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It's almost the end of the school year, and
Room Nine is taking a field trip to a farm! There's lots of
fun farm stuff there. Like a real actual barn and farmer. There
are even real alive animals you can pet! But, where's the gift
shop? Surely no one would want Junie B. to go home empty-handed.
. . .
The social studies lesson in the classroom activity
will put a new spin on field day!
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"When I tell people that I grew
up in New Jersey, they're usually surprised to learn
that my small hometown was surrounded by farms. And
believe it or not, just like Junie B. Jones, I visited
a farm on my very first field trip.
I still remember the thrill of getting
off the bus and seeing all the cows and pigs up close
and personal. But the best part of the trip was getting
to see the baby animals. I couldn't imagine how wonderful
it would be to live with all those little 'pets' right
in your own backyard.
I was shocked that Junie B. wasn't
as excited about her farm visit as I was about mine.
But then again, the thought of a mean old rooster with
peckery lips might have made me want to stay on the
bus, too. And I never even considered the scary ponies…"
© 2000 by Barbara Park |
Pre-Reading Activities
In Junie B. Jones Has a Peep in Her Pocket, Lucille's
drawing of a flamingo and Paulie Allen Puffer's drawing of
a catfish suggest kids in Room Nine kindergarten are not clear
about what kinds of animals they will see on Farmer Flores's
farm. Help students identify those animals most likely to
be found on farms and discuss how farm animals help in doing
work (like horses, dogs, etc.) or are raised for their products
(such as milk, eggs, meat, and wool).
 Farmer
Flores Had a Farm . . .
Ask students to choose their "favorite" from a selection
of pre-cut or to-be-cut blank farm animal templates. Allow them
to decorate their animal with crayons, feathers, cotton balls,
yarn, or other appropriate art materials for display. Put together
a class display of favorite animals. As a class, count the number
of each animal in the display and prepare a "Favorite Farm
Animals" bar graph.
 Printable
Activities
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