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Name:_____________________
Date:______________________How many crows would a scarecrow scare if a scarecrow could scare crows?
Nobody knows. Perhaps rows of crows!
What would one wear if one wanted to scare crows with one’s nose and one’s toes?
What sort of clothes? A hat with a rose? Perhaps panty hose? Anything goes!
-Carol Waterman
Where is Waterman’s Farm on the map? Draw a pumpkin where it is. Where is your school on the map? Draw a star where it is.
Barn
Tractor
FarmeSkyscraper
TaxiPlane
My school is _______miles from Waterman’s Farm
Farm Fun Fact: The land on which Waterman's Farm is located has been owned by the Waterman family for over 100 years.
Which of these things belongs on a farm? Draw them in the box below!
Count how many fruits and vegetables and then write the total!
Total:________
Total: ________
Total: __________
Total: ________
How big is an acre?
The Strawberry field at our Raymond Street farm is larger than an acre. An acre is 43,650 square feet big.An acre is approximately 1/3 of a BASEBALL FIELDAn acre is larger than a SOCCER FIELDAn acre is equal to 16 TENNIS COURTS
Which image is the same size as an acre?
Circle the image that is the same size as an
Long ago an acre was determined by how much land could be plowed in one day with a yoke of oxen pulling a wooden plow.
Farm Fact: Farm cats help hunt rodents that eat crops,
so humans can enjoy crops!
Straw is a stalk left over from a stalk of wheat. Straw is used as bedding for barnyard animals. Straw can be shaped into a rectangle. Straw is usually yellow.Hay—usually alfalfa or a grass—is used to feed animals. Hay can be made into a round shape. Hay is usually a dark greenCircle the Hay Put an X on the Straw
Help the farm cat find its way back to the barn!
Practice writing the letter that each fruit or vegetable starts with on the dotted
line!
Draw a picture for each word under each color
Pumpkin Carrot Tomato
Green beans Corn Cucumber
RED
YELLOW
ORANGE
GREEN
Draw a picture about this sentence:
The honey bee was flying around the field.
Farm Fun Fact: Many vegetables and fruits we eat are pollinated
by honey bees.
Color the farmer by color!
1: red 2: blue 3: green4: yellow 5: brown
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