Lesson Plan #3
Fruits and Vegetables
Grade: 3
Title of today’s lesson with a brief description:
Leaning about the life of a farmer
A guest speaker will be coming to class today to talk about his farm that is located in Winona. The produce from his farm can be found at some of the local grocery stores and also at the weekly Farmers Market during the summertime in Winona.
Materials: Computer, Internet, overhead projector, area for produce to be displayed, untensil to cut the fruits and vegetables, plates/napkins
Goals for today’s lesson:
- Students will understand that people make their livings in a variety of ways.
- Students will understand that technology plays a vital role in farming.
- Students will understand that climate and landforms can affect the growth of produce.
Objectives for today’s lesson:
- Given the classroom speaker, the student will gain knowledge on the growth of produce.
- Given the classroom speaker, the student will become aware that things he/she buys at a grocery store can be produced locally.
Procedure:
Introduction:
Begin by having the students brainstorm what they think it would be like to be a farmer. Do they think it would be fun? Hard? Interesting? (2 minutes) Have each student briefly describe why or why not they would want to be a farmer. (6 minutes) They will be asked this question again after the speaker has left.
Developmental Experience:
Before the speaker arrives remind the students that they should be polite and raise their hand quietly if they have a question for the guest. (2 minutes) The speaker has been sent a few ideas about what to discuss with the class, so that the discussion does not go to in depth and also covers the subject matter.
Topics the guest speaker will address: (20 minutes)
Why you chose to begin farming?
Why you picked Winona for your farms location?
How the advancements in technology have helped/hurt the farming community?
How landforms and climate affect the development of crops?
Where are some of the local places you bring your produce?
Some tips for students that may be interested in farming someday and anything else you feel would interest the students to know about you or your farm.
Examples of different fruits and vegetables grown on his farm.
Possible taste test of produce (if time allows).
He will also be showing the students a website that talks about his farm and also shows pictures of the produce and an aerial view of the farm. http://www.featherstonefarm.com/ (8 minutes)
Closure: Thank the speaker for coming in to talk and finish up any last minute questions from the class before he leaves. (2 minutes) Then have the students briefly write a few things about what they learned from the speaker, what they liked/disliked most about his job, if this is a career they would ever consider and any other final thoughts. Remind the students that when it comes to a career choice they can do anything, so if farming is something that interests them they should consider it for a job someday. (5 minutes)
Assessments used during the lesson:
Assessment for today’s lesson will be evaluating what they previously thought about farming compared to what they learned about from the guest speaker. Their prior thoughts are not wrong, but they may now have a new perspective on farming in general.
The land at the Feather Stone Farm
Link to the Feather Stone website:
http://www.featherstonefarm.com/
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