CCMEC02.3 ORIENTATION TO THE AG SHOP, Ag Mechanics Curriculum

TL;DR: Replace your shop walk-through with a scavenger hunt and make your students actually remember where the fire extinguisher is.

Ready to make your shop tour actually memorable?

Because instead of giving your usual “Here’s where stuff is, please pay attention” speech…

…you’ll send your students on a mission to explore the shop themselves.

This lesson takes the classic Ag Mechanics orientation and turns it into an interactive, curiosity-led experience that actually sticks.

Your students will…

• • recognize key features found in most Ag Mech shops (and how to use them safely)

  • understand why keeping the shop clean and organized matters for everyone

  • explore your actual shop through riddles, clues, and tasks (hello, retention)

Best of all? You don’t need to redo your entire setup or shop layout — just skip the parts that don’t apply and let the lesson do the rest.

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• Spanish Version. If you have ESL students, they can participate in the lesson better with our student handouts in Spanish. All the notes, activity handouts, and materials are in Spanish. 

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