Lesson One – Farm Crops

This curriculum topic teaching pack for the Foundation Stage gets the children to identify and describe some of the different types of foods that are grown and harvested on a farm.

The class can select and sort different types of foods into matching groups that can be classified as vegetables or other types of foods such a pieces of fruit or meats.

Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to teach the children to identify and describe some of the different types of foods that are grown and harvested on a farm

Activities in this teaching pack include display posters to identify and describe different types of foods that are grown and harvested on a farm, a set of cards to sort a range of different foods into groups to match different criteria and a template to select and record examples of some of the different foods that are grown and harvested on a farm.

The interactive presentation gets the children to identify and describe some of the different types of foods that are grown and harvested on a farm

This lesson is part of a curriculum topic scheme of work to get 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. There are teaching activities for shared learning, differentiated worksheets to support independent learning and interactive presentations to introduce concepts and key skills.

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