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Mike's Farm and Country Store

Take a trip to the farm! Experience life on a farm today and in times gone by at this family-owned farm.

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  • Lesson plan: Post visit: Farm landscape book The following lesson plan is the last in a three part unit. Students will have visited the farm landscape four times throughout the year, recording their observations during four seasons. The drawings will incorporate their knowledge of farms from our visits, their exposure to the seasonal landscapes of Grant Wood and Claude Monet, and their knowledge of landscape art and its elements of color and perspective developed at the Museum. The final project will be individual student books containing their landscape drawings and text.
  • Lesson plan: Pre-Visit: Seasonal Landscapes (Farms) The following lesson is the first of three lessons studying the seasons and farms through landscape drawing, painting, and writing. In the first pre-visit activity the students will examine Grant Wood's lithographs and painting landscapes. Our observations of Wood's artwork will prepare us for our trip to a local landscape (farm) to sketch our own seasonal landscapes. We will visit and sketch the farm four times, once during each season.
  • Lesson plan: Folklife Students will learn North Carolina folklore, traditions, war activities, local legends, superstitions, food preparation traditions, art, songs and dances which are unique to the area.
  • The Farm An interactive exhibit that uses videos, an interactive quiz, and a multimedia exploration to teach kids about the many hats that a farmer must wear as well as figuring out how some of the heavy machinery works.
  • 4H Virtual Farm The 4-H Virtual Farm uses interactive tours and video to introduce several types of farms and explain how they operate.
  • Kids Farm View images and listen to the sounds of animals on a ranch in Colorado. Also features images and information about the rodeo, wild flowers, farm equipment and more. A spelling bee will help kids learn how to spell the names of several animals.

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  • Tarkil Branch Farm's Homestead Museum: Take a trip back in time to this working farm and museum. Comprised of 32 exhibits and over 850 items, students studying North Carolina history will see what it was like living on a farm in the nineteenth century.
  • Historic Oak View County Park: This nineteenth century farmstead has been made into a county park and is devoted to interpreting the area's agricultural and rural heritage for the citizens of Wake County.
  • Genesis Farm School: Visit this working farm and enter into a learning laboratory where students will have fun and a hands-on experience with nature.

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A warm wholesome family oriented atmosphere can be found on this working farm in Duplin County. Mike’s Farm offers educational field trip programs for school groups in the fall and spring. Take a hayride, pick a pumpkin, see how they grow Christmas trees, and much more. The tour costs $6.00 per person, and reservations are required. Call (910) 324-3422 or toll Free: 888-820-FARM (888-820-3276). Mike’s Farm is located at 1600 Haw Branch Road in Beulaville.

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