Illinois mAGic & AgriLearning Kits Training - February 2013 General Illinois mAGic Kit overview Transparencies/CD images Investigate Illinois – ELA #7 From Bluestem & Bison to Corn & Cattle - Interest Approach Prairie Passages – ELA #3 Home Grown in Illinois commodity cards – ELA #10 Science in Your Shopping Cart – Science #5 Sprouting Success in Illinois from North to South – Science #6 Land of Livestock – Math #2 Illinois Logic Puzzle (Difficult Version) – Math #8 Social Studies Lesson Quest General AgriLearning Kit Overview Adventures on the Farm Kit o Student Reading Page (ELA) o Vocabulary Cards (ELA) o CLOZE Activity (ELA) o George Washington Cherry Pie (Snacktivity) Seasons on the Farm Kit o Spring Glyph (Math) o Making Rain (Music & Rhythm) [also in Top 40 Hits] The Wheat We Eat Kit o William Wheathead (Science) o Wheat Stalk Dissection (Science) Pigs on the Farm Kit o OINKO (Reproducibles) – goes well with Pig By-Products Social Studies Lesson o Amazing Pig DVD (Reference Materials) Top 40 Hits of Planet Earth [available at www.agintheclassroom.org under teacher resources - lesson booklets] o Earth Day Catch Ball The content of the kit binders for the kits is available at www.agriculturaleducation.org under educator resources - teacher’s toolbox. Ask us about the guest password.
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Illinois mAGic & AgriLearning Kits Training - February 2013
General Illinois mAGic Kit overview
Transparencies/CD images
Investigate Illinois – ELA #7
From Bluestem & Bison to Corn & Cattle - Interest Approach
Prairie Passages – ELA #3
Home Grown in Illinois commodity cards – ELA #10
Science in Your Shopping Cart – Science #5
Sprouting Success in Illinois from North to South – Science #6
Land of Livestock – Math #2
Illinois Logic Puzzle (Difficult Version) – Math #8
Social Studies Lesson Quest
General AgriLearning Kit Overview
Adventures on the Farm Kit
o Student Reading Page (ELA)
o Vocabulary Cards (ELA)
o CLOZE Activity (ELA)
o George Washington Cherry Pie (Snacktivity)
Seasons on the Farm Kit
o Spring Glyph (Math)
o Making Rain (Music & Rhythm) [also in Top 40 Hits]
The Wheat We Eat Kit
o William Wheathead (Science)
o Wheat Stalk Dissection (Science)
Pigs on the Farm Kit
o OINKO (Reproducibles) – goes well with Pig By-Products Social Studies
Lesson
o Amazing Pig DVD (Reference Materials)
Top 40 Hits of Planet Earth [available at www.agintheclassroom.org under teacher
resources - lesson booklets]
o Earth Day Catch Ball
The content of the kit binders for the kits is available at www.agriculturaleducation.org under
educator resources - teacher’s toolbox. Ask us about the guest password.
Illinois mAGic Kit Abracadabra! Alohomora! Open the doors of active discovery and watch your students explore Illinois. The curriculum in the ILLINOIS mAGic kit is multidisciplinary, all inclusive, and designed to highlight every geographic region of Illinois and bring Illinois agriculture to life in your classroom. This kit provides hands-on experiences for students as they map their route through Illinois, all the while, stopping at locations taking them from stockyards to skyscrapers, looking into the land of the livestock and trading futures on the Chicago Board of Trade. The Illinois kit allows students to see the 7 Wonders of Illinois, watch prairie plants adapt right before their eyes and tour Illinois Indian cultures. As the prairie state unfolds in these lessons, students will experience the Lincoln Douglas debates, investigate Illinois sites, meet famous Illinoisans, stop at McDonald’s for a bite of history, and discover all the great things that come from Illinois. Navigating Illinois waterways will allow the students to see just how diverse our state is, with Amish settlements and coal mines throughout the state. Yet the wealth of our state is found in its’ soil. Students will measure and learn to treasure Illinois trees and discover how Illinois products are processed. This kit provides lessons that move Illinois plant products throughout the state, unveil the history of Illinois agriculture, dig into the research of Illinois inventors and add up the money Illinois agriculture funnels into our economy. Students will solve logic puzzles, dive into history and explore some of our Illinois’ greatest attributes. This kit offers engaging lessons and addresses Illinois learning standards in math, science, English language arts and social studies. The kit lessons include exercises in:
√ Mapping √ Graphing √ Sequencing √ Reading √ Writing √ Experimentation √ Research √ And much more…
Sim Sala Bim! Engage he, her or him . . . with . . . Multidisciplinary Agricultural Integrated Curriculum. Hocus Pocus! Watch them focus!
