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Welcome to My American Farm! Lesson PlanWelcome to My American Farm! Lesson Plan
Publisher
American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture
Resource Details
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Grade
3rd - 5th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
1 hr
Number of Slides
6
Instructional Strategies
Choral Response
5 more...
Technology
Audio
Video
Projection
Presentation
Internet Access
Year
2011
Lesson Plan

Welcome to My American Farm!

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  • Production Fill-in
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Take a step into the virtual farm world and explore the impact farming has on our everyday eating habits. Future farmers discover the meaning of agriculture and the hard work that goes into providing food for us to enjoy. A computer game accompanies teacher's guided instruction to make for a silo's worth of farm and agricultural knowledge.

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Concepts

local agriculture, agricultural careers, farming, agricultural products

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • Invite a local farmer to speak to your class
  • Conduct lesson before or after going on a field trip to a farm
  • Have a classroom buffet of locally grown fruits and vegetables, but be sure to consider food allergies

Classroom Considerations

  • Materials and preparation required
  • Website navigation has changed since resource was published, meaning some material are now found in different areas

Pros

  • Offers specific teacher instructions with optional activities and extensions
  • Actively engages learners with total physical responses (TPR) 
  • Computer game provides audio for early or struggling readers

Cons

  • None

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