Farm Visit Activity Sheet National Curriculum based stimulus suitable for 7-11 years
Activity 1 Maths puzzlesCan you solve these puzzles to help out Old Macdonald?
Old Macdonald sells 7 cows at the cattle market for £5 each. How much money does he make? Answer:
Old Macdonald has 25 hens each laying an egg an day. How many eggs will he have in one week? Answer:
Old Macdonald buys 10 bales of straw a month for his cows. How many bales of straw will he buy in one year? Answer:
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Farm Visit Activity Sheet National Curriculum based stimulus suitable for 7-11 years
Activity 2 Drawing activityAs technology has developed many jobs that used to be done by hand have now been replaced by machines. This has saved farmers a lot of time. Draw pictures in the boxes below to show how times have changed.
Milking cows by hand:
Milking cows by machine:
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Farm Visit Activity Sheet National Curriculum based stimulus suitable for 7-11 years
Activity 3 Puzzle pages
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Farm Visit Activity Sheet National Curriculum based stimulus suitable for 7-11 years
Activity 3 cont... Puzzle pages
Complete Old Macdonald's Farm crossword below
Across:1 An animal that grows a woolly coat and makes a sound that goes ‘baaaah!’
3 A large animal that gives milk and goes ‘moo!’
6 A big woolly animal from south America with a long neck
10 A wise bird that mostly comes out at night.
11 This animal helps pull Santa’s sleigh!
14 This cuddly animal has a long tail and lives both on land and in water
15 This animal comes from Africa and likes to stand on its back legs
Down:2 This furry animal has a slinky body and is sometimes used for hunting
4 Looks a bit like a kangaroo, this animal also comes from Australia
5 This big animal usually lives in the forest and sometimes has antlers
7 This colourful bird can sing and talk like a human!
8 A furry little thing that likes to eat nuts
9 An animal that looks a bit like a horse and makes a sound that goes ‘hee-haw!’
12 When saddled-up, this animal sometimes likes to go racing, or work on the farm
13 This animal looks a bit like a sheep and is either called a ‘billy’ or a ‘nanny’
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Farm Visit Activity Sheet National Curriculum based stimulus suitable for 7-11 years
Activity 4 Fact trailFollow the trail around the Farm. Using the information boards to help you, answer the questions below...
What is a group of Meerkats called?(Clue on board 6) Answer:
How many poos does a rabbit do a day?(Clue on board 13) Answer:
On average how much water does a cow drink a day?(Clue on board 17) Answer:
Where are Llamas originally from?(Clue on board 20) Answer:
How big is a wallaby when it is born?(Clue on board 23) Answer:
What do you call a donkey which has been bred with a zebra?(Clue on board 25) Answer:
What is the smallest breed of horse?(Clue on board 26) Answer:
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