Investigate Illinois
Agriculture in Illinois Corn Products, International DeKalb Genetics DOT Foods Funks Grove Hunter Haven Farms Illinois Department of Agriculture Prairie Farms The Maschhoffs, Inc.
Famous People Abraham Lincoln Joseph Glidden Joseph Smith Lorado Taft Lydia Moss Bradley Priscilla and the Hollyhocks Ronald Reagan Sherb Noble Illinois Tidbits Arsenal Island, Rock Island Darn Hot Peppers Griggsville, Illinois Lincoln’s New Salem State Historic Site Morton, Illinois Prairie Style Architecture The Reversal of the Chicago River Route 66 Sites to See Allerton Park Charles Mound Dickson Mounds Fermilab Goose Lake Prairie State Park Illinois Great River Road National Scenic Byway Morrow Plots, University of Illinois Shawnee National Forest
"A good test of 'education' would be to ask a hundred people what is meant by prairie. Most I fear would answer that a prairie is a flat monotonous place..." by Aldo Leopold - For the Health of the Land
(this one was inside the visitor center.) Prairie was, in fact, a community of plants and animals. So organized as to build, through the centuries, the rich soil which now feeds us. By Aldo Leopold
(this one was carved in stone outside the entrance)
Illinois mAGic Kit
Prarie Passages Student Worksheet
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English Language Arts - Lesson #3 Name _________________________
Science - Lesson #6 Name _________________________
Sprouting Success in Illinois from North to South Student Worksheet
Using the seed packet that you have been given, answer the following questions in complete sentences.
1. What kind of seeds are in your packet? (Keep in mind that there are different varieties of plants, so you should write the type of plant and the variety name, i.e. Cherry Belle Radish.)
2. What is one characteristic of this plant? (Read the description of the variety on the seed packet.)
3. How many days will it take for the seed to germinate?
4. How much soil should be covering the seed?
5. How far apart should the seeds be spaced?
6. How many days until the plant is mature?
7. Can this plant tolerate freezing weather?
8. Look at the map on the packet. When should you plant this seed?
9. What is the “sell by” date for this packet? Why is it important that you know this?
10. Are there any guidelines on the packet for harvesting your crop? What are they?
Illinois mAGic Kit Page 5 of 8
Science - Lesson #6
Hardiness Zone Activity Sheet Student Worksheet
Name _________________________
Hardiness Zone ActivityAnswer the following questions using the Illinois hardiness zone map.
2. Locate your county and write what hardiness zone it is located. Name 5 other counties who share the same hardiness zone as your county.
My County: _____________________________ Hardiness zone:_____________________
5 counties who share the same hardiness zone: ______________________________________
1. Illinois consists of 5 different hardiness zones. Using the hardiness zone map for Illinois and the chart below, list the annual average temperature range (Fahrenheit) for the following zones:
Zone 4b ____________________________ Zone 6a ____________________________
Zone 5a ____________________________ Zone 6b ____________________________
Zone 5b ____________________________
USDA Hardiness Zones and Average Annual Minimum Temperature Range Zone Fahrenheit Celsius Example Cities
1 Below -50 F Below -45.6 C Fairbanks, Alaska; Resolute, Northwest Territories (Canada) 2a -50 to -45 F -42.8 to -45.5 C Prudhoe Bay, Alaska; Flin Flon, Manitoba (Canada) 2b -45 to -40 F -40.0 to -42.7 C Unalakleet, Alaska; Pinecreek, Minnesota 3a -40 to -35 F -37.3 to -39.9 C International Falls, Minnesota; St. Michael, Alaska3b -35 to -30 F -34.5 to -37.2 C Tomahawk, Wisconsin; Sidney, Montana4a -30 to -25 F -31.7 to -34.4 C Minneapolis/St.Paul, Minnesota; Lewistown, Montana4b -25 to -20 F -28.9 to -31.6 C Northwood, Iowa; Nebraska5a -20 to -15 F -26.2 to -28.8 C Des Moines, Iowa; Illinois5b -15 to -10 F -23.4 to -26.1 C Columbia, Missouri; Mansfield, Pennsylvania6a -10 to -5 F -20.6 to -23.3 C St. Louis, Missouri; Lebanon, Pennsylvania6b -5 to 0 F -17.8 to -20.5 C McMinnville, Tennessee; Branson, Missouri 7a 0 to 5 F -15.0 to -17.7 C Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; South Boston, Virginia7b 5 to 10 F -12.3 to -14.9 C Little Rock, Arkansas; Griffin, Georgia8a 10 to 15 F -9.5 to -12.2 C Tifton, Georgia; Dallas, Texas 8b 15 to 20 F -6.7 to -9.4 C Austin, Texas; Gainesville, Florida9a 20 to 25 F -3.9 to -6.6 C Houston, Texas; St. Augustine, Florida9b 25 to 30 F -1.2 to -3.8 C Brownsville, Texas; Fort Pierce, Florida10a 30 to 35 F 1.6 to -1.1 C Naples, Florida; Victorville, California10b 35 to 40 F 4.4 to 1.7 C Miami, Florida; Coral Gables, Florida11 above 40 F above 4.5 C Honolulu, Hawaii; Mazatlan, Mexico
