Ag in the Classroom comes to West Elementary Kindergarten classes ...

Elizabeth Blake, Ag in the Classroom Coordinator for Allamakee County Farm Bureau, joined the four kindergarten classes (one of which is pictured above) at West Elementary School in Waukon Thursday, January 13 to share a presentation on sheep. Some of the major points she touched on with students are what sheep eat, how they are cared for, what they are used for, and what some of the benefits are.

“The students were very engaging as I asked them questions about what they already knew and what they were learning throughout the presentation,” Blake said. “The vocabulary words seemed to go over very well, and the kids were very excited to learn more about each word. I had a great time and cannot wait to go back to teach the kids more about agriculture.”

Blake joined the Kindergarten classes of Mr. Joseph Lapel, Mrs. Sally Dougherty, Mrs. Heather Lange and Mrs. Lisa Vanderkolk for the presentation, and she also had an activity book for the kids to complete. Some of the activities in the book included counting sheep, a maze called “avoid the predators,” a crossword, and a matching game. The very last activity in their book involved the kids gluing cotton balls onto a paper sheep to make its “wool” (as pictured below). Submitted photos.