I have been working with a group of teachers to bring how
food is raised into their classrooms through what I call the Flat Aggie
Project. Below is a part of the how we
do the project. Be sure to click on the Flat Aggie Page to see all the details.
Flat Aggie Tour Guide Report Suggestions
Flat Aggie
Reports need to be back to me no later than the 15th of the month
you are assigned.
The written
report should be around 700 words.
Print Flat Aggie on regular sized paper.
Some hosts have found attaching Flat Aggie to a paint stick
or yard stick makes picture taking much easier.
It your farm includes lots of water, you should consider laminating Flat Aggie or printing several copies.
It is totally legal to give Flat Aggie a wardrobe change especially in the winter months when he is not dressed appropriately.
Print Flat Aggie on regular sized paper.
Some hosts have found attaching Flat Aggie to a paint stick
or yard stick makes picture taking much easier.
It your farm includes lots of water, you should consider laminating Flat Aggie or printing several copies.
It is totally legal to give Flat Aggie a wardrobe change especially in the winter months when he is not dressed appropriately.
Ideas for what to include in your report:
·
Your
location
·
Crops
and/or livestock on your farm
·
Is
your area known for certain ag products?
One of the second grade teachers is looking to teach the kids more about land forms.
One of the second grade teachers is looking to teach the kids more about land forms.
·
What’s
the weather like?
·
Flat Aggie should be in every picture;
however, if you have pictures from other parts of
the year, feel free to include them. If
you want to hide FA in one picture, that is fine. Mrs. Piatt said the kids had to find FA
before she could read the next paragraph the first year (think Where’s Waldo?).
Focus on one Farm Product
If you plan
to focus on 1 ag product, or have a way we could get the kids a snack featuring
one of your ag products that would be great.
I will try to find out how many kids are in each class. For my son’s class, I may try to take a snack
that features something from the report if I have enough time to plan
ahead. Things I have thought of are:
chocolate covered soybeans (I have a source). Beef jerky, cheese, watermelon,
etc. Or if you have something else you
or a commodity group would like to share with the class that would be great,
but don’t feel obligated.
The Written Report
Send the
written report in a word document or email to me with the pictures as attachments.
If you have
a blog of your own, I would love it if you posted the Flat Aggie Report from
your farm on your blog. Just email me
the link when it is online and I will get it to the teachers. I will also put a link to your FA report on
my FA page as well as send links to it on Facebook and Twitter.
Suggest other Farm Hosts
If you know
someone else that would like to host, let me know and I will see if we haven’t
covered everything on their farm with another report. I have several Flat Aggies out touring and I
can use lots of farmers.
Nicole Small
-A Kansas Farm Mom
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