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George the Farmer: Educating kids about cotton

We sleep in it, dry ourselves with it, wrap our bodies in it, and even cook with its oil. Yet, despite cotton’s daily presence in our lives, a survey by the Australian Council of Educational Research revealed that 75% of Australian Year 6 students believed cotton comes from animals.

To dispel this myth, a series of five new educational resources have been produced by edutainment brand George the Farmer, in partnership with Cotton Australia.

(L-R): Alec Macintosh, Cotton Australia’s Regional Manager for Northern NSW with George the Farmer and Daniel Kahl. Image credit: Cotton Australia

The resources include:

  • A 7-minute paddock-to-product video, shot in Narrabri, NSW, featuring the Kahl family. Follow George the Farmer and his team as they investigate how cotton is grown, picked, and transformed into a myriad of products. View here.
  • A free, curriculum-aligned educator’s resource for Foundation to Year 4 students, focused on STEAM subjects. View here.
  • Two “In the Classroom” cotton activity videos. View here.
  • A music video of the new hit George the Farmer song, aptly named “Cotton, Cotton, Cotton”. View here.

All resources are available for viewing and download on George the Farmer’s website or you can watch them on the George the Farmer YouTube channel.

Kimberley Furness

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