This curriculum topic teaching pack for the Foundation Stage gets the children to investigate how farmers collect the harvest in the autumn including grown crops and food sources from animals and explore how the harvest can be celebrated in churches using prayers and decorations.

Investigate how farmers collect the harvest in the autumn including grown crops and food sources from animals and explore how the harvest can be celebrated

Lesson One : Farm Crops

Identify and describe some of the different types of foods that are grown and harvested on a farm

Lesson Two : Farm Jobs

Identify and describe some of the different jobs that are performed on a farm during the autumn harvest

Lesson Three : Harvest Soup

Investigate and record how harvested crops can be used to make different meals

Lesson Four : Harvest Decorations

Produce sculptures of a range of different vegetables that can be used to celebrate the autumn harvest

Lesson Five : Harvest Prayer

Select vocabulary words that can be used to compose a Christian prayer to celebrate the harvest at a special festival

Lesson Six : Harvest Plait

Follow a set of instructions to make a decoration celebrating the autumn harvest

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