Illinois mAGic Kit Page 6 of 8
Science - Lesson #6 Name _________________________
Hardiness Zone Activity Sheet Student Worksheet Continued
3. Why do you think there are different hardiness zones for different counties?
4. On the United States National Arboretum website, the hardiness zones are givenfor each state along with examples of woody plants that would normally succeed in those growing zones. Visit www.usna.usda.gov/Hardzone/hrdzon4.html and write the common name of the six given plants below.
5. The first hardiness zone map was published in 1960 and was later revised in 1965. Because of improvements in technology and recorded data, our plant hardiness zone map was again revised in 1990. This 1990 version shows in detail the lowest temperatures that can be expected each year in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. These temperatures are based on the lowest temperatures recorded for each of the years from 1974 to 1986 in the U.S. and Canada and 1971 to 1984 in Mexico. Based on environmental trends, make a prediction of when the next revision of the hardiness zone map will be and what changes we might see in average annual temperatures.
ThefollowinggraphwascreatedusingdatafromtheIllinoismaptitledCattle and Calves Inventory—January1,2005.Usethegraph,map,andCattle and Calvescharttoanswerthequestionsbelow.Remembertoshowyourwork.
ThefollowinggraphwascreatedusingdatafromtheIllinoismaptitledCattle and Calves Inventory—January1,2005.Usethegraph,map,andCattle and Calvescharttoanswerthequestionsbelow.Remembertoshowyourwork.
10.LookatthemaptitledCattle and Calves Inventory. The first six counties shown on your grapharethetopsixcattle-producingcountiesinIllinois.Ofthesesix,howmanyarelocatedintheextremenorthwesternpartofthestate(nofurthersouththanWhitesideCounty)?___________Giveareasonsomanycattleareraisedinthispartofthestate:
11.Whatisthenameofthecountyinwhichyourschoolislocated?__________________UsingthecharttitledCattle and Calves, find your county. How many cattle are there in your county?____________Roundthisnumbertothenearest5,000:____________
15.TheCattle and CalveschartandmapshowtotalnumbersofcattleandcalvesonfarmsineachcountyofIllinois.Farmersraisecattleforeitheroneoftwomainreasons.Whatarethey?____________or_____________.
ILLINOIS AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS - 2011 67
CATTLE AND CALVES INVENTORY – JANUARY 1, 2011
THOUSAND HEAD
Less than 15 15 to 19.9 20 to 29.9 30 or more
TOP TEN COUNTIES: (Head)
Jo Daviess Stephenson Clinton Carroll Ogle Whiteside De Kalb Adams Henry Fulton
1. Which lesson will use the Illinois County Name Origin found in the Background
Information section?
2. What lesson answers the question, “How did farming change around 1830?”
3. Which lesson discusses the disassembly line? What is it?
4. Which lesson involves a time capsule?
5. Which lesson references Fort Massac State Park?
6. What lesson defines what a smithy is? What is the definition?
7. Which lesson will students need a dictionary to complete the worksheet? What
words will they define?
8. Who designed the Illinois flag? What lesson would you find this in?
9. What is the website for the Illinois State Geological Survey? Which lesson can it
be found in?
10. Which lesson has an Illinois county map worksheet?
11. Which lesson would you find the original name of the Artisan’s Building at the
Illinois State Fairgrounds?
12. Which lesson do you think you will use? Why?
This activity is designed to help you navigate through the mAGic kit contents and Teachers’ Manual. Please answer the following questions and where you found the answers. 1. The acronym “mAGic” stands for what? 2. What four disciplines are targeted in this kit? 3. The Illinois mAGic kit is also divided into 6 geographic regions, what are they? 4. Name two of the books that are included in the kit. 5. Where would you find a visual of the counties of Illinois as well as barge capacity? 6. What is covered in the Social Studies lesson “The Wealth of Illinois?
