Foundation Stage : Curriculum Topics : Harvest : Lesson Two – Farm Jobs


This curriculum topic teaching pack for the Foundation Stage gets the children to identify and describe some of the different jobs that are performed on a farm during the autumn harvest. The class can make lists of crops that can be harvested using a range of jobs on a farm by a farmer.

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 jobs that are performed on a farm during the autumn harvest

Learning Objectives

How environments might vary from one another. Know about similarities and differences in relation to places.

Learning Outcomes

I can describe how a farm is different from other locations. I can identify objects needed to complete different functions in a specific place.

Farm Jobs

Teaching sequence to help the children identify and describe some of the different jobs that are performed on a farm during the autumn harvest.

Farmer’s Day

Display posters for whole class discussion to help the children identify different actions performed on a farm during the autumn harvest

Farm Jobs

Template to help the children record some of the different actions that can be performed by a farmer when harvesting crops

Farm Storyboard

Templates to help the children record some of crops that can be harvested on a farm in the autumn using different actions

Farm Crops

Vocabulary word bank to help the children identify and describe some of the crops grown and harvested on a farm using different actions

Farm Jobs

Interactive activity to help the children identify and describe some of the different jobs that are performed on a farm during the autumn harvest.

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 jobs that are performed on a farm during the autumn harvest

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