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 Corn
In the Classroom
Dear Kentucky Educator,
It gives me great pleasure to present to you the
first KERA developed corn curriculum for 4th and 5th graders in the
Commonwealth, Corn in the Classroom.
Written by Hazelwood Elementary School (located in Jefferson County) teachers,
Judy Vowels and Betty Maloy, who are nationally recognized by “Agriculture and
Environment in the Classroom,” this curriculum introduces students to the physical,
historical and cultural aspects of corn and its uses.
“So why teach corn?” you ask.
The United States is the leading producer of corn in the world, and corn has
played a very important part in the settlement and culture of this county. And corn
continues to be a very important part of lives. Most all Americans consume or use some
kind of corn daily. Corn is used in more than 3,700 products to date, and scientists are
trying to find even more uses for this versatile, renewable resource that will make our
lives better and our environment cleaner. Corn also takes it’s place as an important
product from Kentucky.
And not only are we trying to enforce the importance of corn with this
curriculum, but the importance of agriculture. The business of agriculture is the most
important industry in the world since it puts food in our bellies and clothes on our
backs.
This curriculum is broken into eight different lessons, where each lesson
presents corn to students in a unique way: through science and nature, social studies,
literature, economics, and math, students will learn how everyday concepts relate to the
business and nature of corn. And each lesson follows specific KERA objectives. But
what’s extra wonderful about this curriculum is that it’s developed to be used
in whole, or in little parts—what ever you have time for in your teaching plans.
Listed to the left of this letter are more resources for corn information,
curriculums and products. The kernels of knowledge you will find are amaizeing!
If you have any questions or comments regarding the curriculum, please
don’t hesitate to call me at (800) 326-0906, or contact me by e-mail at
info@kycorn.org.
Happy teaching,
Kentucky Corn Growers Association
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