7. In what Social Studies lesson would you use to help children learn their map reading skills? 8. Which Science lesson is concerned with reading of seed packets? 9. In what ELA lesson helps the student in grammar and punctuation? 10. After reviewing the mAGic Teacher’s Guide and Kit contents, name 3 or more ag careers
that a student could explore. 11. What science lesson lists some of the science careers available in plant study? 12. After reviewing the mAGic Teacher’s Guide and Kit contents, what other lesson(s) would
you like to try? Debbie Ruff - Livingston County SWCD - P.O. Box 80 - Pontiac, IL 61764 815.844.6127 ext. 3 or [email protected]
Whether living in the country, a small town, or a big city, people depend on farms for food, clothing, and
many other things used every day. Farmers produce crops such as fruits, vegetables, nuts, and grains.
They also raise livestock such as cattle, pigs, chickens, and sheep. Without the crops and livestock that come from farms, we would all go hungry.
In the song, Old MacDonald had a little bit of everything on his farm. A long time ago, many farmers
raised a wide variety of livestock and crops, but only a small amount of each. Over time, farms have changed dramatically. Today, family farms usually raise just
one kind of livestock or two or three crops. Now we have grain farms, cattle farms, poultry farms, and so
on. The lessons and materials in this kit will help students understand what a farm is, what farmers do,
and what comes from farms. They will also learn that there are many different kinds of farms. Students will
learn that while we purchase our food from the store, it begins with plants or animals raised on farms, which are the heart of the agriculture industry. From the
farm, products are transported, processed, marketed and distributed, involving a multitude of agricultural careers in this chain of events. Through this kit,
students will discover that they all depend on agriculture every day of their lives.
Adventures Around the Farm
Adventures Around the Farm Kit Objectives
1. To promote the incorporation of agricultural concepts into the classroom curriculum.
2. To provide an easy-to-use collection of valuable resource materials in order to help
pre-kindergarten through 3rd grade teachers create or enhance an agricultural unit on a topic or theme such farming or farm animals.
3. To provide a selection of activities and necessary supplies to teach about the chosen topic or theme while addressing Illinois Learning Standards across all
subject areas. Some Notes on Using the Kits: Kit Contents - The kits are intended to be “resource materials” kits. Due to the number
of activities included in the various books and guides only a limited number of hands on supplies are provided.
Illinois Learning Standards – Illinois Learning Standards have been identified and are listed in each subject area.
Web sites - To further assist teachers and students seeking information on agricultural topics, a list of related web site addresses has been provided in each kit in the More
section of the notebook.
Teacher Input - Please feel free to add your own favorite activities that relate to this kit to the More section of this binder.
Each Kit also includes:
§ Cover Page for each discipline addressing Illinois Learning Standards
§ Prices and Inventory Page of the kit and materials
§ Student reading page in Language Arts/Poetry
§ Vocabulary Cloze Activity in Language Arts/Poetry
§ Logic Puzzles in Math
§ Glyphs in Math - What is a glyph? According to the 1992 Webster's College
Dictionary a glyph is a pictograph or hieroglyph; any symbol bearing information non-verbally such as a handicap accessible symbol in the restroom. Why use glyphs? Glyphs allow students to collect, display, and interpret data about themselves and other meaningful topics. This activity will also allow the student
to practice using a legend in the creation of the glyph.
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Adventures Around the Farm
Table of Contents § Overview
1. Introduction 2. About this Kit 3. Inventory
4. Inventory & Prices § Vocabulary/Top Terms
1. Vocabulary List 2. Vocabulary List Flash Card Size
3. Vocabulary Cloze Activity and Answer Key § Arts & Crafts
1. Paper Plate Pig, Wooly Sheep, Hand Print Animals 2. Horseshoe Sponge Printing, Paper Plate Turkey, Grazing Cows
12. Could we live without any farmers? writing page 13. 10 Days of Farming booklet/song
14. My Visit to the 4-H Fair booklet 15. Farm Animal Families 16. Additional Reproducible Resources
§ More
1. Agricultural Web Sites 2. Dates to Celebrate Agriculture 3. Learning Centers/Stations Ideas
4. How Does Your Farm Grow? Unit 5. Agricultural Information Sheets for Parent Letters
6. Suggested Additional Resources
§ Additional Items on CD 1. Agriculture is a Big Word Project music files 2. Farm, Food and Fun Project music files
3. Farmer Grows a Rainbow lessons
Adventures Around the Farm Student Reading
A farm is a place where people grow crops and/or raise livestock. The farm family lives and works on the farm. Some farmers raise livestock such as cows, pigs, sheep, goats, or chickens. These animals give us food like meat, eggs and milk. They also give us wool for sweaters and leather for our clothes. Farmers take care of their animals every day. They feed them, clean their barns, and make sure they are healthy. Other farmers grow crops such as corn, soybeans, and wheat. These crops become food and other products for people and animals. Farmers take care of their crops. They plant the seeds, watch them as they grow, and harvest the crops. Some farmers take care of both crops and livestock on their farms. Farmers use many different machines. Some machines break up the soil. A planter puts seeds in the ground. Tractors pull different types of machines. A combine harvests crops by cutting and separating the seeds from the plants. Farmers do many different jobs. They use machines and fix them when they break. They plan what animals to raise or plants to grow. They care for the animals and plants. They sell their crops or livestock. They use their math skills to keep good records. Their farm is a business. Farmers are so good at their jobs that they supply food, clothes and other products for people around the world.
