AITC's Literacy Project helps improve both the literacy of Oregon's young readers and their knowledge of agriculture. The 2010 book ‘Til the Cows Come Home' is a delightful cowboy interpretation of the time-honored folktale The Button Story. The tale finds new life on a cattle ranch in the American West with a resourceful cowboy and a special piece of leather “smooth as silk and tough as a tornado.” The leather transforms from a pair of chaps, to a vest, to gloves, and more. The book weaves in cattle, agriculture, the environment, recycling and American history. Learn how to bring this program to your school or be a volunteer.

Download 24 of the best lessons for grades K-5 from Oklahoma and New Mexico Agriculture in the Classroom. The lesson plan and student worksheets are available in English and Spanish language versions. The standards listed in the sidebar of the lesson plans are of Oklahoma Priority Academic Student Skills. Agriculture in the Classroom lessons are agriculture-related activities and research-based background material to teach National Standards in language arts, math, science, reading, social studies and visual arts.