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