Pick a Pumpkin Mrs. Millie!
Mrs. Millie has a silly way with words that keeps her kindergartners on their toes during a farm field trip to a pumpkin patch.
Farms
On the Farm
Illustrated with beautiful woodcut prints, this book is a rhyming introduction to farm animals for young readers.
One Green Apple
It’s hard being the new kid in school, especially when you don’t speak English. On her second day with her new class Farah takes a trip to the apple orchard where she discovers that many things in her new home are just like the things she left behind.
Night in the Country
What happens in the country when everyone is asleep? The nighttime world awakens, and the air is filled with their sounds.
Barn Dance
A young boy hears a barn dance in the middle of the night. He goes to investigate and discovers a room full of dancing farm animals.
Miss Bridie Chose a Shovel
When Miss Bridie comes to America she chooses to bring her shovel over all her other belongings, and it helps her in every aspect of her new life.
The Lonely Scarecrow
The scarecrow longs to be friends with the animals who live in his field, but they are too afraid to come near him. One winter day he is disguised by a snowstorm and the animals decide he isn’t so scary after all.
Thanksgiving for Farmers lesson plans
Review activities that happen on the farm and animals that live there. Make the connection between farms and the food we eat each day, emphasizing the importance of community farms. Introduce letter writing, specifically thank you letters, and guide students in writing thank you letters to farmers in your county or region.
Downloads
- Thanksgiving for Farmers lesson plan (quick view as .pdf)
Farm Animals lesson plan
Introduce students to different farm animals and what food and materials they can provide us and our community.
Downloads
- Farm animal game (quick view as .pdf)
- Farm Animals lesson plan (quick view as .pdf)