Farm Fusion Workshop 2 / Week 3 (Turkeys)

This week, I want you to think about times when people around you are stressed out or feeling overwhelmed, like the Turkey Prince in our story.  Think of ways you can help them to feel better, like the Healer did for the Prince!

Check out this great site full of turkey information!

Here is the website that I told you about in class.  It has info and pictures of each different type of domestic turkey.

Your Writing Assignment

• Thanksgiving is coming up soon!  Write about what Thanksgiving means to you.  What are your family's transitions?  What are you thankful for this year?  
• PLEASE do your best on this!  We will share them in class!

Farm Fusion Workshop 2 / Week 2 (Guineas)

No writing assignment for this week!  :-)

Feel free to read more about guinea fowl, if you'd like!

Farm Fusion Workshop 2 / Week 1 (Guineas)

Guineas!!

•  REMINDER-- If you didn't get tuition in last week, please do so before class on Wednesday!
• Parents, we read the folktale, "How the Guinea Fowl Got Her Spots" in class.  I sent home an optional page for spelling words and vocabulary that correspond with the book.
• Here is a website about guineas!
• Writing Assignment Options
• Write your own folktale for how the guinea got her spots!  (Don't copy the one we read!)
• Write a story about a guinea protecting her farm.
• Remember... Always do your best!
• For those of you in the afternoon class, remember our TSMP!  Report back to me with your results!!  :-)

Farm Fusion Workshop 1 / Follow-Up (Goats)

•  Great goat information!

 

• Learn about charities, like the one that helped Beatrice in the book, "Beatrice's Goat".

• http://www.heifer.org/

• http://www.worldvision.org/news.nsf/news/200804-gift-catalog?Open&wvsrc=enews

 

 

 

• Information about the care and management of dairy goats.

 

• Information on Miniature Dairy Goats

 

 

 

Farm Fusion Workshop 1 / Week 4 (Goats)

Writing Assignment

Choose one!

• Think about the story of the Grumpy Goat.  Write about a time when you were in a bad mood.  What cheered you up?  
• Write advice for someone who is grumpy.  What should they do?  Explain!
• Do you remember how the other farm animals forgave the Grumpy Goat, and helped him when he was sad?  Write about how important it is to forgive others.  You can give an example if you'd like!

 Finish any of the goat pages that are in your notebook.  We will finish up our goat lesson on Wednesday!

I am very proud of ALL OF YOU for your hard work with the writing assignments!  Keep doing your best!

Now, remember those "babies" that you played with today?  Here is them in this video when they were just a few weeks old!

Farm Fusion Workshop 1 / Week 3 (Goats)

For this week's writing assignment, I want you to think about the story that we read about the Angora goat, Geraldine, and how his Navajo friend wove his mohair into a beautiful rug.  You have two choices for this assignment:

Choice #1 - Tell us what you liked best about the book and why.
Choice #2 - Come up with you own story!  This time, make it narrated by a dairy goat!

• Visit this site to learn more about the food groups!  Click and learn! 
• Here are some Nutrition Games for you to play!
• Color your worksheet on the Food Guide Pyramid.  The Fats and Oils group is the smallest group, which will be yellow.

We hand-milk our goats, but most people with lots of goats use milking machines.  Here is a video that shows how a large dairy goat farm operates!




Optional

• For those working on handwriting (print), here is a worksheet for you!
• Favorite Dairy Foods Worksheet

Farm Fusion Workshop 1 / Week 2 (Goats)

• The silly goat in the video is named Buttermilk.  Write a story about Buttermilk!  Remember to use your very best handwriting, and to bring it (and your notebook) in to class on Wednesday!

• Complete the page on long "O" sounds, if you can!
• Parents, you can use this to any extent that your child can handle.

• Be sure to bring a snack and a water bottle!  (Cups tend to spill on the shaky tables.)