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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Fall in the Garden

OBJECTIVE Students will use observational skills and senses to understand how the garden is affected by the fall season.dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What happens in the garden as seasons change? MATERIALS NEEDED Three adult group leaders PROCEDURE Introduction: What are the four seasons? What […]

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Exploring Wool

OBJECTIVE Students will understand that wool comes from sheep and will appreciate farmers and the products they create for our community ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS Where does wool come from? How can we make wool into something that we can use? What do we use wool for? MATERIALS NEEDED Under specific activity PROCEDURE Washing Wool Materials: Raw […]

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