Life on the Farm with RJ
Ag in the Classroom Series
As many of you know my 94 year old Granny passed away in Feb. of 2015. To both her and my Grandfather "Education is Everything." So to honor her in a positive way and to make sure her words weren't lost on us, we have come up with this 12 lesson series that will help children learn about our real life farm .
Each Lesson Plan has been prepared by Oklahoma Ag in the Class Room Program and each have several different activities for different subjects and grade levels. Most even include Vocab words. All lesson plans and worksheets are free to copy, reproduce and use. Included with each lesson is a short video with an inside look into our working farm and our way of life. We hope these lessons will not only put a face on Agriculture and the lessons we teach but we hope to do it in a way that can relate to kids while trying to get them interested in their world around them.
By clicking on the link to the "complete Lesson plan" you will get a full break down of each lesson and many different lessons that can lead off this one video. As well as information on Common Core activities and Academic Standards.
If you are interested in our School Farm visit Program the cost is $3.00 per a child and ask that at least 3 classes in your school take part. This helps cover the cost of gas and supplies of the three annual visits we make to bring activities to the class. If there is anything we can help with or if you have questions, please feel free to contact Christy at farmontheprairie@gmail.com or call 918-640-4012
Each Lesson Plan has been prepared by Oklahoma Ag in the Class Room Program and each have several different activities for different subjects and grade levels. Most even include Vocab words. All lesson plans and worksheets are free to copy, reproduce and use. Included with each lesson is a short video with an inside look into our working farm and our way of life. We hope these lessons will not only put a face on Agriculture and the lessons we teach but we hope to do it in a way that can relate to kids while trying to get them interested in their world around them.
By clicking on the link to the "complete Lesson plan" you will get a full break down of each lesson and many different lessons that can lead off this one video. As well as information on Common Core activities and Academic Standards.
If you are interested in our School Farm visit Program the cost is $3.00 per a child and ask that at least 3 classes in your school take part. This helps cover the cost of gas and supplies of the three annual visits we make to bring activities to the class. If there is anything we can help with or if you have questions, please feel free to contact Christy at farmontheprairie@gmail.com or call 918-640-4012
Lesson #1 - Meet RJ
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Introduction to RJ - Who he is and where does he lives.
Lesson Plan - Complete Lesson plan HERE Title: Territorial Children Lesson Description: Students explore the geography of Indian Territory, learn about the lives of children during that time period, make butter, make a rag doll and play historical games played by pioneer children and America Indian children. Grades Pre-K-5: SS, Math, Sci, PE |
Lesson #2 - RJ's Hobby
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Learn more about RJ and what he does for fun.
Lesson plan: Complete lesson plan HERE Title: Stick horse Rodeo Lesson Description: Students will learn about the rodeo and hold their own rodeos with age-appropriate activities like "Pig Herding" ( herding balloons or balls), barrel racing with a stick horse, "Wild Cow Milking," "Scatter Square Dancing," etc. Grades PreK-5: ELA, VA, PE |
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Lesson #3 - RJ's Best Friend
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Learn about who RJ counts on the most.
Lesson Plan: Complete lesson plan HERE Title: A Horse of a Different Color Lesson Description: Students will explore the diversity of horse coat colors, reproduce an existing color and develop and name a new color. Grades 1-5: VA |
Lesson #4 - RJ's Best Friend is Big
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Learn how RJ takes Care of his Best Friend.
Lesson Plan: Complete lesson plan HERE Title: A Handy Measure Lesson Description: Students learn how early horse traders estimated a horse’s size and practice measuring with standard units of measure and benchmarks. PreK-5: Math, Sci |
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Lesson #5 - Animals of the Farm
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Learn about the animals RJ has on the farm.
Lesson Plan: Complete lesson plan HERE Title: Barnyard Bingo Lesson Description: Students will compare and contrast animals based on sound and movement. Students will write about their favorite animal. Students will create and solve math problems using animals. K-1: ELA, Math, Sci, SS, VA, PE, World Languages |
Lesson #6 - Who's who
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Learn What babies RJ has on the farm.
Lesson Plan: Complete lesson plan HERE Title: Farm Babies Lesson Description: Students will name baby farm animals and their parents using correct terms. Students will form correct plural nouns orally. Students will count to tell the number of objects and write the correct numeral to show their answer PreK-2: ELA, Sci |
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Lesson #7 - RJ's Chickens
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Learn about the Flock of Chickens on the farm.
Lesson Plan: Complete lesson plan HERE Title: Clucking Chickens Lesson Description: Students construct a model of a chicken that makes chicken sounds from a plastic cup and string. Power Point Media Link Keynote Media Link Grades 1-5: VA, Sci, Music |
Lesson #8 - RJ's Sheep
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Learn about the sheep on the farm.
Lesson Plan: Complete lesson plan HERE Title: Counting Sheep Lesson Description: Students learn about the origins of counting by shepherds keeping track of their sheep. Grades K-6: Math, ELA, SS |
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Lesson #9 - RJ's Cow
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Learn about RJ's Cow
Lesson Plan: Complete lesson plan HERE Title: Beautiful Bovine Lesson Description: Students will identify the similarities and difference between cows and humans. Students will classify different types of cattle. Students will use their creativity to design and create a fantasy cow.. Power Point Link Keynote Link K-4: Math, ELA, VA, Sci, VA |
Lesson #10 - Jobs on the Farm
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Learn about all the different jobs RJ does on the farm.
Lesson Plan: Complete lesson plan HERE Title: Little Red Hen Lesson Description: Students read “The Little Red Hen,” discuss careers involved in providing our food and act out a play based on the story. (Slow to load due to large picture files for puppet characters.) Grades 1-2: Sci, SS, ELA |
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Lesson #11 - The Fair
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Learn how RJ takes part in the local county fair.
Lesson Plan: Complete lesson plan HERE Title: A Trip to the Animal Fair Lesson Description: Students examine the needs of pets and other animals and compare them with their own needs. PreK-2: Sci, VA |
Lesson #12 - A Day without Ag!
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Learn how what RJ does on the farm affects you
Lesson Plan: Complete lesson plan HERE Title: A Day without Ag Lesson Description: What is agriculture, and how does it impact my life every day? Grades 1-3: ELA, Math, SS |
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Conclusion and a Thank You!
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You can find many more Lesson plans on Many more topics at www.agclassroom.org As well as state specific activities by adding the two letter abbreviation for your state after a backslash.
Oklahoma - www.agclassroom.org/ok Arizona - www.agclassroom.org/az If you are interested in our school Farm Visit Program Give the farm a Call and we will help you plan it. 918-640-4012 So what are you waiting for? Go on and check out your state to see if they have an Ag in the Classroom sight ... Happy Teaching. |
