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Session Outline •Explain that we have farms because they help to produce the food we eat. Explain that there are different types of farms which produce different things. Tell them the 3 different farms we are going to work on: vegetable, livestock, dairy & that we have to collect different things from the farms & transport them safely to the role play supermarket where we have to sort the produce into the correctly labelled boxes, ready to sell.

• Split the children into 3 groups and rotate around each: • - Vegetable farm: Use the tools to dig up a carrot or potato from

underneath the soil, wash it in a bucket of water, then transport it to the ‘supermarket’ & place into the correct labelled box.

• - Dairy farm: Milk the model cow & collect ‘milk’ in milk bottle, collect an egg from under a hen (picture!), transport both to the ‘supermarket’ & place into the correct labelled box.

• Livestock farm: Transport either a cow or pig (Picture) by pretending to carry it on a lorry & take it to a factory, exchange it for a burger/ sausage (Place these in ziplock see through bags & explain the children are not to open them). Transport it to the ‘supermarket’ & place into the correct labelled box.

Differentiation: HA- Describe the 3 different farms and produce we get for each. Explain how the food changes once cooked. LA- Can say where we get our milk, eggs, vegetables and meat from. Extension: Can the children play role play supermarkets and buy and sell produce to each other using toy money?

Lesson Objectives Children will know where some of our food produce comes from that they buy from the supermarket. Children will start to understand that there are different types of farms and name some produce you can get from each. Resources Labels, eggs, egg boxes, milk cartons, cow & ‘pretend udders!’ carrots, potatoes, gardening tools, buckets, pig/ cow pictures, sausages, burgers, ziplock bags. Key Vocabulary vegetable/ dairy/ livestock farms; produce Risk Assessments Generic Site RA. Top Tips Set out the different role play farms & role play supermarket in your outdoor area. Model Cow: a water container with valve or a plastic glove with a pin-prick in one of the ‘udder’ fingers works well. Alternatively, use a funnel and pipe. To make ‘milk-like liquid’ you could mix water with some oilatum bath ointment from chemists. Supermarket: Children should think about how to transport the produce safely so that it can be sold. Children should try to use their phonic knowledge to read the labels in the role play supermarket. You may wish to ‘sell’ the produce in the role play supermarket afterwards reinforcing money and maths skills. You could cook some of the food on a fire pit afterwards to reinforce how it changes once cooked to show the food in the form they may be more familiar with.

EYFS Links

C&L: Extends vocabulary PSED: Explains own knowledge & und PD: Transports & stores equipment safely M: begins to use language related to money L: Begins to read simple words UW: Talks about changes in animals & plants EAD: Uses tools & techniques appropriately

Learning Outcomes

LA - Children will be more familiar with where some of their food originates from.

MA - Children can name some types of farms & produce that originates from each.

HA - Children can name some produce which originates from vegetable, dairy and livestock farms and how it changes once

cooked.

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Print out this picture, laminate and stick on/ near your ‘model cow udders!’

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Print out this picture, laminate and stick above your eggs.

Dairy Farm Eggs from a hen




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Print out this picture, laminate and stick above your vegetable digging area.

Vegetable Farm Carrots from the soil




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Vegetable Farm Potatoes from the soil




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Livestock Farm Beef from a cow




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Print out and laminate enough cows/ pigs so each child has one livestock animal. Build a ‘mini-pretend field’ and put the cow/ pig pictures inside. Children pick either a pig or cow and then take them on their livestock lorry to the ‘factory’ where they

exchange their cow for a beef burger, or pig for a pork sausage (in a ziplock bag). They can then transport these carefully to the supermarket. (I have found using real, uncooked meat a great learning experience for the children as they often do not

see meat in this form. The fact the meat is in zip-locked bags means it’s not an issue for the vegetarian children, although you could give them a choice whether to handle the bags or not.)




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Livestock Farm Pork from a pig




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Print out and laminate enough cows/ pigs so each child has one livestock animal. Build a ‘mini-pretend field’ and put the cow/ pig pictures inside. Children pick either a pig or cow and then take them on their livestock lorry to the ‘factory’ where they

exchange their cow for a beef burger, or pig for a pork sausage (in a ziplock bag). They can then transport these carefully to the supermarket. (I have found using real, uncooked meat a great learning experience for the children as they often do not

see meat in this form. The fact the meat is in zip-locked bags means it’s not an issue for the vegetarian children, although you could give them a choice whether to handle the bags or not.)



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