Colorado Reader
Photo by Tatum ChaseThe Colorado Reader is an 8-page student activity newspaper to support standards for reading, social studies, science, and more. Reading level and content is targeted towards Grades 3-5 students, and used by teachers from preK-12 grades.
The Colorado Reader is published 4-5 times during the school year. Topics differ from month-to-month and year-to-year - so each Colorado Reader is new! Readers are sent in classroom sets of 30 copies and accompanied by an Educator Guide. This is a FREE subscription program.
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Beef’in Up Knowledge

2024-2025: Issue 2
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Sponsored by the Colorado Beef Council
Fresh Finds

2024-2025: Issue 1
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Sponsored by the Colorado Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association
Every Drop Counts!

2023-2022: Issue 2
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Sponsored by Colorado Water Conservation Board and Sakata Farms
Food Fuels An Active Lifestyle!

2023-2022: Issue 1
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Sponsored by Colorado Beef Council
Careers in Agriculture

2022-2023: Issue 4
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Sponsored by Colorado Department of Agriculture Ag Leadership Grant & Adopt-A-Classroom program
The Story of Colorado Beef

2022-2023: Issue 3
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Sponsored by Colorado Beef Council
Udder-ly Amazing (Colorado Dairy)

2022-2023: Issue 2
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Sponsored by Leprino Foods Company Foundation, Dairy MAX, and Colorado Milk Marketing Board
SPUD-Tacular Colorado Potatoes

2022-2023: Issue 1
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Sponsored by Colorado Potato Administrative Committee-San Luis Valley
Colorado Grows World-Class Produce

2021-2022: Issue 4
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Sponsored by Colorado Fruit & Vegetable Growers Association
Powerful Pollinators

2021-2022: Issue 3
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Sponsored by West Greeley Conservation District, Seed Technology Education Program, & Adopt-A-Classroom program
Building Blocks Fuel Your Fun (Nutrition)

2021-2022: Issue 2
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Sponsored by Colorado Beef Council
The Food Ecosystem

2021-2022: Issue 1
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Sponsored by Colorado Sheep & Wool Authority, Colorado Livestock Association, Colorado Pork Producers, Dairy MAX, and Colorado Milk Marketing Board
Corn: It's Feed. It's Fuel. It's Food. It's Everything.

2020-2021: Issue 1
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Sponsored by Colorado Corn Promotion Council, CORTEVA Agriscience/Pioneer
Soil, Water, and Air Stewardship

2019-2020: Issue 3
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Sponsored by West Greeley Conservation District and Colorado Department of Agriculture
Fueling Your Life (Electricity)

2019-2020: Issue 2
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Sponsored by Tri-State
Cooperatives: The Business of Working Together

2019-2020: Issue 1
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Sponsored by NAITCO CHS Foundation Grant, Agfinity, Rocky Mountain Farmers Union & FUSA Insurance Agency
Where Does Our Water Come From?

2018-2019: Issue 5
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Sponsored by Denver Water, City of Greeley Water Conservation, Colorado Water Conservation Board, and Central Colorado Water Conservancy District
Taste It, Don't Trash It!

2018-2019: Issue 1
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Sponsored by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Colorado Native Plants

2017-2018: Issue 5
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Sponsored by Adopt-A-Classroom program, City of Greeley Water Conservation, West Greeley Conservation District
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