Created for Kindergarten Students
This TopicQuest was designed for Nichole, my wonderful daughter
By Regina Shumans, a Valdosta State University Preservice Teacher
| Introduction Have you ever been to
a farm? Do you live on a farm now?
When I was a child I was embarassed when the bus came to pick up my sister and I. The reason was because we lived on a farm. There was pigs across the road from our house. I thought they were so yucky. Now I have found farm life is great and animals are fun. You will learn interesting things about farm animals. |
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Did you know there are online encyclopedias that tell you about
animals?
Zoology is the study of animals. . |
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Visit Rachel who lives on
a dairy
farm. See Rachel's life on the farm. |
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Do you know what a female
goat is called? What do goats provide us with? Visit Sam who is a 6 year old boy, he will give you many answers. |
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Go hog wild with all kind
of details on pigs. Are pigs a clean animal or dirty? |
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Find the chicken on the farm. See
how many facts you can find about chickens. |
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Did you know that many people in
Georgia raise quail? Have you ever eaten quail? They are very tasty. Visit here and find information about quail. |
| Mission Activity Imagine you are all grown up and you own your own farm. You are making a lot of money. Think of all the things you have learned about farm animals. Now choose four animals that you want on your farm. You are going to draw a picture of your farm with your animals and label your animals.. You will then tell me why you chose your animals. It is very important for your parents to know you have learned about farm animals. You will take your drawing home and tell your parents about your drawing. To get all the information you need visit kidsfarm. Mission Steps
1. Get more information about
animals that are on farms from the website above.
2. Draw your farm with your favorite animals. 3. Tell me why you chose the animals. 4. Take your final project home to your parents. Sit down with them and tell them about your farm. |
Regina's Homepage |
reshuman@valdosta.edu |
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TopicQuest Lesson Plan |