State-by-State: Iowa

Where the tall corn grows,

Y stands for Yield.

Crops grow i the rich soil

covering the farmer's fields.

from H is for Hawkeye:  An Iowa Alphabet

This week we read about the state of Iowa.  The girls completed their scrapbook pages for the state as we read H is for Hawkeye.

IOWA FACTS

1.  The Red Delicious apple was first developed in Madison County, Iowa, in the late 1860s.  Jesse Hiatte originally named the fruit Hawkeyes.  

2.  Quaker Oats, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is the largest cereal company in the world.  

3.  Iowa's most famous crop is corn!

With these facts in their minds, the girls made our lunch on Friday!  We had Red Delicious Apple Bake with Quaker Oats and Corn Dogs!

While we ate our lunch, we enjoyed an old movie from the fields of Iowa....