8fm9mtMdSX8s5G?usp=sharing

Developed by Jordyn Chance; Contact: jordynchance17@gmail.com 

Interested in a fresh approach to meat evaluation and retail identification?

Drawing on 25 years of classroom experience, this resource for 9-12 students, offers interactive teaching strategies, proven best practices, and a new take on meat grading, carcass breakdown, retail ID, and the math that ties it all together. Whether you're new to teaching meats or looking to revitalize your curriculum, you'll find practical tools and engaging methods to bring these concepts to life. 

Access curriculum here: Primal's to Pichana's Curriculum

*You will need to make a copy of the files if you want to edit any of them.

Developed by Saralynn Vetter, contact: vetters@lonestar.k12.co.us

Developing Individuals, Growing Stewards 

(DIGS) is a curriculum developed by Colorado State University’s 4-H STEM AmeriCorps program and faculty in CSU’s Agricultural Education Program. Designed for 3rd-5th graders, the curriculum covers a wide range of topics across eight units with a total of twenty-four lessons. Each lesson contains Colorado Academic Standards, 4-H life skills, background information on the subject material, vocabulary lists, career connections, and more.

Access curriculum here: DIG's curriculum 

Contact: Melinda MacPherson: melinda.macpherson@colostate.edu

DARE Connects: Real-World Economics for High School Classrooms

Designed for grades 9–12, DARE Connects instructional resources are developed by faculty in Colorado State University’s Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics (DARE) with high school teachers and students in mind. This resource provides high-quality, classroom-ready materials on topics such as business management, financial statements, agricultural and environmental economics, and agricultural literacy- all designed to bring real-world economic concepts to life in the classroom. 

Contact/ access curriculum: Dr. Dan Mooney, daniel.mooney@colostate.edu or Dr. Jenny Bennett, jennifer.bennett@colostate.edu