Lynchburg-Clay FFA hosts Ag Day event
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By Alana Miller
Reporter
Lynchburg-Clay FFA
Last fall, 48 members of the Lynchburg-Clay FFA hosted Ag Day for all students enrolled in 3rd-5th grades at the Lynchburg-Clay Elementary School.
Members met twice prior to the event to determine which educational, interactive stations would be held. Members that held the “teachers” position were required to submit a lesson plan that included learning objectives, goals, and methods of teaching.
Other members served as “group leaders” and were responsible for tracking the elementary students from each station and making sure that they were always safe. Stations that were taught included: chickens, plant science, horse, dairy cattle, tractors, blacksmithing, beef cattle, leadership, ATV safety and pigs.
While the elementary students spent time interacting with the older students they also gained a working knowledge about the agriculture industry. In turn, the high school students were able to highlight their own area of agriculture expertise to educate the younger students.
The chapter would like to thank Miss Tonya Fender of Fender Farms for allowing the chapter to young pigs and Mr. Troy Roush for demonstrating blacksmithing techniques. Also, the chapter would like to thank the elementary students and teachers for allowing them to educate their students.
Reporter
Lynchburg-Clay FFA
Last fall, 48 members of the Lynchburg-Clay FFA hosted Ag Day for all students enrolled in 3rd-5th grades at the Lynchburg-Clay Elementary School.
Members met twice prior to the event to determine which educational, interactive stations would be held. Members that held the “teachers” position were required to submit a lesson plan that included learning objectives, goals, and methods of teaching.
Other members served as “group leaders” and were responsible for tracking the elementary students from each station and making sure that they were always safe. Stations that were taught included: chickens, plant science, horse, dairy cattle, tractors, blacksmithing, beef cattle, leadership, ATV safety and pigs.
While the elementary students spent time interacting with the older students they also gained a working knowledge about the agriculture industry. In turn, the high school students were able to highlight their own area of agriculture expertise to educate the younger students.
The chapter would like to thank Miss Tonya Fender of Fender Farms for allowing the chapter to young pigs and Mr. Troy Roush for demonstrating blacksmithing techniques. Also, the chapter would like to thank the elementary students and teachers for allowing them to educate their students.