Bring agriculture to life in your classroom every March with Canadian Agriculture Literacy Month (CALM). Receive an in-class visit from a farmer or agriculture professional, a hands-on agriculture activity and an agriculture themed book for your classroom. Your students will build stronger connections to the food they eat and develop a deeper appreciation for the role agriculture plays in their lives — at the same time engaging with curricular outcomes.
Who: Grade 2, 3 and 4 students (Outside these grades? Check out our other programs and resources.)
When: March 2026
Where: Your classroom
How: We match you with a volunteer and you arrange a date and time with your volunteer in March for your presentation
Time: 60 minutes
Cost: Free
REGISTRATION IS OPEN
*If your classroom is located in a remote location where there are no volunteers available for an in-person visit, we will arrange a virtual visit for you.
*Les visites virtuelles de bénévoles francophones sont disponibles mais ne sont pas garanties (selon la disponibilité des bénévoles).
*We can match volunteer presentations to home school associations but not individual families.
For 2026, all teachers receive a:
What types of animals do we raise for food in MB? Students can probably name most of them, but did you know that there are a lot of other things we can make using the parts of the animals that we don’t eat? The parts of the animal that we don’t eat are called by-products, and instead of throwing them away, they get used as ingredients to produce some other item that we commonly use. The variety of uses for livestock by-products is incredible, and includes things like cosmetics, crayons, clothing, and even sports equipment and musical instruments! This resource will help you and your students make those connections.
Making the connection between animal by-products and what they are used for can lead to a better appreciation of how important agriculture is beyond providing us with healthy food. It also speaks to the responsibility that we have to utilize as much of the animal as possible.
Activities in this kit will help students connect some of the everyday items they use at home and school to the livestock by-products that are needed to make them.
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Teacher Guide (EN/FR): Included in the activity kit, you will find Manitoba curriculum connections for Grades 2 – 6, and suggestions on how to use the materials in the kit to best meet Manitoba learning outcomes.
New to AITC-M?
If you are new to participating in our programs, you will need to first create a teacher profile on aitcdashboard.ca. Once you have a profile, you will be able to register for CALM. Save your username and password to register for all our programs.
CALM is made possible thanks to financial support from Agriculture in the Classroom Canada and Cargill.