Haven Blackwell
4-H Agent
Cherokee County
A new school year means new learning opportunities! This year, Cherokee County 4-H wants to enrich schools with positive agricultural learning experiences.
We will offer our popular Caterpillar to Butterfly Project to all kindergarten teachers! Students make predictions and observations during this project and love seeing the physical changes made each day.
For first grade teachers, we will offer a series of healthy lifestyles lessons where students will learn where their food comes from and what components are in that food that make it healthy. And let’s not forget the best part… taste tests!
Second graders will take part in Down on the Farm Day. Our partnership with the Institute of Innovation allows students to take a field trip to us where they will rotate through six different stations and experience a different aspect of farming at each one.
Third grade teachers! We have an awesome opportunity for you! Please contact me to learn how you can sign up to get South Carolina Farm Bureau’s Ag. Learning Lab in route to you this school year!
Fourth graders will be offered a series of agriculture lessons taught by me, your 4-H agent!
AgMags are wonderful resources to teach your students about agriculture. Fifth grade teachers can receive a class set of AgMags each month beginning in November on a variety of topics. Think, “How It’s Made”, agriculture style.
Last but certainly not least, embryology! Chick embryology is a fan favorite! Students enjoy incubating and hatching chicken eggs and caring for the chicks after hatching. Along with this hands-on experience, teachers will also receive very detailed curriculum to guide them through each day of the process with their students, making this an awesome learning experience for all! This program will be offered to any school librarian in Cherokee County (elementary, middle, and high school).
Aside from school enrichment, Cherokee County 4-H has many other opportunities to get involved in such as community cubs, independent projects, statewide events, and livestock shows. Please contact me if you are interested in getting your youth involved!