Adventures Around the Farm Vocabulary List
acre - a unit of land measurement equal to 43,560 square feet (about the size of a
football field
agriculture - the science of growing crops and raising livestock to produce food,
clothing, and other products useful and necessary to mankind
barn - a building used to protect animals and store farm supplies and equipment
combine - a machine that harvests crops by cutting the plants and taking out the seeds
while moving over a field
crops - plants that are grown and harvested to become food and other products for
people and animals farm - a place where people grow crops and/or raise livestock
farmer - a person who earns a living by growing crops and/or raising livestock
fiber - material such as cotton or wool that can be spun into yarn to make clothing and
other products
field - an area of land put to special use, such as planting crops
harvest - to pick or gather crops
livestock - animals kept or raised on farms such as cattle, pigs, sheep, and horses
machine - a device that does work
machine shed - a building used to store tractors, combines, and other farm machines
tillage - using machines to make fields ready for planting
tractor - a machine used to push and/or pull other machines
Adventures Around the Farm Cloze Activity
Name:______________________________
Use the word bank to complete each sentence.
1. The first grade students saw dairy cows and a corn field when they visited the Jones
Dairy .
2. When our family went to the fair, we walked through the barns full of
farm animals.
3. The farmer went to the to check on the animals.
4. Some have 4 wheels and no cab while others are much larger with 6
wheels and a cab to sit in. They can be almost any color of the rainbow.
5. The wool in my sweater help keep me warm on cold winter days.
6. In the spring, we see farmers using equipment before they plant the
seeds.
7. In the fall of the year, people driving by the fields may see a harvesting
the corn and soybeans.
8. When we drove by the Smith Family Farm, we saw them working on a tractor inside
their .
9. We watched the farmer harvest a 20 field of wheat by our house.
10. One produces enough food to feed 140 people.
Word Bank
acre farm machine shed
barn farmer tillage
combine fibers tractors
livestock
George Washington Cherry Pie
1 small package vanilla instant pudding 1 small package chocolate instant pudding 2 cups milk 1 can cherry pie filling 1 8-oz container frozen whipped topping graham cracker crumbs whipped cream small cups (3-5oz)
1. Combine the vanilla instant pudding and the chocolate instant pudding in
a bowl or zip top freezer bag.
2. Add the milk and mix (or squeeze the bag) until thoroughly combined and slightly thickened.
3. Add the cherry pie filling and mix (squeeze) again.
4. Now add the whipped topping and gently combine.
5. Place a tablespoon of graham cracker crumbs in a cup.
6. Fill the cup with the cherry/pudding mixture.
7. Top with whipped cream. Serve immediately.
Recipe provided by the Williamson County Ag-In-The-Classroom Program
George Washington 1st President of the United States: 1789-1797
Born: February 22, 1732 in Westmoreland, Virginia Died: December 14, 1799 in Mount Vernon, Virginia
- Described his most important occupation as a farmer.
- Tested over 60 different crops and practiced crop rotation at his Mount Vernon plantation.
- At Mount Vernon, Washington grew wheat, corn, potatoes, buckwheat, oats, and rye.
- Invented a barn for processing wheat and other grains.
