Children are introduced to more than 30 careers related to agribusiness, agricultural products and production, as well as vocabulary and concepts related to agribusiness. The program was developed to create an opportunity for children to begin to understand the importance of agribusiness while reinforcing concepts found on third grade performance outcome measures and the fourth grade proficiency test. Many Puppets brings similar concepts to second graders. Hats and Puppets establish a link between school-based learning and lifelong career issues by introducing children to many Ohio products and varied careers. By the end, children really understand that many careers depend upon agriculture.
Information is distributed to students to take home to their parents that explains the day's events.
In the modern revival of Chautauqua, trained scholars assume the costume and character of historical figures as they present exciting living history performances beneath an old-fashioned Chautauqua tent. The theme for Ohio Chautauqua 2001 is Buckeyes in the Civil War . Ulysses S. Grant , Union military commander William Tecumseh Sherman , and former slave and abolitionist Sojourner Truth . The class is free for those not wishing to obtain graduate credit and is brought to you by the West Central Regional Professional Development Center. Copyright 2001, The Ohio State University at Lima.