Magazine Cover Design ContestMagazine Cover Design Contest Teachers, please review the following...

Contest Objectives1. EncourageeducatorstoincorporatefarmandfoodtopicsintheclassroomviaagliteracyresourcesandAgintheClassroompresentations.*

2. Increasestudentunderstandingofhowourdailylivesdependonagriculture.3. Fosterappreciationoftheroleoffarmsandfarmersinourcommunity.

EligibilityThecontestisopento1st-5thgradeclassroomsinDeKalbCounty.

Entry DeadlineFriday,May7,2021

PrizesGiftcardswillbeawardedtofirstthroughthirdplacewinnersateachgradelevel.Firstplacewinnerswillreceive$25;secondplace,$15;andthirdplace,$10.

ThegrandprizewinningdesignwillappearasthefrontcoveroftheJune2021issueofDeKalbCountyFarmBureauCONNECTIONSmagazine,receivedbyover6,000familiesinDeKalbCounty!

CONNECTIONSMagazine Cover Design Contest

Local students compete to design the cover for DeKalb County Farm Bureau’s June 2021 issue of CONNECTIONS Magazine!

Visit www.GrowYoungMinds.org to learn about additional programs and resources!

See back of flyer for complete rules.

Rules1. Designsshouldbecreatedonplainwhitepapernolargerthan

9”x12”insize.2. DesignsMUSTbevertical/portrait(▯).3. Designsmaybecreatedusingmarkers,coloredpencils,crayons,

pastels,ink,paint,orpapercollage.4. Eachentryshouldincludealegibledesignentryform(provided).

Attachformtothebackoftheentrywithtapesoitmayberemoved. Noglue,staples,orpaperclips,please.

5. Teachersshouldsubmitacompletedclasscover page(provided) withtheirstudents’designs.

6. Limitoneentryperstudent.7. Students’namesshouldNOTappearonthefrontofentries.8. Toencouragethisactivityasa classproject,teacherssubmitting

entriesfromatleast90%oftheirstudentswillbeenteredina drawingforaspecialprize!

9. Originalartworkwillbereturnedtostudents;however,alldesigns becomepropertyofDeKalbCountyFarmBureauforusein promotion,etc.

Judging criteria Each design should…

1. Clearlyillustratethegradeleveltheme(seethemesatright).2. Becreativeandoriginal.3. Beclearandeye-catching.4. Displaystudent’sownartworkandhandwriting(nostencilsor

tracing).5. Usecorrectspelling.(Spellingwillbeconsideredinfinalplacing.)

Cover design tips Encourage students to...1. ViewtypicallayoutoftheCONNECTIONSmagazinecoverat

https://cultivateconnections.org/publication/.2. Makesureartworkfillsthepage,butdonotplacekeyelementsof

artworkortexttooclosetopageedges.(Seeexampleatright.)3. Letteralltextlightlyinpencilanddouble-checkspellingbefore

finalizingdesign.4. DoNOTincludethemagazinemasthead(“DeKalbCountyFarm

BureauCONNECTIONS”).Thiswillbeaddedlater.

Design themes1st-2nd grade Why Farms Matter

CONNECTIONSMagazine Cover Design Contest

Local students compete to design the cover for DeKalb County Farm Bureau’s April/May 2020 issue of CONNECTIONS Magazine!

CONNECTIONS Magazine Cover Design ContestTeachers, please review the following rules and judging criteria with your students.

3rd-5th grade The Science of Agriculture

Please note that although there are only two design themes, winners will still be selected at each grade level.

Entry deadlineFriday, May 7, 2021 no later than 4:30 p.m. DeKalbCountyFarmBureau 1350W.PrairieDr. Sycamore,IL60178815-756-6361

WinnersWinners will be announced by the end of May. The grand prize winning design will be featured on the cover of the June 2021 CONNECTIONS magazine!