Information reprinted from Illinois Agriculture in the Classroom Change for a Dollar booklet
Seasons on the Farm
Table of Contents
General Introduction 1. Introduction to Seasons on the Farm 2. About this Kit 3. Inventory 4. Inventory and Prices
Vocabulary/Top Terms
1. Vocabulary List 2. Vocabulary List Flash Card Size 3. Vocabulary Cloze Activity and Answer Key
Arts & Crafts
1. Winter Art 2. Spring Art 3. Summer Art 4. Fall Art
Music & Rhythm
1. Year Round Songs 2. Winter Songs 3. Spring Songs 4. Summer Songs 5. Fall Songs 6. Circle Time Activities for Young Children 7. Winter Games 8. Spring Games 9. Summer Games 10. Fall Games
Snacktivities
1. Winter Snacks 2. Spring Snacks 3. Summer Snacks 4. Fall Snacks
Language Arts/Poetry
1. Seasons on the Farm Student Reading 2. Seasons Book 3. Seasons of Arnold’s Apple Tree 4. Tales of Changing Seasons 5. Summer on the Farm 6. Winter on the Farm 7. Reading Activities for Seasons 8. Seasonal Poetry 9. Winter Poetry 10. Spring Poetry 11. Summer Poetry 12. Fall Poetry 13. Vocabulary Cloze Activity and Answer Key
Math
1. Seasons on the Farm Logic Puzzle 2. Framing the Seasons 3. Measuring Temperatures 4. Seasonal Glyphs
Science 1. House of Seasons 2. Oreo Moon Phases 3. Seasons Through the Year
Social Studies 1. Bartering Through the Seasons
Reproducible 1. My Book of Seasons on the Farm 2. Seasons on the F-A-R-M 3. Seasons of the Year
More – List of websites, videos, books and posters (not found in kit) 1. Ideas for Teaching Seasons 2. AITC Season’s Activities
Name:___________________
SEASONS ON THE FARM SPRING GLYPH
SEASONS ON THE FARM Spring Glyph Directions
Read and follow directions for each question.
1. It usually rains a lot during the spring. Do you like the rain?
Yes No Sometimes Draw some clouds in the sky Draw a sun in the sky Color the sky blue 2. Many animals are born on the farm in the spring. Is the number of the day
that you were born an odd or an even number?
Odd Even Color the hen tan Color the hen black and white
3. The farmer has to prepare the fields for planting in the spring. Have you ever planted a garden?
Yes No Color the roof of the barn black Color the roof of the barn brown 4. Maple syrup is made from the sap of a maple tree in the spring. What do you
like to eat on your pancakes?
Maple syrup Only butter Strawberries Nothing Color the barn red Color the barn
brown Color the barn black
Don’t color the barn
5. Have you ever held or touched a baby chick?
Yes No Color green grass around the hen. Color brown soil around the hen. 6. The farmer has different jobs for each season. What is your favorite season? Summer Fall Winter Spring Color the chicks white
Color the chicks brown
Color the chicks yellow
Color the chicks black
7. The farmer plants a large number of seeds in his fields. What is the number of
letters in your first name?
Number of letters Glue one baby chick into the picture for each letter of your name
SEASONS ON THE FARM Spring Glyph Cutouts
You will need: scissors, glue Stick, crayons, markers, or colored pencils.
Give credit where credit is due…adapted from Project WET.
Explore More: Watch an adult choir making rain at www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKDGCgXtETc
Objective: Students will follow directions, working within a group to make the sounds of a rainstorm. Illinois State Goals: 12.E., 19.A., 21.A. Top Book Hits: Thunder Cake by Patricia Polacco; ISBN-13: 978-0698115811 Water Dance by Thomas Locker; ISBN-13: 978-0152163969 Materials Needed: None
Procedure: Arrange children so they are all facing you. Tell them to imitate what you are doing whenever you walk in front of them and have them keep doing it until you come by again doing something else. Each time you begin making a different sound, you will start on one side and then return to the starting point to start the next sound. Tell the children that they will first hear the wind, then drizzle, hard rain, thunder and then the storm as it gradually blows away. Your sequence of sound-making activities should go like this:
1. Rub your hands together gently. 2. Snap your fingers (for little children clucking with their tongue works also). 3. Slap your hands on your thighs. 4. Keep slapping your hands on thighs and stamp feet. 5. Return to just slapping hands on thighs. 6. Snap fingers. 7. Rub hands. 8. Stop all movements.
