Illinois – Farming in the Prairie State
Agriculture is an integral part of Illinois’ past, present & future!
McLean County (IL) teachers can request FREE ag mags and activity kits for their classroom: Click here
Online Reading Materials
- Illinois Facts for Little Readers
- Illinois History Ag Mag
- Ag-Venture Activity Sheet – goes with IL History Ag Mag
- Illinois Reader
- Illinois Reader en Español
- Illinois Reader en Franҫais
- Illinois Ag Profile
- Illinois Ag History website
Illinois Ag-tivities
- PK-2nd Grade
- 3rd-5th Grade
- Corn Soy Hogs Cattle Pumpkin – card game with IL Ag Commodities
- Shape of Illinois – make a relief map of IL
- Abe Lincoln Timeline
- Moldy Melon & Hold the Mold – IL Ag researchers help develop Penicillin
- Inventing in Illinois – John Deere & Cyrus McCormick
- 6th-8th Grade
- Find more Illinois Agriculture History Lessons here!
Books to Read – set up a FREE account on openlibrary.org to read these online books for FREE!
- Prairie Numbers by Kathy-Jo Wargin
- Welcome to the U.S.A. Illinois by Ann Meinrichs
Illinois Ag Videos