Colorado Reader
Food, Fiber, Natural Resources and More
The Colorado Reader is an eight-page student activity newspaper available free to Colorado educators (teachers can order their classroom sets online) thanks to sponsors. If you would like to sponsor a classroom, please visit the donations page or use the button in the right hand column.
Packaged in classroom sets of 25 and accompanied by a four-page teacher's guide, the Colorado Reader is published and distributed during the months of September, October, November, January, February, March and April during the school year. Each issue is developed to allow educators to teach their students about agriculture and natural resource topics while reinforcing Colorado Content Standards. CFA has provided more than 6 million free copies of the Colorado Reader.
On average 1300 classrooms across the state subscribe to the series each year. CFA is the only provider of the Colorado Reader series.
The following readers and Teachers Guides (separate download) are available for download (click the triangles to sort the table).
Download Readers and Teachers Guides
| Cover | Title | Summary |
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Electricity | Energy | 11/2011 |
What would we do without electricity? It powers our homes, industry and entertainment. This reader discusses the...view |
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Eggs & More | Agriculture | 09/2011 |
This reader shares with students how hens form eggs. It also illustrates the parts of an egg. Food safety is...view |
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Greenhouse Reader | Agriculture | 03/2011 |
Learn about the Greenhouse Industry in Colorado and how greenhouses help growers grow plants. This is a great...view |
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Reservoirs at Work | Water | 02/2011 |
This reader discusses reservoirs in Colorado and the many functions they serve. From storing water for irrigation,...view |
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Exploring our planet . . .Earth | Natural Resources | 01/2011 |
This reader explores our amazing planet and the various scientists who study it. It starts with a study of words to...view |
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