Oklahoma Pork Council/Oklahoma Ag in the Classroom Grants Note: For the protection of the children pictured, photos are placed at random and do not necessarily reflect corresponding projects or locations. 2011 Grant Recipients     Tortilla in a Bag Germination Observations Plant Science Activities Bagel Smiles Purple Cow Be a Food Explorer Swine and Pork Activities Fruit or Vegetable? Butter, Butter, Shake, Shake, Shake Pancakes, Please Ice Cream in a Bag Pizza for Everyone Poultry Activities Oklaberrynana Smoothie Janet Howard, Chickasha Funds used for purchasing supplies for OAITC activities Ice Cream in a Bag Be a Food Explorer The Farmer and the Cowman Farm Babies The Story of Milk Oklaberrynana Smoothie Butter, Butter, Shake, Shake, Shake My students learned about Oklahoma history and how agriculture was, and still is, used in day to day living. They were fascinated with the cowboys and learning about cattle.   Ramanda Rolette, Prague, $100 Purchased a variety of fruits and vegetables for students to try. Fruit or Vegetable? Students learned different ways to categorize fruits and vegetables. Many said they wished they could eat in class every day.   Amanda Whiteley, Stilwell, $250 Funds used for Ag in the Classroom lessons: Tortilla in a Bag Bee Dance The Art of Growing Things Street Cows Beef or Dairy? Be a Food Explorer Bee Smart; Bee Happy The Story of Milk Snowball Fight Bread in a Bag A Lucky Break I measured the outcome by playing games at the end of the lessons to ask questions about what they had learned. We played mix and match, memory and other fun question games.   Lori McDonald, Oklahoma City, $200 Funds used to puchase fruits and vegetables and other food, books, pumpkins, gourds and other materials for use in OAITC activities. Case of the Missing Pumpkin Pumpkins by the Pound Pumpkins, Squash and Other Cucurbits Relating several activities to the pilgrim and Indian way of life was very interesting to students. They were excited to learn that the pilgrims and Indians knew to use fish as fertilizer. They learned why decomposition is important and related the decomposition of the pumpkin to the fish the Indians would put in the holes when planting crops. They were able to see how fertile soil produces healthy crops. The first graders were enthralled to know some plants grow better in different locations.   Lacy Garvin, Council Hill, $200 Funds used for materials for teaching Ag in the Classroom lessons: Dirt Babies Oklahoma's Berry Best Baby Peanut Plant Territorial Children Bee Smart; Bee Happy Ag in My Community A Day Without Ag Each student has a new appreciation for agriculture not only in our own community but also worldwide. Students learned how to grow grass and cool facts about bees and pollination. They enjoyed learning about the peanut plant and how to make peanut butter. they also loved learning about the berries that grow in Oklahoma and making smoothies with some of them.   Kim Cox and Vicki Boiles, Chickasha Funds used for materials for OAITC activities: Be a Food Explorer Purple Cow Dirt Cake A Bean is a Seed Oklahoma Ag Soup Beef or Dairy? Juicy Fruit Salad Celery and Pretzel Butterfly Oklaberrynana Smoothie Street Cows Our students loved learning about agriculture. They continually asked questions about the food products that we used. This allowed us to open more and more discussions about how important agriculture is in Oklahoma. Some of the things our students said: "Cows taste yummy." "Dirt is lots of fun." "Giving our plants to the nursing home was a very nice thing for us to do." "Ag tastes delicious!"   Valerie Smith, Colcord, $200 Funds used for materials to teach OAITC lessons and activities. Pancakes, Please Pop, Pop, Popcorn Oklahoma Stone Soup Bee Smart; Bee Happy Pizza for Everyone Oklaberrynana Smoothie Students learned that all ingredients in food originally came from a farm. They also learned what crops are produced in Oklahoma.   Robyn Burris, Eufaula, $100 Funds used for teaching OAITC lessons and activities. The Story of Milk Butter, Butter, Shake, Shake, Shake Truth or Hogwash? This Little Pig Christy Richards, McIntosh County 4-H educator, arranged for a 4-H member and his father to bring a real pig to school for students to see. Students cut strings to estimate how big the pig would be, then held the strings up to see who was closest. They learned that butter is made from milk, and when I later read Little House in the Big Woods aloud they thought they were very smart because they knew all about churning butter!   Charity Guinn, Chickasha, $100 Funds used to purchase ingredients for OAITC food activities. Pumpkin Pie in a Bag Bagel Smiles Potato Soup Scary Pizza Faces Buckwheat Pancakes Ice Cream in a Bag Butter, Butter, Shake, Shake, Shake Oklahoma Grain Bread Oklahoma Stone Soup Cornbread in a Bag Purple Cow Rainbow Salad My students learned that healthy eating has many benefits. Each cooking activity exposed them to new, healthy foods they might not otherwise try at home.   Sarah Chimblo, Jenks, $150 Funds used for children's books related to OAITC pumpkin and Little Red Hen lessons. Bread in a Bag Little Red Hen Pumpkins, Squash, and other Cucurbits Students learned the other term for pumpkins: cucurbits. They also learned other vegetables that are related to pumpkins. Students compared different kinds of cucurbits in a Venn diagram. They also sorted cucurbits according to size, shape and color. Students measured the circumference of a pumpkin and determined buoyancy. Finally, students drew the life cycle of a pumpkin. Becky Kidwell, Jay, $150 Funds used to purchase supplies for OAITC cooking activities. Butter, Butter, Shake, Shake, Shake A Rafter of Turkeys Shannon Comer, Stillwater, $275 Supplies for teaching OAITC lessons: Beef or Dairy? Butter, Butter, Shake, Shake, Shake Agriculture is a Circle Dirt Babies Dirty Pictures Edible Aquarium Hot Off the Grill Ice Cream in a Bag Pancakes, Please Little Red Hen Oklahoma Stone Soup Plant Parts We Eat Pop, Pop, Popcorn Pumpkins by the Pound Pumpkin Pie in a Bag Lori McDonald, Oklahoma City, $85 Books, quail eggs and incubator rental Egg Toss Oklahoma Stone Soup Made From Animals The children witnessed how fragile life is. They realized that a slight change in temperature, humidity and movememt could be very harmful and possibly fatal to the quail. We discussed how animals in nature are equipped to properly care for their young, but we had special equipment in our classroom. They learned that many of the items they use on a daily basis, not just the food they eat, come from animals. Melanie Taylor, Eufaula, $297 Grant funds were used to provide supplies for hands-on activities and samples of food related to each food group/lesson taught. The Story of Milk Ice Cream in a Bag Build a Burger Oklahoma's Berry Best Veggie Quesadillas The students learned the process of milking a cow and how a dairy runs and now konw that milk doesn't just magically appear in the grocery store. Tehy also learned about all the types of berries grown in Oklahoma, where they are grown and what nutrients they contribute to an overall diet. They also understood ...that EVERY food group relies on farmers/ranchers to provide it - whether it's beef cattle, dairy cattle, crop farming to provide wheat for bread, vegetable gardening or the berry farms that provide our fruit group, all food groups can be produced right in their own communities. Shelley Mitchell, Stillwater Materials for teaching various OAITC lessons Plant Parts We Eat Ice Cream in a Bag An International Menu Students learned that plants give us dyes, fibers, food, medicine, some plastic, beauty and lots of things we use daily in our lives. If we didn't have plants, we wouldn't be alive.   Back to Grant Winners Back to Grant Information and Application Back to Oklahoma Ag in the Classroom Oklahoma Ag in the Classroom is a program of the Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service, the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry and the Oklahoma State Department of Education.