This guide will help you prepare for and lead a successful Read to Feed Program. It serves as an adaptable implementation guide for the program, as well as a source of inspiration for the wide variety of ways to engage your students in learning about ending hunger and poverty while caring for the Earth.

This booklet is a great introduction to Heifer for students who want to make a difference in hunger and poverty. Students will learn about Heifer’s mission and approach, as well as the benefits of livestock gifts! This resource is currently available only by download. Click the title for printing instructions.

This bundle is made of handy downloads to save you time and to help make your Read to Feed program run smoothly. This bundle contains forms, sample letters and more to make your Read to Feed program a success!

These lessons focus on the benefits animals provide to people and how people can care for the animals for a pre-k/kindergarten level. Based on “The Chicken and the Worm” by Page McBrier, the geographic focus is on the Americas. Each lesson was developed, reviewed and tested by an advisory group of professional educators from a variety of schools across the United States.

These lessons focus on the on the concept of community and the connections between members of a community. Based on "Flora and the Runaway Rooster" by John Claude Bemis, the lessons have a geographic focus on the continent of Africa. Each lesson was developed, reviewed and tested by an advisory group of professional educators from a variety of schools across the United States.

These lessons suitable for 3-4 grade audiences focus on the interactions between people and their environment. Based on "Winter in Songming" by Page McBrier, the lessons have a geographic focus on the continent of Asia. Each lesson was developed, reviewed and tested by an advisory group of professional educators from a variety of schools across the United States.

These lessons for 5-6 grade classes focus on the roles and responsibilities people have within their communities. Based on “Once There Was and Was Not” by Page McBrier, the geographic focus is on Europe. Each lesson was developed, reviewed and tested by an advisory group of professional educators from a variety of schools across the United States.

In this story of friendship, innovation and humor, both the chicken and the worm learn about each other and learn to respect one another. It's a great lesson for chickens, worms and children on the idea that even the smallest creatures can work together to care for the Earth.

In this story of friendship, innovation and humor, both the chicken and the worm learn about each other and learn to respect one another. It’s a great lesson for chickens, worms and children on the idea that even the smallest creatures can work together to care for the Earth.

Young Flora dreams of going to school with her brother and sister so she can play soccer. But when one of her family's roosters Kubika runs loose, he leads Flora on an adventure in her native Rwanda. Along the way she learns the value of friendship, responsibility and Passing on the Gift®.

As winter approaches in a small Chinese village, young Zadou is excited as he first watches, then participates in the construction of an addition to his simple home. A delightful portrait of a community’s pulling together to build a better future, this story highlights Zadou working alongside his father and the other men in the village as together they build something strong to see them through many winters in rural China.

As winter approaches in a small Chinese village, young Zadou is excited as he first watches, then participates in the construction of an addition to his simple home. A delightful portrait of a community’s pulling together to build a better future, this story highlights Zadou working alongside his father and the other men in the village as together they build something strong to see them through many winters in rural China.