1. Vocabulary List 2. Vocabulary List Flash Card 3. Vocabulary Simple Cloze Activity and Answer Key 4. Vocabulary Cloze Activity and Answer Key
Arts & Crafts
1. Pasta Crafts 2. Flour Art 3. Wheat Weaving
Music and Rhythm
1. Little Red Hen Songs 2. The Farmer Tills the Field (Oklahoma Agriculture in the Classroom) 3. Wheat Waltz (Debeck Wheat Video and Video Guidebook) 4. Pizza Songs 5. Bread Patty Cake
Snacktivities
1. Muffins 2. Tortillas in a Bag 3. Pretzels
Language Arts/Poetry Lessons
1. The Wheat We Eat Student Reading Page 2. Little Red Hen Sequencing 3. Little Red Hen Glyph 4. Little Red Hen (Utah Agriculture in the Classroom) 5. Focus Story: The Little Red Hen (Lucinda McQueen) 6. Vocabulary Simple Cloze Activity and Answer Key 7. Vocabulary Cloze Activity and Answer Key
Math Lessons
1. Kernel Counting 2. Bread Puzzle and Number Matching 3. Measuring Wheat Plant Growth 4. Graphing the Little Red Hen 5. Little Red Hen & Wheat Foods Logic Puzzles
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Science Lessons 1. Wheat Stalk Dissection 2. Holes in Our Bread (Breads of Harvest Activity Book) 3. Bread in a Bag (Oregon Agriculture in the Classroom) 4. Wheat Gum Double Your Fun (Bread Comes to Life) 5. Let’s Grow Wheat
Social Studies Lessons
1. The Pilgrims: Life, Bread, and Thanksgiving (Breads of Harvest Book) 2. Bread from Around the World
• Reproducible
1. North Dakota Ag Mag - Wheat Ag Magazine for Kids 2. North Dakota Ag Mag - Wheat Ag Magazine Teacher’s Guide 3. Fields of Gold: Wheat Lessons for Growing Kids 4. Summer Vacation with Sammy Spaghetti and Becky Bread 5. The Story of Wheat for Kids Grades 3 to 5 6. Wheat Kernels - Oklahoma Wheat Information Presentation 7. Wheat Fact Sheet (Nebraska) 8. A Kernel of Wheat Information Page 9. Fun Facts about Wheat Information Page 10. Measuring Agriculture Information Page 11. How Flour is Milled Information Page 12. Six Basic Classes of Wheat Information Page 13. Where Wheat Grows United States Map
More – activity pages and worksheets
1. The Wheat Kernel and Plant 2. Wheat History Timeline 3. Matching Wheat Classes 4. Making Pretzels 5. Wheat Scavenger Hunt 6. The Wheat Plant 7. Umbrella Maze 8. Wheat Fortuneteller 9. Combine Color Sheet 10. Sequence of Bread Color Sheet 11. Loaf of Bread Color Sheet 12. Bread Puzzle Color Sheet 13. Connect the Dots – Grain Based Foods 14. Wheat Word Scramble 15. Wheat Crossword Puzzles 16. Wheat Word Searches
Look and LabelThis is a diagram of a wheat plant. Someone forgot to label the parts.
Label the parts using the words in the box to help you.
roots stem head leaves beard kernel
1._______________
2._______________3._______________
4._______________
5._______________
6._______________
Name:_________________________________
Science Lesson 5
Let’s Grow Wheat!
Objective: Students will understand the process it takes to grow a seed. Materials Provided: Wheat seeds (use the seeds the students dissect from their wheat plants) Materials (Not Provided): Knee-High Stocking (without reinforced toe) Potting Soil Baby Food Jar or 5 oz. plastic cup (as shown below) Water Jiggle Eyes Permanent Marker or Fabric Glue Procedure:
1. Using knee-high stocking, place some wheat seed in the toe of the stocking. The toe of the stocking is the head of William Wheathead and the wheat looks like hair when it grows.
2. Pack a handful of soil in the end of the hose on top of the wheat seed. Make sure the ball of soil is slightly bigger than the opening of the baby food jar or plastic cup.
3. Tie a knot in the hose under the ball of soil. 4. Completely wet the head of William Wheathead by dunking it in
a bucket of water or the sink. Place the unfilled section of stocking in the cup/jar and fill with water. The end of the stocking will act like a wick and absorb the water to feed the wheat seeds.
