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Farmer Ben Calendar 
 
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January….

 is national oatmeal, hot tea, and soup month.

February

is national cherry month.

March

The 3rd week in March is national Ag Week.

Suggested Reading: A Year at Maple Hill Farm by Alice and Martin Provensen

Suggested Reading: All in Just One Cookie by Susan Goodman

Suggested Reading: Down on the Farm: Pigs by Hannah Ray

Activity: Farming for All Seasons

Activity: Share your favorite cookie recipe with a group of children.  Highlight where each ingredient came from.

Activity: Paper Plate Pig

Barn Coloring Page

 

Cookies and Milk Coloring Page

Pig Coloring Page

April

is national soft pretzel, soy food, pecan, and garden month.

May

is national strawberry, barbeque, hamburger, salsa, and egg month.

June

is national turkey lovers, rose, perennial garden, and dairy month.

Suggested Reading: Tops and Bottoms by Janet Stevens

Suggested Reading: Chicks and Chickens by Gail Gibbons

Suggested Reading: Out and About at the Dairy Farm by Andy Murphy

Activity: Seed Buddy

Activity: Paper Plate Chick

Activity: Butter Making

Vegetables Coloring Page

Chicken Coloring Page

Cow Coloring Page

July

is national blueberry, baked bean, and hot dog month.

August

is national inventors, catfish, and picnic month.

September

is national honey, mushroom, rice, biscuit, and potato month.

Suggested Reading: How Groundhog’s Garden Grew by Lynne Cherry

Suggested Reading: Fantastic Farm Machines by Cris Peterson

Suggested Reading: Farms ABC: An Alphabet Book by B.A. Hoena

Activity: Lady Bug Rock

Activity: Create back-to-school flower pencils.  Wrap a pencil in green floral tape; top the eraser with an artificial flower.

Activity: Create a farm collage with old magazine pictures.

Corn Coloring Page

Farmer Ben and His ATV Coloring Page

Summer Farm Scene Coloring Page

October...

is national apple, chili, spinach, seafood, pork, pizza, and cookie month.

November

is national peanut butter, and good nutrition month.

December

is read a new book month.

Suggested Reading: Apples by

Suggested Reading: Corn by Gail Gibbons

Suggested Reading: Christmas Tree Farm by Ann Purnell

Activity: Apple Giggles

Activity: Tortilla Tasting

Activity: Pinecone Christmas Trees

Apple Basket Coloring Page

Turkey Coloring Page

Snowy Trees Coloring Page