Oklahoma Ag in the Classroom

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Writing Prompts

  • Write a story with a pumpkin as the main character.
  • Develop an advertisement for Oklahoma pecans.
  • Write a recipe for their favorite Thanksgiving dish.
  • Write a menu for your ideal celebration feast.
  • Pretend you are a worker on Henryetta Vann's farm and write about a day in your life.
  • Choose one of our past presidents who made a living as a farmer and write a report on the kinds of crops and animals he raised on his farm.
  • Write a letter to the new president explaining why agriculture should be one of his top issues.
  • Make a list of your favorite Thanksgiving foods. Choose five and write a story or poem that includes all five.
  • Write a detailed description of a pumpkin.

P.A.S.S. for these activities

  • Grade 1: Writing - 2.1,3,4,5
  • Grade 2: Writing - 2.2abc,4,5
  • Grade 3: Writing - 2.1,2,3,5,6
  • Grade 4: Writing - 2.1,2
  • Grade 5: Writing - 2.1,2,,4,8
  • Grade 6: Writing - 2.1,2,7,8

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Oklahoma Ag in the Classroom

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Oklahoma Ag in the Classroom is a program of the Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service, the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry and the Oklahoma State Department of Education.