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Farmyard Words

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this farmyward words worksheet, students use the word bank on the page, read the clues and write 10 words in the correct space.
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How Do Rice Farmers Grow Rice?

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders create rice bags using classroom objects. In this rice lesson, 2nd graders learn about how farmers grow their rice, and what hard work it is. Students learn about rice farmers all over the world and discuss the differences...
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Farm Life During the Great Depression

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders examine the plight of farmers during the Great Depression. In this Nebraska history lesson, 5th graders discuss the era prior to reading the novel Out of the Dust by Karen Heese.
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Rice Plants

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders investigate what plant is closely related to to rice. In this rice farming lesson, 2nd graders dicover the parts of rice and that rice is closely related to grass. Students create a rice picture and write sentences...
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Botany: Irrigating of Rice

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders discover agriculture by researching the irrigation of rice.  For this farming lesson, 4th graders read about the different methods of rice farming and create an illustration for each different action.  Students describe...
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Spanish Animal and Sounds

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars memorize the names of farm animals and the sound they make in Spanish. In this Spanish vocabulary lesson, students use total physical response, music and games to learn the names of nine farm animals and the sounds they...
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States that Grow Rice

For Teachers 1st
First graders examine states that grow rice. In this rice growing lesson, 1st graders discover which states grow rice. Students write the name of states on paper and draw pictures, students also draw pictures of what a rice farmer does.
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Animal Farm - The Rest of the Story

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students 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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Field Crops in the Food System

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners complete activities related to food production and distribution. In this agriculture lesson, students read and discuss the crops grown in Iowa and Wisconsin and the ways the crops are used. They complete activities related to...
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Barn: Print and Color

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this word recognition worksheet, students trace the word "barn", write the word independently, and color the picture of the barn.
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Farm: Print and Color

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this word recognition worksheet, students trace the word "farm", write the word independently, and color the picture of a farm.
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King Cotton

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders investigate the farming process for cotton and its impact on the United States history. In this cotton farming lesson, 6th graders read background information on the cotton farming process and discuss the role of slavery in...
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Adding and Subtracting Bears and Goats

For Teachers 1st
First graders evaluate math problems using farm animals.  In this consumer math lesson, 1st graders discover math problems which concern quantities of farm animals.  Students discover new strategies to help them analyze their information. 
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My Farm

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

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders categorize and organize agricultural products. In this agriculture lesson, 2nd graders complete classroom activities that challenge them to make connections between agricultural products and their own lives.
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Class: What's Fair Game

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders study fair trade by role-playing a cocoa bean farming situation. In this fair trade lesson, 5th graders role-play as cocoa bean farmers and buyers to learn about fair trade. Students complete a worksheet to assess their...
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Understanding Fair Trade

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students write a ballad from a farmer's point of view on trade. In this farmer's lesson plan, students listen to a farmer speak about fair trade, have a dialogue about it, and write a ballad to interpret their point of view.
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Farm Frolics

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students learn about farms through literature and center activities. In this farming lesson plan, students read about farming, sing songs about it, sort materials, and do more activities related to farming.
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Farm Animals

For Students K - 1st
In this farm animals worksheet, learners label the farm animals with the help of a word box. Students label 8 farm animals by writing their names on the lines.
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Farm Pictures

For Teachers K
Students paint farm animals. In this farm animal lesson, students paint pictures of farm animals during one thirty minute session. They cut out and glue the pictures on a picture of a farm which they also painted in the second session.
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Farm Days

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this farm worksheet, students think of as many words as they can that pertain to a farm and the animals. Students write down the words and count them.
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Farmers and the Food Connection

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners investigate the process of growing food. In this agricultural activity, students invite a farmer into their classroom to discuss how they grow and process food. Learners participate in learning centers which focus on farming.
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Shred a Scarecrow

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students investigate scarecrows. In this farming lesson, students learn why scarecrows are important and construct their own scarecrow from art materials.
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Farm Color Code Worksheet

For Students Pre-K - 1st
For this farm-themed coloring worksheet, students color the picture of a farm scene by following the color code chart at the top of the worksheet.