Grade 2

Fall on the Farm

There is much to be explored on the farm in the fall. From harvesting the garden, harvesting fields, and even butchering animals, the jobs in fall feel never-ending.

Students identified various things in the barnyard that need to happen in the fall: harvest, water heaters, straw, hay, etc. We then took our identified jobs and focused on harvesting and butchering.

Harvest

Students harvested the squash from the garden and then weighed them. We compared the weight from a variety of squash to practice comparing numbers. Students then turned the zucchini into delicious zucchini cake.

We also took a look at various crops in the fields and identified the crops that grow most prominently in our area. Students had the opportunity to pull heads of wheat apart, examine the insides and count the wheat berries.

Butchering

Students also identified butchering as an area that farms can do in the fall. To extend our learning, we talked about the parts of animals, learned about the difference between live weight and carcass weight, examined meat cuts and the corresponding types of meat we would eat from them.

After students developed an understanding of live weight and carcass weight. We examined the carcass weight numbers, and using our place value skills, we looked at a variety of ways to represent the numbers and practice our skip counting.

Program of Studies Connections

Math: Place value, number sense, skip counting, comparing numbers
LA: reading comprehension, labeling, writing sentences
Science: life cycles, scientific method

Charter Connections

Harvesting
Cuts of an animal
Careers related to agriculture
Life cycles of plants and animals

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