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Ag In The Classroom Committee
Report By Kendra Beattie, Coordinator
The Ag in the Classroom program continues to grow and reach more students, educators and public each year. I was able to provide 99 presentations in Randolph County. The program works to bring awareness to the importance of agriculture in our everyday lives. Classroom visits make a big influence on the students. During the school year a variety of programs offered focus on, Apples, Pumpkins, Corn, Trees, Soybeans, Soil, Pizza, Dairy, Nutrition, Cotton and General Ag. I also do presentations at Teacher Workshops to share the resources we have for teachers to use in their classes. The Ag Expo was held at Sparta Lincoln this past year. The students rotate to eight different booths. I appreciate the twenty volunteers that work at this program. With the Sparta FFA we presented a Dairy program to the 8th grade at Evansville and Sparta Lincoln. This also gives the FFA an opportunity to promote the Ag classes and their organization. I was able to attend the National Ag in the Classroom Conference this past summer. The Conference was held in St Louis and provided lots of new ideas and resources. Two teachers, Bill Becker from St John’s Lutheran in Red Bud and Deanna Lohman from St. Mark’s Lutheran in Steeleville also attended. They are both strong supporters of Ag in the Classroom. Thank you for your continued support.

In-Service and Activities

Free Workshop In-Service  

Invite our State AITC Education Specialists to present a FREE workshop for the teachers at your school. AITC currently presents at 20 Illinois colleges, numerous school districts, and all Summer Ag Institutes for Educators.  We offer flexible scheduling before or after school and on Institute Days The workshops include free print materials correlated to the Illinois State Learning Standards, fun hands-on "make and takes" activities, and even door prizes! Snacks are provided by our AITC Committee.

Contact us locally at 618-443-4511 / kendra.beattie@rcfb.org. 

Lessons and Activities
(To access any of these materials click HERE)
Apples: Apple Chain, Apple Charm, Applo Blossom Tree
Beef: Burger Snacks
Biotechnology: DNA Bracelet
Corn: Corn Exports Visually, Tassel to Table Chain, Corn Pin
Dairy: Moo Masks, Dairy Farm Charm, Dairy Bingo
Earth Day: Circles of Earth Bracelet, Step 1 Diagram, Step 2 Diagram
Gardening: Garden in a Glove, Tomato Spinner
General Farm: Farm Charm, Harvest Seasons Mobile
Horticulture: Hardiness Zone Activity and Map, Agriculture Measures Up, Tops and Bottoms
Horse: Horse Charm, Paper Bag Horse, Handsome Horse, Measuring Activity
Illinois: Illinois Ag Charm, L is for Lincoln Lessons
Nutrition: Food Pyramid Activity and Abacus, Nutrition Mobile
Pork: Feed Snacks
Poultry: Egg Structure Project and Pictures, Egg Creative Writing
Pumpkins: Pumpkin Chain, Pumpkin Charm, Pumpkin Patch Pie, 3-D Pumpkin Craft
Soil: Soil Sam
Soybeans: Bean Book, Beanie Babies
Speciality Crops: 3-D Evergreen Trees, Berry Bucket
Water: Wter Cycle Bracelet

Printable AITC Materials
(To access any of these materials click HERE)
Speciality Crop Lessons / Nutrition Lesson Plans / Usable Land with Poster / Change for a Dollar
Enviro Ag Lesson / Ag and Paper Plates / Candy Culture Creativity / A Hog Ate My Homework
Horse Lesson Plans / Ag in a Plain Brown Wrapper / Beef and Nutrition / AITC Through the Seasons
Blooms and Gardening / Ag Ziplocs / Hungry Illinois Caterpillar / Our Favorite Things / Bio-degradable Bags
100 Days of School Agriculture / Almanac Activity Book / Ag Mgs / School Calendar / Green Eggs and Agriculture

AITC Materials That Can Be Ordered (to order contact RC Farm Bureau at 618-443-4511 or kendra.beattie@rcfb.org)
Ag Mag Editions / ABC's of Illinois Coloring Book / Soybean Crayons / Farm Fact Books / Lesson Plans

Randolph County AITC Activities
These Lab activities explain and provide pictures of the 20 activities that Randolph County AITC will  share with teachers. The Ag in the Classroom Coordinator will in-serivce staff and/or teach your first class on any of these activities. To book a program or a kit, call Kendra Beattie, AITC Coordinator, at 618-443-4511 or email kendra.beattie@rcfb.org.

Grades K-5 
Christmas Tree Farms / Corn Presentation / Corn Life Cycle / Pumpkin Patch Pie / Soaring Soybean 
ISAT Ag Mag Practice / Making Ice Cream / Rivers and Barges, Soybeans and Lecithin, Chemical Use on Farms /
Cotton Activity / Farm Display

Grades 6-12
Making BioDiesel / Insects / Corn Ethanol Directions / Exhause Emission Lab Sheet / Illinois Agriculture
Kid Wind Variables, Wind 
 

 
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