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2012 Farmer Ben Calendar 
 
 
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January….

is National Staying Healthy Month and National Soup Month.

February

has National Cook a Sweet Potato Day and has National Hot Breakfast Day.

March

is National Peanut Month. March 8 is National Agriculture Day.

Suggested Reading: Janey Junkfood’s Fresh Adventure! by Barbara Storper

Suggested Reading: Grandpa’s Tractor by Michael Garland

Suggested Reading: From Our Fields… to You by Kellie Worrell. 

Available from AITC.

Activity: Nutrition News

Activity: Make a Shape Tractor

Activity: From Our Fields…To You Activity Booklet

Healthy Lunch Coloring Page

Barn and Silo Coloring Page

April

is Keep America Beautiful Month and has National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day.

May

is National Egg Month and National Hamburger Month.

June

is National Fresh Fruit and Vegetables Month. It also has National Chocolate Pudding Day.

Suggested Reading: Water Dance by Thomas Locker

Suggested Reading: How Did That Get in My Lunchbox? by Chris Butterworth

Suggested Reading: Pick, Pull, Snap by Lola Schaefer

Activity: Water Cycle Bracelets

Activity: Build-a-Burger

Activity: Grow Your Own Salad

Weather Coloring Page

 Hamburger Coloring Page

Roots We Eat Coloring Page

July

is National Picnic Month and National Hot Dog Month

August

has National Watermelon Day and National S’mores Day.

September

is National Potato Month and has Johnny Appleseed’s birthday.

Suggested Reading: Honeybee Man by Lela Nargi and Kyrsten Brooker

Suggested Reading: Watermelon Wishes by Lisa Moser

Suggested Reading: Apples for Everyone by Jill Esbaum

Activity: Bumblebee Bookmark

Activity: Watermelon Pops

Activity: Stamp Art

Beehive Coloring Page

Melons Coloring Page

Picking Apples Coloring Page

October...

is National Pizza Month and National Cookbook Month.

November

has National Pumpkin Pie Day and Homemade Bread Day.

December

has Candy Cane Day and Maple Syrup Day.

Suggested Reading: Pizza Counting by Christina Dobson

Suggested Reading: Pick a Perfect Pumpkin by Robin Koontz

Suggested Reading: A Wish to be a Christmas Tree by Colleen Monroe

Activity: Try a recipe from AITC’s Garden Chef Cookbook

Activity: Paper Bag Pumpkin Patch

Activity: Making Maple Sugar Trees

Pizza Coloring Page

Pumpkins Coloring Page

Seasons Coloring Page