Materials and activities lists

Picture story books to read at all stages during this unit of work

• Rosie’s Walk – Pat Hutchins
• My Farm – Alison Lester
• A Year on the Farm – Penny Matthews
• Banjo and Ruby Red – Libby Gleeson
• Shutting the Chooks in – Libby Gleeson
• Big Red Barn – Margaret Wise Brown
• Goodnight Moon – Margaret Wise Brown
• Belinda – Pamela Allen
• Beatrice’s Goat (A story set in Uganda) – Page McBrier
• Walking with the Seasons in Kakadu – Diane Lucas
• On the Farm: Our holiday with Uncle Kev – Roland Harvey
• Traditional tales involving animals found on the farm – The Little Red Hen, The Three Billy Goats Gruff, The Three Little Pigs
  

Non-fiction texts for shared reading

• RSPCA - responsible dairy farming
• Dairy Industry information for students
• From Sheep to Wool
• National Geographic information about honey bees
  

Film

Babe

Excursions

If possible visit a children’s farm or the RSPCA’s Education Centre, in East Burwood.