Farming the Classroom

Planet Pizza 2006

Benton County Farm Bureau takes time at the end of March to talk with the county's third grade classes about pizza. Why pizza? Because while most kids eat pizza, not all understand the role of the farmer in bring this pizza to the table.

Students watch a video that explains, through a created telecast of very young reporters, where all the parts of a pizza come from and how all of the ingredients are grown by farmers. After the video, kids are able to eat what they have learned. Thank you to all the BCFB volunteers who went out to the classrooms, the teachers for making time in their day for this presentation, and the area pizza makers for opening up a bit early on these days to provide pizza for the classrooms.

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	Benton County Farm Bureau provides its school communities with a variety of presentations to be given in the classroom. Glenda Wallpe and Karlaena Brown are certified Farming in the Classroom teachers who will come to your classroom to give these lessons. Please contact us by using the information on our Board Members and Contacts . Book and cassette tape sets Kindergarten and First grade Wake Up Big, Barn by Suzanne Tanner Chitwood Pumpkin Eye by Denise Fleming Kiss Good Night by Amy Hest Corduroy's Best Halloween Ever! by Don Freeman Videos with worksheets Those Amazing Kernels of Corn 9 minutes Exploring Planet Pizza 13 minutes Field Trip - Raising Cattle 30 minutes Get to Know Farm Animals 30 minutes See How Farm Animals Grow 30 minutes There Goes a Farm Truck 30 minutes There Goes a Tractor 30 minutes Spot Goes to the Farm (Preschool) 33 minutes Hands on Activities Germination - Students will start 4 different agriculture seeds and chart the growth. Using plastic gloves, cotton balls and seeds this activity works great and kids love it! Food Pyramid - Students will relate to serving sizes, nutrients, and food groups. By tasting new foods, students learn nutritional food can be great snacks. Students learn what counts as one serving and the number of servings needed to maintain a balanced diet. Farm Safety - Students learn farm safety lessons by participating in simple everyday tasks. Students will be blindfolded, one handed, or one legged to represent an injured farmer. Lawnmower safety is a must! Biotechnology - Students learn what Biotechnology is and how Biotechnology works. This fun workbook comes complete with 5 colored pencils for students . Dairy Council & Egg Nutrition - Students learn Nutrition and the Food Guide Pyramid. Information on dairy cows is an interesting way for students to learn where their milk comes from. Coloring Books & Bookmarks for recording their growth are supplied.