5. Now you can decorate!! You can decorate with fabric and buttons or just with a permanent marker (on the plastic cup).
6. Water as needed and style “hair” as desired.
Pigs on the Farm
Table of Contents Overview
1. Introduction 2. About this Kit 3. Inventory
Vocabulary/Top Terms
1. Vocabulary List 2. Vocabulary List Flash Cards 3. Vocabulary Cloze Activity and Answer Key
Arts & Crafts
1. Paper Mache Piggy 2. Suncatcher Pig 3. Paper Plate Pigs 4. Pig Puppet 5. Pig Paper Craft 6. Pig Toilet Paper Roll Craft 7. Construction Paper Pig 8. Pig Headbands 9. Pig Lacing
Music & Rhythm
1. Ten Little Pigs 2. The Tail of a Pig 3. Oink, Oink, Oink, Oink, Little Pig 4. The Pigs are Pink and Plump 5. Counting Pigs 6. The Pigs Go Marching 7. Five Little Pigs 8. Eight Baby Pigs (finger play) 9. P-I-G-G-Y 10. I’m a Little Piggy 11. This Little Pig (finger play) 12. Piggies
Language Arts/Poetry Lessons 1. Pigs on the Farm Student Reading 2. Alphabetical Order 3. Contractions 4. Punctuation 5. Vocabulary Cloze Activity and Answer Key
Math Lessons
1. Pork By-Products and Money 2. Pork Graphing 3. Pigs through the Day 4. Pigs Logic Puzzle 5. Pig Glyph
Science Lessons
1. Cuts of Pork 2. Pig Anatomy
Social Studies Lessons
1. Top Pork Producing States 2. Pig By-Products
Reproducibles
1. About Pigs Book (Utah) 2. Dot to Dot Pig 3. Tracing Pigs 4. Lacing Pigs 5. Feed Sack Labels 6. Pig Pop Up 7. Identifying Your Pig 8. Reproducible Handouts from the Illinois Pork Producers Association 9. OINK-O 10. Pig Books 11. Fun Faces of Wisconsin Agriculture - Porkchops Fun Facts and Activities 12. A Pig Grows Up 13. This Little Piggy Cried “Wee! Wee! Wee!” All the Way Home 14. This Little Piggy Stayed Home
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Pigs Around the Farm
Inventory
Books Welcome to Our Farm (educational kit) Pigs – by Gail Gibbons Life on a Pig Farm – by Judy Wolfman Pig – by Jules Older Pigs – by Rachael Bell Pigs – by Robert Munsch All Pigs Are Beautiful – by Dick King-Smith The Little Pig – by Judy Dunn Producers, Pigs & Pork (educational kit) A Hog Ate My Homework – by
Video Kits
Where Pork Comes From (Indiana Farm Bureau) The Amazing Pig (Illinois Pork Producers
1. Earth Day Bracelet page 1 2. Earth Day Catch Ball page 2 – 8 3. Earth Day Timeline page 9 – 12 4. Earth’s Resources page 13 5. From Bluestem and Bison to Corn and Cattle page 14 – 15 6. Habitat Lap Sit pages 16 – 18 7. Habitat Loss Activity page 19 8. Lend a Hand for the Heart of the Earth page 20 9. Little Sprout pages 21 – 22 10. Nature Journal Walk pages 23 – 24 11. “R” You Ready to Help the Planet? page 25 12. Web of Life page 26 13. Renew-A-Bead page 27 14. Wind Energy pages 28 – 29 15. Clean Up Our Earth Activity page 30 16. Closed Loop Recycling of Aluminum Cans pages 31 – 33 17. Incredible Edible Landfill page 34 18. Recycled Paper page 35 19. Recycling Pledge Bracelet page 36 20. Build a Mini Worm Bin page 37 21. Edible Soil Profile page 38 22. Planet Toss page 39 23. Say It With Soil pages 40 - 42 24. Slice of Planet Earth page 43 25. Soil Recipe pages 44 – 45 26. A Log’s Life pages 46 – 47 27. Build-A-Tree pages 48 – 50 28. Leaf It pages 51 - 54 29. Life of a Tree Enactment page 55 30. The Giving Tree page 56 31. Tree Rings page 57 32. Don’t Use It All Up pages 58 - 59 33. Drop in the Bucket page 60 34. Edible Aquifer pages 61 - 62 35. Envirosnack page 63 36. Incredible Journey pages 64 – 66 37. Making Rain page 67 38. Rainstick page 68 39. Wad-A-Watershed pages 69 – 70 40. Water Cycle Bag pages 71 – 72
Hits 1 – 12 = All Around Hits Hits 13 – 14 = Energy Hits 15 – 19 = Recycling Hits 20 – 25 = Soil Hits 26 – 31 = Trees Hits 32 – 40 = Water
Objective: Students will learn more about Earth Day. Illinois State Goals: 11.B., 17. C.
Top Book Hits: Everything Kids' Environment Book by Sheri Amsel; ISBN-13: 978-1598696707 Earth Care by Margaret Read McDonald; ISBN-13: 978-0874837841 Earth Book for Kids: Activities to Help Heal the Environment by Linda Schwartz; ISBN-13: 978-0881601954
The New 50 Simple Things Kids Can Do to Save the Earth by Sophie Javna; ISBN-13: 978-0740777462
Materials Needed: Beach ball with numbers 1-40 written on it randomly List of the following 40 questions (elementary and intermediate set provided)
Procedure: 1. Toss the beach ball with numbers around the room, when a student catches the ball
have him/her say the number where his/her left thumb lands. 2. Ask that question number to the student. 3. Then the student tosses the ball to another classmate. 4. Repeat steps 1-3 until all 40 questions have been answered.
Give credit where credit is due…inspired by a project from Resourcefulschools.org.
