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Animal Farm - The Rest of the Story

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Young scholars participate in a reader's theater using farm animals in the novella Animal Farm. In this Animal Farm lesson plan, students evaluate interpretations using the text, personal experience, and historical events.
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My Farm

For Teachers Pre-K - 3rd
Young scholars explore repetition in music. In this music lesson, students discover the lyrics of a folk song from Argentina about farm animals. Young scholars read about farms and the animals found on farms prior to learning the song in...
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Farm Babies

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students use flash cards to match the mother names to the baby names for farm animals. In a designated "barn" in the room, students simulate being mothers, fathers, and babies. The baby must find his mother and father. Students visit...
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Maple Leaf Duck Farm

For Teachers 4th - 8th
In this Maple Leaf Duck Farm worksheet, learners watch the America's Heartland video Maple Leaf Duck Farm and fill in the blanks to sentences about it. Students complete 8 sentences.
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Musk Oxen Farm

For Teachers 4th - 8th
In this Musk Oxen Farm worksheet, students watch the video Musk Oxen Farm by America's Heartland and answer short answer questions about it. Students answer 5 questions.
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Animal Rights Vs. Animal Welfare - Understanding the Issue

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students explore the difference between animal rights and animal welfare. They take a field trip to a farm to explore the producing animals for human use. After researching and collecting information from animal welfare/rights...
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Farm Census

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students disuss the work of a farmer. They recognize and name farm animals to represent the information in a pictogram.
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The Farm/Prairie

For Teachers K - 3rd
Young scholars explore what people do on the farm/prairie and the importance of the farm/prairie to our lives. Students read books and look at pictures to study about the different aspects of farming. Young scholars create a mural and...
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Animals on a Rice Farm

For Teachers K
Students investigate animals that live on a rice farm. In this farm lesson, students discover the animals that live on a rice farm. Students also explore the machines that farmers need. Students do a fill in the blank activity.
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The Farmer and the Cowman

For Teachers K - 2nd Standards
What is the difference between a ranch and a farm? After reading and discussing the provided background information, young agriculturalists will color, cut, and create neat little booklets that show the differences between ranches and...
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American Indians and their Environment

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
People could take a page in ingenuity and survival from the Powhatans. Deer skins became clothes, and the members of the Native American group farmed the rich Virginia soil and hunted in its forests for food. Using images of artifacts...
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Down on the Farm

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students are introduced to a map of an Illinois farm. They determine whether the map is of the past, present, or future by looking at features on the map. They also use the map to make a three-dimensional model.
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Back to the Farm

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners complete a family tree.  In this farming and ranching lesson, students define the term genealogy, learn how to create a family tree, and fill in a family tree with the help of their parents making sure to note if any of their...
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Let's Discover Communities

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders compare and contrast the city and the country. After reading books about animals, 2nd graders create picture cards of animals in both the country and city environment. In partners, students draw pictures of animals,...
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Make a Farm Mural

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students create farm mural that includes all the different things found on a farm.
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Farms And Cities

For Teachers Pre-K
Students differentiate the differences of living on a farm or in a city. They do this with the use of coloring pictures and have group discussion about each picture to identify characteristics and identify where the picture is from. The...
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Hunting, Farming and Market Gardening

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine the hunting and farming practices of the Black Pioneer. They identify crops raised by black pioneers, and explore the contribution of children to the success of the family farm. Students explore the importance of...
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I Wear My Genes Inside Out: The Genetic Characteristics of Animals

For Teachers K - 2nd
Pupils create mixed breed dogs using paper illustrations of various breeds. They label dogs created by students using the Genetics Center and discuss the aspects of genetics that affect the outcome of the various projects.
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Global Oneness Project

The Consciousness of Nature

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Scholars voice their opinions about animal consciousness with an article that challenges common ideas about nature. After reading the article, learners engage in a thoughtful discussion before writing out their arguments in a persuasive...
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These Maps are for the Birds

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Learners identify and study New York State Breeding Bird Atlas maps to learn where different bird species nest and how their distributions have changed over time. They also identify how maps serve as representations of a geographic...
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Agriculture Around the World

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Learners explore various kinds of farming methods around the world.  In this history lesson, students view pictures of farming methods, then compare and contrast them in a class discussion with the methods of farming that are used today.
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Back to the Farm

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
Read up on farming and ranching and connect this information to your learners' lives. After reading, send class members home to fill out a family tree and trace their family history, focusing on farming and ranching backgrounds. Once...
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Goods for You!

For Teachers K - 1st
Young scholars define "goods" and "services" and identify examples of both. They read farm books and discuss what we use from animals and plants on a farm. They observe the Wisconsin quarter reverse and locate Wisconsin on a map.
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Farming as a Way of Life

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders research the development of various agriculture techniques. Using this information, they determine how this led to the domestication of plants and animals and how other occupations were considered. They discuss the...

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