Enhance your Farm and Forest Tour
Incorporate soil and habitat activities into our Farm and Forest Tour to meet grades 3 & 4 curriculum objectives
Know it, do it and apply it 
Help your students move beyond a basic understanding of soil and habitats toward real-world application of these essential environmental concepts. Our farm-based learning experience empowers children to connect classroom science to their everyday lives — from the food they eat to the ecosystems that sustain it.
Farms make the best classroom to cultivate curiosity while fostering environmental stewardship. Through hands-on exploration, guided discussion, and meaningful observation, students discover how healthy soil supports food production, how diverse habitats sustain living things, and how human choices impact the natural world.
By learning in an authentic agricultural setting, students develop:
A deeper understanding of soil health and habitat diversity
Practical connections between environmental science and daily life
Critical thinking about sustainability and conservation
A growing sense of responsibility for caring for the land — and for one another
This immersive farm experience nurtures not only scientific knowledge but also empathy, cooperation, and a lasting commitment to protecting the environment.
Grade 3 – Focus on Soil
Get Down and Get Dirty!
Help! Our top soil is disappearing. The reality of locally grown food is being pushed further and further out of the GTA as good farmland is being developed to make way for housing, roads and industry. How can we be sustainable?
Save our Planet!
Land available upon which we can actually grow food is limited. The activity- Earth as an Apple illustrates this clearly. Whereas, 3/4’s of the apple represents the oceans and other bodies of water on the planet, only a 1/32nd slice of the apple represents’ soil suitable for food production. This is such a minuscule portion considering that soil is an essential component in our survival.
Throughout the workshop, children will investigate- the Big Ideas of Sustainability – including the properties of soil in different habitats on the farm, composting and regeneration of soil. Through the understanding of our dependence upon soil for our survival students have a greater ability to make a difference in their world.
Grade 4 – Focus on Habitats
Grade 4 – Focus on HabitatsExplore the diverse habitats on our working farm and discover what each ecosystem provides for a wide variety of plants, animals, and living organisms. From cultivated fields and hedgerows to forest edges and stream corridors, students investigate how every habitat offers the essentials needed for survival and growth.
Just as people seek communities where they can live safely and happily, every creature depends on the right environment to survive and thrive.
Through guided exploration and inquiry-based learning, students ask meaningful questions:
What do living things need to survive?
How are organisms connected within a community?
What is interdependence in an ecosystem?
Where do different plants and animals fit within the food chain and food web?
As we “wonder while we wander,” students examine the Fabulous Five components for survival — food, water, air, shelter, and space — and identify how these needs are met in different farm and forest habitats. They explore biodiversity, ecosystem balance, and the role of producers, consumers, and decomposers in sustaining healthy environments.
This hands-on farm habitat focus strengthens understanding of ecosystems, environmental science, biodiversity, food chains, and sustainability, helping students connect natural systems to their daily lives and develop a deeper appreciation for conservation and community.