October 2025

Celebrate Ag Week in Saskatchewan all October long! In this edition: four new programs open for registration, and two new resources launched!

October 5-11, 2025, is Agriculture Week in Saskatchewan. This is an opportunity for your students to explore their personal relationship with food and learn about agriculture all around us in Saskatchewan! Register for a program or order a resource below to get started!

Programs Open for Registration This Month

Great Canadian Farm Tour

GRADES K-6 | Province-wide

Food Farms

GRADES 3 & 4 | Province-wide

Upcycled Art Poster Competition

GRADES 3-6 | Province-wide

Yorkton Harvest Showdown

GRADES 4 & 7 | Yorkton & area

Sask Food Story

GRADES 5-8 | Saskatoon & area

thinkAG Career Expos

GRADES 7-12 | Regina & area

Featured Resources of the Month

Due to the Canada Post strike, shipping of orders will be delayed. Thank you in advance for your patience and understanding. We have the following options:

  • Pick-up from our office located at 3830 Thatcher Avenue, Saskatoon. Please email resources@aitc.sk.ca or call 306-933-5520 after placing your order to arrange a pick-up day and time.
  • Delivery is available for Saskatoon and Regina teachers. Please note, due to the volume of orders delivery may be delayed.
  • All other orders will be delayed. Our team will try, but cannot guarantee, to deliver orders if we are in your area for programming. Thank you for your understanding.

A Harvest Story

GRADES K TO 3 | ELA, Sci, SS

Created by Saskatchewan artists, this storybook poetically walks students through a day in the life of a farmer at harvest time as students explore the importance of agriculture in our lives.

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My Food Story (EN/FR)

GRADES K TO 4 | Hlth, SS

Students learn about Saskatchewan agriculture and explore their personal relationship with food. A lesson plan and a placemat for each student to share their special food stories is included.

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*NEW* Trade and Taste (EN/FR)

GRADES 3 TO 8 | Hlth, Sci, SS

An interactive game that explores trade. Students collect cards to complete recipes while they learn what foods are imported, exported, and traded across the globe!

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Mission: Super-Human

GRADES 6 TO 7 | Hlth, Sci

Students battle villains that are trying to take over the food system. Through missions, students learn about healthy food, making healthy food choices, and interpreting food labels.

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*NEW* Cheesemaking Kits: Biology & Chemistry Connections

GRADE 12 | Sci, PAA

Explore the science of cheesemaking! Each kit includes materials and a structured inquiry lesson that support observation, experimentation, and student-led discovery.

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The Whole Hog with Reise, Sask Pork’s youth ambassador is back! In the second season, Reise explores 8 different career paths that play a big part in the Saskatchewan hog industry, but don’t necessarily involve working directly with the pigs.  

Agriculture & Food Days to Celebrate

Click the link for FREE resources related to these celebratory days!

October 2 - World Farm Animals Day - learn about different farm animals: Foundations of SK Agriculture; ExploreSaskAg.ca; Great Canadian Farm Tour


October 5-11 - Ag Week in SK - meet curriculum outcomes AND learn about agriculture in Saskatchewan with one of AITC-SK's resources: Find a Resource for my Classroom


October 11 - World Egg Day - resources to learn about egg production: Foundations of SK Agriculture; ExploreSaskAg.ca; Great Canadian Farm Tour


October 25 - World Pasta Day - learn about the crops that make pasta: Foundations of SK Agriculture; ExploreSaskAg.ca


October 26 - National Pumpkin Day - explore a Pumpkin Farm: Great Canadian Farm Tour

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