Farm Week
We were able to visit two farms this week and both on the same day. Needless to say we were a little farmed out that day, or at least I was. Benjamin now has plans to buy a cow, goats, and a poney. He wants to milk a cow and grow corn too!
First we went to Hunsader Farm.
There were lots of animals to pet and feed there.
Goats.
Ponies.
A peacock - I don't get why it was on a farm.
More goats.
Sheep.
Goats again.
Geese.
Pigs.
What a cute little kid.
Bunnies.
Not everyone can say they have hand fed a deer.
He tried very hard to get the butterfly to sit on his finger. The problem was every time he got close to them he got really excited and was too loud, but he kept on trying!
Next we went to Dakin Dairy Farm. They have over 1,400 Holstein cows.
It is really too hot in Florida for cows to live comfortably, so the farm has fans and misters on the cows when it gets above 77 degrees outside.
Benjamin told me his favorite was the black and white cow. When I asked him which black and white one he said very seriously, "The black and white one is my favorite KIND of cow, mommy. Just all of them."
The guide told us that during the day many of the cows will be crowded in the water or in the washing area.
The milking shed.
Watching the milking process.
This is the field where the pregnant and injured can get away from the herd and rest. This is also where the newborns live.
Here is our Farm Lapbbok.
We made it in the shape of a barn.
When you open the doors the animals are waiting inside.
Inside is the animal matching game, the mini book I changed the name to personalize for Benjamin.
He also made a picture with a craft stick barn and fence and added tumbprint animals. We drew some sheep and he practiced counting them and the cottonballs that he glued on them.
Here is our book list:
We Need Farmers by Lola M. Schaefer
Farm Animals by Jim Pipe
I Can Be a Farmer by Kathy Henderson
The Farm by Stuart A. Kallen
Cows by Mary Ann McDonald
Linnea's Windosill Garden by Christina Bjork and Lena Anderson
Fantastic Farm Machines by Cris Peterson
A Field of Horses by Peter Hansard
This is Daniel Cook at the Farm by Yvette Ghione
Tractors by Peter Brady
At the Farm by Sandy Francis
Find It on the Farm by Dee Phillips
Pioneer Farm by Megan O'Hara
Oink? by Margie Palatini
Ginger and Petunia by Patricia Polacco
Farm Animals by Mary Scott
Baby Animals on the Farm by Hans-Heinrich Isenbart
And the Cow Said Moo by Mildred Phillips
G is for Goat by Patricia Polacco
These are books we referenced or just looked at the pictures:
Farm by Ned Halley
Farm Animals by James A. Corrick
My First Garden Book by Angela Wilkes
Farm Birds by Edward C. Haggerty
Pigs by Christina Wilsdon
A Kid's Guide to How Vegetables Grow by Patricia Ayers
1 comments:
Wow, that's a great lapbook. Your story about going to 2 farms in one day and being "farmed out" reminds me of the first unit I did with my oldest son. I had to make up a unit for a college class. So I chose a farm unit. My dad was a farmer and I have relatives who are farmers so I thought that would be easy to cover. The deadline approached, and I anxiously tried to come up with ideas for the study. I suddenly thought of the County Fair and the farm animals they have there. The fair was going on that week. I needed to go that very day. I grabbed my son and drove to the fair as fast as I could. I pulled him around from one animal to another and commanded him to look at them and get closer to them and pet them so I could take pictures of him doing it. He didn't even care about the animals, but I had to get that unit done. I got some pretty decent pictures, but we were worn out when it was over. I don't think he really learned much that day, because I was under so much pressure, and that day our learning was NOT delight-directed. Your son looked like he had lots of fun, and I'm sure he learned a lot. It just reminded me of that day long ago when you said you were "farmed out". My son and I both were by the end of that unit!
I'm going to look at some more of your lapbooks. They look amazing.
By the way, thanks for adding me as a friend on LapbookLessons!
Love,
Penney
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