Farm Life
by Elizabeth Spurr

In Bill Martin's classic Brown Bear, Brown Bear style, this nonfiction book explores the farm with its animals and equipment and provides a springboard into classification.


Souperchicken
by Mary Jane Auch

Can Henrietta Hen become the heroine of a barnyard dilemma? Will it require more than her courage, leadership, and her ability to read to help her save the chickens from the soup factory? The fanciful story provides a springboard to character development and reading motivation.

Internet Extensions

The Farm--Videos and More!
Enchanted Learning Farm Animals
Kindergarten Farm Animals
Farm Equipment
4-H Virtual Farm
Kidz Farm Animals
Diamond R Ranch
Amish Photo Gallery

U.S. Department of Agriculure Activities for Kids
Farmhouses in the Heartland (High Level)
Farm Photographs
The Inside Scoop on Farms
Farm Sounds
Find a Number

Literary Connections:

Sixteen Cows by Lisa Wheeler
Pick, Pull, Snap! Where a Flower First Bloomed by Lola M. Schaefer
Duck on a Bike by David Shannon
The Great Pig Search by Eileen Christelow
Hungry Hen by Richard Waring
Old Mac Donald Had a Woodshop by Lisa Shulman
One Child, One Seed by Kathryn Cave
Tippy-Toe Chick, GO! by George Shannon

Video Connections:
Disney's Home on the Range

The 16 page unit for Farm Life in Springboards contains original activities that include:

Crossword Puzzle
Non-Fiction Guides
Math
Animal Families
Multiple Choice Comprehension
Writing Lessons/Book Making
Counting

Cut and Paste

Field Trip Guide and Parent Letter

Phonics

Compare it to the Fantasy Farm Tale of Souperchicken:

The 11 page unit for Souperchicken in Springboards contains original activities that include:

Crossword Puzzle
Math Graph
Art
Multiple Choice Comprehension
Writing Lessons/Book Making
Vocabulary

Leadership and Courage

Mapping Henrietta's Choices

Finding Safe Paths

 

The Kids Wings Units for Farm Life and Souperchicken are part of a collection of 40 units in Springboards for 2006. We guarantee you will LOVE the activities because YOUR KIDS WILL LOVE THEM!

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