Christian Child Care Panda class gets to visit with farmer Mark Luken

 

[October 02, 2021]  TextThe ‘Panda’ classroom at Christian Child Care learned “where our food comes from” last Thursday. Sara Harvey, teacher of the Panda’s class (four and five year olds) took the students outside to sit on the lawn at a safe distance from the cornfield behind the facility.

Soon the ‘oooh!!’ and ‘wow!!’ comments flowed as they watched the grain empty from the combine into the truck and wagons waiting along the edge of the field along Home Avenue.

As it finished unloading the class was surprised to see a farmer striding across the lawn from the field to the children! Yes, this busy farmer with a long days/weeks schedule ahead of him was taking time to meet with and talk with these young people!

The farmer, Mark Luken spent a good length of time with them talking about the corn, the combine and anything you know children ask. Ms. Harvey said she felt that farmer Luken enjoyed the time as much as the children did.

The lesson was not over. Back in the classroom the class made their own ‘rows of corn’ using gift-wrap paper tubes, bubble wrap and tissue. They lined the wall along the classroom with their crop. Perhaps we have a few future farmers/farmerettes in the Panda class!

A trip to the finished field may give them some real leaves to add to their creation later.

“Thank you Mark Luken and all the other farmers who feed America!” From The Panda’s.

[Tonita Reifsteck]