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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Winter on a Farm: Dried Apples

OBJECTIVE Students will be able to describe the seasonal changes on a farm, from fall to winter. Students will be able to identify different chores that are done on a farm in winter. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What happens on a farm in winter? What are the jobs on a farm in winter? What are the animals […]

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Colonial America- Grains /Oats

OBJECTIVE To discover how New England colonists survived with limited means through bartering, hard agricultural work, and reliance on crops like hulless peelcorn oats. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What role did oats play in colonial history? How does food build community? MATERIALS NEEDED Pre-made Porridge (oats, molasses, water/milk, cinnamon stick), crock-pot, bowls and spoons, oat seeds, seed […]

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Colonial America- Harvest Season

MA CURRICULUM FRAMEWORKS 3.3 Identify who the Pilgrims were and explain why they left Europe to seek religious freedom; describe their journey and their early years in the Plymouth Colony. (H, G, C, E) OBJECTIVE Students will be able to identify the different types of food the the colonists ate and rhe reasons why these […]

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Butter Making

OBJECTIVE Students will learn how to make butter ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS Where does food come from? Where does butter come from? What is butter? How can we feed ourselves? What happens on a farm in winter? MATERIALS NEEDED An old-fashioned butter churn or picture of onePer group:• Whipping or heavy cream at room temperature, approximately one […]

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