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British Council

Learn English Kids: Old Mac Donald Hangman

For Students Pre-K - 1st
If you know the animals in the Old MacDonald song, you can play this game of hangman. Practice spelling the farm vocabulary you know.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Farm Life

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] This lesson is designed to be an introductory lesson for students learning about farms, animals and activities conducted as part of every day life on a farm. Built in Activprimary, this lesson is...
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: What Kind of Animals Live on Farms?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A activity on sustainability of urban farms in particular in New York City. Students learn how to apply sustainability principles to environmental problems. Students will look at the need for sustainable farming practices that maximize...
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Agriculture in the Classroom

National Agriculture in the Classroom: A Look at Maryland Agriculture [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn about the agricultural industry in Maryland. Easy-to-read, bulleted facts on climate, soil, crops, and farm animals.
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Chase Young, PhD

Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: The Bremen Town Musicians [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A reader's theater script for Lisa Blau's early childhood book, The Bremen Town Musicians, is provided on these pages. Eight character roles are needed in this activity.
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Chase Young, PhD

Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st
A reader's theater script for Doreen Cronin's early childhood book, CLICK, CLACK, MOO: Cows That Type, is provided on these pages. Seven (or more) character roles are needed in this activity.
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Virginia Tech

Virginia Cooperative Extension: 4 H Virtual Farm: Beef

For Students 3rd - 8th
Find answers to all kinds of questions about how cattle are raised on the beef farms of Virginia. Also learn about human uses of beef cattle for food, medicine, leather, and many other products.
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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Three Friends by Edric Vredenburg

For Students K - 1st
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Three Friends by Edric Vredenburg (1890) a picture book about farm animals.
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University of California

Ucmp: Placental Mammals

For Students 9th - 10th
This brief article defines "placental mammals," lists examples of these animals, and describes the characteristics which render their classification.
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California State University

Animals in the Landscape Mural

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A simple introductory lesson for kindergarteners on constructing murals. They will fine tune their motor skills as they draw and cut animals from paper to create a class farm.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Farmyard

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] Using the resources from within Activprimary to create a farmyard. Each of the animals has a sound attached to it.
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A-Z Animals

A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Pig (Sus Scrofa Scrofa)

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides photographs and a fact card about the domestic pig. Discusses their origin, how humans use them, physical characteristics, diet, and facts about their feet and teeth.
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Agriculture in the Classroom

Natl Agriculture in the Classroom: A Look at North Carolina Agriculture [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn about the agricultural industry in North Carolina. Find bulleted facts on the climate of North Carolina, its soil, farm animals, and crop production. PDF (requires Adobe Reader).
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: Old Goats in Transition

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about pre-historic animal domestication, something that that has been studied rigorously by scientists, but not yet fully understood. The bottom half of this article focuses on goat domestication as it was practiced in southwestern...
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American Institute of Biological Sciences

Action Bioscience: Animal Cloning, Old Mac Donald's Farm Changed

For Students 9th - 10th
An in-depth look into the potential benefits to animal cloning. This process could provide us with food designed to help fight disease, protect endangered species, enhance livestock, and create opportunity for biomedical research.
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Tech4Learning

Pics4 Learning: Images for Education: Farms and Barns

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A large collection of barns and other rural photos. Teachers and students of all ages will find this to be a handy reference. Simply click on an image to enlarge it, and learn a bit more about it.
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Other

United Poultry Concerns: Hatching Good Lessons

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A collection of lessons on how to teach elementary learners about chickens without actually hatching them in the classroom, which is not the best for the animals.
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Other

Fao: International Year of Natural Fibres 2009

For Students 9th - 10th
An organization aiming to raise awareness of the importance of natural fibers. Plants and animals play an important role in contributing to food security and poverty alleviation worldwide. Find out about how natural fibers provide...
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PBS

Pbs Kids: Peg and Cat: Chicken Blastoff

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Help build perfectly shaped spaceships for all the farm animals so they can blast off into space.
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The History Cat

The History Cat: Age of Exploration: The Columbian Exchange

For Students 9th - 10th
A fascinating look at the exchanges that took place around the world after the Americas were discovered. This covered the gamut from diseases which wiped out 90% of the native peoples in North and South America, to farm animals, tools,...
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Other

Modern World History: Pre Industrial Society

For Students 9th - 10th
In this textbook unit, students learn about what society and the standard of living were like prior to the Industrial Revolution. The average peasant grew their food and kept farm animals. Change took place much more slowly, but the rate...
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Other

Primera Escuela: Animales

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This site has preschool activities related to different kinds of animals.
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Other

Webucate: Free Multimedia Resources for Education

For Students 9th - 10th
A labor of love created by a school in Great Britain. This is a well-organized image gallery with photos and other resources presented by topic, e.g., animals, places in the US, science, sports, etc. Though nothing to compare with a...
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Other

Moomilk: Adventure Into Dairy Industry

For Students 3rd - 8th
Intriguing site into the world of the dairy industry. Virtual tour of dairy farm, games, question and answer section, as well as recipes can all be found here.

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