Farming Foundations
Digging Deeper into Sustainability
(Grades 3, 4)
Soil
Dig deeper into understanding what makes soil different from dirt.
See our farms soil profile. How is soil formed? What products come from soil? Why is soil so important to our survival? So many questions that are answered in this lesson.
Join us at the farm for a full day soil workshop. So many more activities that we can do to further our knowledge of soil.
Downloads Available
- Soil Recipe – Create your recipe for a special batch of soil. What is it made of? What is the essential ingredient?
- Soil Recipe sheet – answers for teachers
- A Glossary of Soil Terms
- Starting from Scratch – Students will learn about the origins of everyday items and foods.
- Life in the Soil – There is a lot going on under the ground.
- Unlock the Secret in the Soil – soil facts
- Digging into Soil – word search for soil terms
- Earth as an Apple – a fascinating exercise to show how much usable soil we actually have for feeding everyone.
Habitats
Our farm’s ecosystem is made up of various habitats – barn, fields, forest and pond. They are all are connected in keeping our farm sustainable. Come and explore these habitats with us. How is the farm different from the city? How do living things adapt to the various habitats to supply their basic needs for survival?
Downloads Available
- The Fabulous Five – Children discover what the five essential elements are for survival.
- Fabulous Five – Answer Sheet for Teachers
- Nature Journal – Children explore their backyards and document the nature they see. How does it compare to other neighborhoods and habitats.
- Urban & Rural – Seeing similarities and differences using the alphabet.
- Farm Activity Poster – Fun Facts about Farms
- Farm Trivia Chatterbox
- I Know my ABCs – List something you’d find on the farm for every letter of the alphabet.
- Urban & Rural Communities –