The Wisconsin Farm Bureau’s Ag in the Classroom program has awarded 12 teacher mini-grants to be used for agricultural literacy lessons and activities. Kristen Konder, Luck High School ag/tech ed teacher, had her project selected for a mini-grant. The grants, funded by the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Foundation, provide opportunities for teachers to obtain funding that may not be available through their local school budgets. Each teacher selected was awarded a $100 grant that will be used this school year.
Konder’s project is called “Write Your Way Through Natural Resources.” Konder’s project application states: “After studying many areas of natural resources, along with environmental issues, students will write a children’s book concentrating on one area. They will explain the issue within the story and show multiple ways to resolve it. The stories will be targeted to a fourth-grade reading level. Students both in high school and elementary school will learn more about natural resources and the challenges we face. The grant will help purchase blank books along with supplies needed for the project.”
The Wisconsin Farm Bureau’s Ag in the Classroom program also has matching grants available to groups and organizations that conduct agricultural literacy projects. Applications are due by March 1 and can be downloaded at wisagclassroom.org or by contacting Darlene Arneson at 608-828-5644 or darneson@wfbf.com.
Farm Bureau’s Ag in the Classroom program provides teachers and kindergarten through 12th-grade students with an understanding of how their food is produced. The program seeks to work within existing curriculum to provide basic information on our nation’s largest industry, agriculture.
Wisconsin’s Ag in the Classroom program is carried out by a network of local educators, volunteers and representatives from agricultural organizations and businesses. The goal of the program is to help students gain a greater awareness of the role of agriculture in the economy and society, so that they may become citizens who support wise agricultural policies.
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