Read through these wheat facts:

1. Wheat is a cereal grain, originally grown in the Israel and Jordan areas (Middle East), but is now grown worldwide.

2. Wheat is grown on more land area than any other crop, and is the most important staple food for humans.

3. Wheat grain is used to make flour for all types of bread, biscuits, cakes, breakfast cereals, pasta, noodles and couscous.

4. Wheat can be eaten by livestock (cattle) and the straw from wheat can be used as a construction material for roofing thatch.

What do you think it means to "harvest"?

Can you think of a Bible story where wheat or harvest is mentioned?  Look in your Bibles to see if you can find a harvesting picture.

In Israel in Bible times, everyone was familiar with wheat and harvesting.  God used this harvesting idea to teach some important lessons:

1. People who give their lives to God are like wheat being gathered in at harvest.

2. God sends us blessings that we can gather, just like a farmer gathers a harvest.  We can pass these blessings on.

WE ARE LEARNING THAT GOD LOVES TO "HARVEST" PEOPLE INTO HIS FAMILY.  In your Bible books, draw what you think this means!

Number Sense activities.

Learning content:

• examines features and characteristics of places and environments

acquires and communicates geographical information using geographical tools - maps

Small group research to complete PBL brief as outlined in Week 5, using your PBL workbooks.  Your teachers will be monitoring and answering questions.

Have a look at Worldbook, Britannica Online, the websites from Week Three, those below, and others that you find through Kid Rex to help gather information for your research.  The videos and websites below are just a few to get you started.