Challenge your students to Break Out of Ordinary and into a career in agricultural education with this virtual breakout room!
This lesson-plan-in a box combines critical thinking skills, inquiry-style learning, and fun challenges to lead students through a web-based breakout activity where they solve out a series of puzzles and input the correct answer to gain access to the next challenge.
In 2025, NAAE is hosting a National Breakout Challenge on #TeachAg Day, with bragging rights going to participants in two categories:
Check out this video walk-through to get more information about how the challenge will work in your classroom!
Breakout Challenge Teacher Guide
#TeachAg Breakout Challenge Warmup
The posters behind Chase and the recording sheet he refers to are in the print-at-home version (download below). Or if you are participating in the September 18th challenge, those items can be found in the box you received from NAAE.
Replenishing your #TeachAg Breakout Challenge Box
If you need to additional copies of files or need to replenish your #TeachAg Breakout Challenge Box from NAAE, please use the following resources. Please note: the official Breakout Challenge box and the print-at-home version have slight variations and are not compatible with one another.
Print-at-Home Version
NAAE has created a print-at-home version of the challenge. If you didn't receive an official Breakout Challenge box, you can still download and print these resources and register your students to compete in the national breakout competition. Please note: the official Breakout Challenge box and the print-at-home version have slight variations and are not compatible with one another. Print-at-home materials cannot be used to supplement or refill an official Challenge Box from NAAE.
The Unlock Your Potential: #TeachAg Lesson Plan-in-a-Box invites students to imagine themselves as newly hired ag teachers. Students start the lesson plan by receiving and filling out an ID badge. By completing tasks in the areas of advocacy, limitless learning, humble leadership, and boundless classrooms, they earn keys just like a teacher gathers keys to their facilities. This lesson plan includes 60 minutes of instruction with 30 minutes of optional extension activities.
NAAE currently offers the Unlock Your Potential: #TeachAg Lesson Plan in a Box for sale on ShopNAAE. Quantities are limited.
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Sharing your passion for agricultural education has never been easier with the NAAE #TeachAg Agents lesson plan. This inquiry-based lesson allows students the opportunity to explore different career profiles of educators across the country, make inferences, and put themselves in the position of being an agricultural educator. 80 minutes of instruction with 20 minutes of optional extension activities are sure to keep your students engaged and consider a career in agricultural education.
NAAE currently offers the #TeachAg Agents Lesson Plan in a Box for sale on ShopNAAE. Quantities are limited.
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