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[Arielle]

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Teaching kids is a LOT of work. THank you for doing this, even if only the one time.

My mom was always taking classes at the local ecology college-- helped us see learning as a life long endevor. Her passion is flowers and plants!! lol SHe gave up the big plot for the veg garden but still has beautiful flower gardens. Keeps her moving at 80+ !!

 

[Arielle]

 

[Puddin Fluff]

and you can chage that warning title... to something you like better

deb

Good to know!

I had to do a 15 minute class at the MO Botanical Garden Earth Day thingy. It was tough to do 15. I can imagine how hard 3 would be.


They're always searching for new topics. One of the college continuing ed coordinators joined our local chicken group to find someone to do a class. Since I had been doing adult education most of my life and had a lot of experience in both small flocks and commercial poultry I seemed like the perfect fit and I love doing it.

I also did a college for kids program a couple summers ago. It is for gifted kids. They have to be in some kind of advanced academic program but it is for those that have completed grades 1-8. 1-4 is in the morning session and 5-8 is in the afternoon and covers a week.
I did basically the same thing for both groups but day 1 was on backyard poultry. The coop fairy brought her turkey and a couple of her tame chickens to class. (none of mine would have accommodated the kids) For the take home project, they had a world map and had to find countries where different breeds originated.
Day 2 was on bees and native pollinators. I took a complete bee hive (minus the bees) to class and even brought a queen cage and package cage. The kids all made a native pollinator house to take home.
Day 3 was on gardening for wild birds and butterflies. They made a feeder from large pine cones, peanut butter and bird seed.
Day 4 was gardening in general and for the take home they planted a flat of their choice of vegetables, herbs or flowers.
Day 5 was parent day where they could participate and the topic was fungi- the whole fungi world. I brought small logs and plug spawn of their choice - oyster or shitake mushrooms. The parents helped drilled the holes and I had bees wax to seal the plugs.

I liked the class but it was so much work, I never volunteered to do it again.

My sons talk was a bit choppy but I guess it was okay with the teacher.

My daughter is actually the one that got us all started with chickens through 4-H. Now she is still in 4-H but really does nothing with the chickens. Last year an elementary teacher (and 4-H mom) had her bring some of our chickens to show her class and her and our retired extension agent did an entire segment (45 min) with 1st graders on chickens. That was an experience.

@Puddin Fluff : I have never hatched with a broody. Sorry idk.
I just watched a video of a silkie with her turkey poult hatchlings following her around. I wish I could post the link

 

[bamadude]

Yep

 

[casportpony]

Funny post from the peafowl forum:

Posted by Zazouse:
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-Kathy

 

[perchie.girl]

Funny post from the peafowl forum:

Posted by Zazouse:
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Look ma its a double decker.... bwhahahah

I love Zazouse. she posted regularly on the guinea fowl threads ... I havent been there to talk Guineas in a very very l,ong time.

deb

 

[casportpony]

Look ma its a double decker.... bwhahahah

I love Zazouse. she posted regularly on the guinea fowl threads ... I havent been there to talk Guineas in a very very l,ong time.

deb

She's quite the photographer, don't you think? Some of the pictures she posts are really amazing!

-Kathy

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Teaching kids is a LOT of work. THank you for doing this, even if only the one time.

My mom was always taking classes at the local ecology college-- helped us see learning as a life long endevor. Her passion is flowers and plants!! lol SHe gave up the big plot for the veg garden but still has beautiful flower gardens. Keeps her moving at 80+ !!

I taught skiing for a few years too. Everyone hated the kids classes and avoided them. I read a book called 'Captain Zembo Teaches Skiing'. It was full of tips and tricks for teaching all ages of children. Shortly thereafter the kids classes became my favorites. It was a blast and all the other instructors were so happy they didn't have to teach them.
Before the magic book, kids classes with slidey things on snow were a nightmare.

 

[Cynthia12]

 

[casportpony]

Too funny.

-Kathy