關於農業

Each week we will cover an aspect of agriculture and/or living on the farm.  The class will discuss animal and plant life cycles, plant parts and functions, soil types and erosion, different breeds of animals, technology used, and many other concepts.  The class will consist of learning through stories, field trips around the farm, diagrams, and in class discussions.  The field trip will be me walking around our farming showing different things that are new or that pertain to what we are learning about.  There will not be a field trip each week.  It will depend on what is happening on our farm because it is always changing.  The class will use real life examples and how the students can use agricultural in their everyday lives.  

 I will provide a lesson each week and the students will have time to ask questions or talk about what they know or have learned.  I will also provide resources and hands on learning activities they may do at home.  There will opportunities for them to share the activities they do at home in class.

This is a 25 minute ongoing class which means we will meet almost every week to discuss agriculture.  

Thu, Jan 4 - farm tour 
Thu, Jan 11  - dairy cattle 
Thu, Jan 18  -  Peacocks, Guineas and other fowl (not the regular chickens, ducks, etc on the farm)
Thu, Feb 1 - pigs
Thu, Feb 8 0 horses
Thu, Feb 15 - beef cattle
Thu, Feb 22 - goats and sheep 
Thu, Feb 29 - bees
Thu, Mar 7 - donkeys/mules
Thu, Mar 21 - farm tour
Thu, Mar 28 - technology and farming
Thu, Apr 4 - training animals
Thu, Apr 11 - chickens, ducks, geese
Thu, Apr 18 - gardens and flowers 
Thu, Apr 25 - preparing for foals and taking care of foals
Thu, May 2 - crops
Thu, May 9 - farm tour 

I will be adding more dates in the future.  The dates and topics below will be updated but can give you an idea of what other topics will be discussed. 


Fall Topics
- corn harvest 
 - Vegetables and Fruit
- Pumpkins/squash 
 - Turkeys
 - cats and dogs 
 - Getting ready for winter 
**If there is not a topic next to the date this will be determined at a later date.  I will add the topics atleast 4 weeks before the date. 

Thu, Aug 24 - farm tour
Thu, Aug 31 - cattle
Thu, Sep 7 - pigs
Thu, Sep 14 - horses
Thu, Sep 21 - goats and sheep
Thu, Sep 28 - chickens, turkeys and other fowl
Thu, Oct 5 - corn harvest
Thu, Oct 12 - vegetables and fruit
Thu, Oct 19 - farm tour
Thu, Oct 26 - pumpkins 
Thu, Nov 2 - cats and dogs
Thu, Nov 9 - Alpacas and Llamas
Thu, Nov 16 - getting ready for winter