Farm Vocabulary

OBJECTIVE Students will be able to identify the animals, tools, and machines on a farm based on different descriptions. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What are the jobs on a farm? What are the tools used on a farm? What are the jobs of the animals on a farm? What does a farm do? MATERIALS NEEDED Farm Vocabulary […]

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Farm Jobs: Machines and Animals

MA CURRICULUM FRAMEWORKS 1-LS1-1: Use materials to design a solution to a human problem by mimicking how plants and/or animals use their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their needs. OBJECTIVE Students will identify the various jobs on a farm. Students will make the connection between jobs that animals do, and jobs […]

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Farm Food Web

OBJECTIVE Students understand that many products they use, wear, and eat come from farms. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS How do farms support us? What do farms make? MATERIALS NEEDED Farm web cards printed and laminated, short pieces of yarn PROCEDURE Introduction: Why should we care about farms? Do farms support anything other than us humans?• What do […]

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Farm Animal Introduction

OBJECTIVE Students will be able to identify different farm animals and describe their characteristics. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What types of animals live on farms? What do farm animals do? MATERIALS NEEDED Farm Animal Worksheet PROCEDURE Introduction:In circle: Review some facts that students know about farms from the KWL sheet. Ask the students to name as many […]

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Family Food Traditions

OBJECTIVE Students will understand how food differs around the world ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What is food culture? How and why do food cultures differ around the world? What are the differences between local and global food systems and how do they affect food cultures? MATERIALS NEEDED change PROCEDURE Lesson 1: Family Food traditionsGuiding Question: What can […]

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Fall on a Farm: Apples

OBJECTIVE Students will explore what happens during the fall season on a farm. Students will understand why harvest season is so important, and they will be able to identify the jobs of farmers during the fall. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS Where does food come from? What happens in the fall on a farm? MATERIALS NEEDED Book: A […]

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