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The “We Grow Corn! Raising Corn on a Kansas Family Farm” book was written with the goal to educate the students about how corn is grown and what it is used for. Agriculture is the largest industry in the state of Kansas. More bushels of corn are grown in Kansas compared to other grain commodities, yet many people do not realize that the corn grown in Kansas is not sweet corn but instead field corn.

The free kit has been discontinued, and all supplies have been sent out.  Educators can still use the lessons in the classroom with easy to find materials.

Lessons

The 4 units will educate your students about how corn is grown and its uses. Each unit includes three activities:

  • A craft activity that comes with all supplies.
  • An online breakout box challenge.
  • An additional activity that uses supplies that can be found easily.
  • Suggested Snack- If you purchase snacks for your program, we have suggested a corn snack that goes well with the unit.

Adaptable Activities

A lot of options have been provided for each unit. Depending on the length of time you have for your program you can spread the activities out over several days. Review all that is provided for each unit and adapt to fit your needs.

Online Resources

To be successful at using all the resources for this program, access the additional resources through this webpage. You will find all the videos, documents, links and more that were referenced throughout the teacher guide such as:

  • Training videos for each unit.
  • Links to online breakout box challenges.
  • Teacher guide with the activity links.