Educational Resources

Educational Resources Available!

NPPA will provide educational resources, free of charge, for educational use in Nebraska!

We encourage pig farmers, teachers, extension educators, ag pen pals, and anyone interested in the industry to share our educational materials. Coloring books, games, handouts, and videos are available to help educate and inform young Nebraskans about pork!

NE Pork Educational Materials

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Farmer Pete's Coloring Book
Price: $0.00
Farmer Pete's Pig Farm coloring book is a 16-page coloring book designed for second through fifth-graders. The coloring book will take them on a tour of a modern pig farm. They’ll learn how pigs are raised and the different jobs at the farm. They will see both outside and the inside of barn and learn what pigs eat and the steps that are taken to keep the pigs healthy, Quantities are limited, so order yours today!
Pork Bingo
Price: $0.00
BINGO! This two in-one Bingo! Card game teaches second-through fifth-graders in a fun way about the many useful items made from pig and soybean by-products – wasting virtually nothing. The “Pork” game is on one side of the card, the “Soy” game is on the other. The Bingo! Kit includes game tokens, worksheets, call-out cards and a classroom poster. Quantities are limited, so order yours today!
Food For Thought
Price: $0.00
Food for Thought is an entertaining animated video teaching fourth-graders about how Nebraska hog farms do business. Along the way, students learn about economics, marketing, science and conservation, helping you meet certain NDE standards. The Food for Thought package includes a complete lesson plan and a real-life video shot at a Nebraska pig farm. Quantities are limited, so order yours today!
Short Snoots Header
Price: $0.00
Short Snoots, Soybean Sprouts is a colorful, four-page handout that teaches third- through sixth-graders the importance of pigs and soybeans in their lives, through fun facts, puzzles and other activities to engage their imaginations. They’ll learn about how pigs and soybeans are raised, how soybeans provide healthy, high-protein foods for both pigs and people, and how by-products of soybeans and pigs are used to make beneficial non-food products. Quantities are limited, so order yours today
Simply Swine Banner
Price: $0.00
Simply Swine is a colorful, four-page handout for middle school and high school students. Quantities are limited, so order yours today! Your students will have the opportunity to lean fun facts about pigs, identify breeds be able to distinguish between facts and "hogwash." learn pork jargon, and identify the section of the pig that gives us our favorite pork products. Plus, they'll et a recipe for grilling a tasty pork burger.

Model Finishing Barns

The model finishing barns can be used to educate any age audience at events like local agriculture awareness festivals, county fairs, educational classroom visits throughout the year, and more!

We encourage pig farmers, teachers, extension educators, ag pen pals, and others who are interested in using the model finishing barns to contact:

Buffalo County Extension in Kearney
Kerry Elsen
kerry.elsen@unl.edu

ARDC – Saunders County Extension in Mead
Karna Dam
kdam2@unl.edu

 

Madison County Extension in Norfolk
Sarah Polacek
spolacek2@unl.edu