LEARN NC

K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Farm animal immigrants
Students will identify a rare or endangered farm animal and then locate its country of origin on a world map. Students will also research the animal and its uses to determine why it was an imported.
Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Social Studies)
By Meg Millard and Pamela Webb.
Shiloh Farm
An agritourism business designed to show city and suburb dwellers forgotten practices of farming.
Format: article/field trip opportunity
The Farm Concert
This lesson teaches basic print awareness along with animal names and sounds through guided reading and the use of a graphic organizer.
Format: lesson plan (grade 1 English Language Arts)
By Kelly Brandon.
Names of farm animals and sounds they make
The teacher will introduce nine animal names and the sounds they make in Spanish. Students will become familiar with the animal names and will begin some language production.
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Second Languages)
By Tolitha Prybylinski.
Chickens at Shiloh Farm near Greenville, North Carolina
Chickens at Shiloh Farm near Greenville, North Carolina
These are chickens at Shiloh Farm in Greenville, North Carolina. The farm includes replica mid-nineteenth century plantation buildings, a farm animal petting zoo, a large playground for the kids, picnic and barbecue facilities, and hayrides.
Format: image/photograph
North Carolina A&T University Farm
Discover Agriculture provides an interactive experience for students to learn about agricultural science including farming with the environment in mind.
Format: article/field trip opportunity
Screech Owl Farm School
Students will learn about farm ecology when they participate in one of the tailor-made field trips at one of the local partner farms.
Format: article/field trip opportunity
Introduction to Animal Farm
This lesson introduces students to Orwell's Animal Farm. They will summarize and reflect on reading and connect the novel to life in a meaningful way.
Format: lesson plan (grade 9 English Language Arts)
By Mary Lou Faircloth.
Mud feels good!
Students will listen to Mud Walk by Joy Cowley. Students will experience and describe mud using a bubble map to record their responses. Students will create a class book using chocolate pudding to imitate mud.
Format: lesson plan (grade K English Language Arts and Science)
By Amanda Mcalpine, Carol Elliott, and Ginny Devine.
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.
Format: article/field trip opportunity
Agriculture and Farming
Kids of all ages love farms and farm animals. These resources provide virtual tours, fun facts, interesting information, and a variety of multimedia activities.
Format: bibliography/help
KidSenses Children's InterACTIVE Museum
The interactive exhibits at this children’s museum spark the imagination and kids have fun as they play and learn.
Format: article/field trip opportunity
Plants and animals: Introduction to the unknown
This is an introductory lesson to assist students in understanding where their food comes from and what is available in this area. It is also a wonderful way to continue with inventive spelling.
Format: lesson plan (grade K English Language Arts and Science)
By Sheila Moody.
Schiele Museum of Natural History and Planetarium
The museum provides an opportunity for visitors to learn about the natural resources of North Carolina and its Piedmont region.
Format: article/field trip opportunity
The needs of animals
In this lesson plan first grade students will examine photographs of 4-H club members with animals from North Carolina. They will make observations from the visual material to build an understanding of the needs of animals. They will begin to learn that these needs have remained the same in different times.
Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Science)
By Pauline S. Johnson.
Climbing the mountain trails
Climbing the mountain trails
Three men are climbing uphill along a mountain trail in Nepal. In the middle ground we see a Peepal Tree, which is worshiped by Hindus as a reincarnation of Vishnu, the god of protection. Behind the tree a patch of thatch grass is visible. In the mountains,...
Format: image/photograph
Western North Carolina Nature Center
Like a field trip into the western North Carolina outdoors, this site will introduce you to the plants, animals and environs of the Southern Appalachians.
Format: article/field trip opportunity
Medoc Mountain State Park
Learn about the ancient mountain range that was once in this area and the forces that wore it down to what is seen today when you visit Medoc Mountain State Park.
Format: article/field trip opportunity
Tobacco farming the old way
In North Carolina in the New South, page 1.8
From about 1880 until the 1950s, tobacco farming was extremely labor-intensive and relied on hand work and animal power. This article explains the process of growing tobacco for market "the old way."
Format: article
North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences
Resources for learning about natural North Carolina including animals, snakes, insects and ecosystems.
Format: article/field trip opportunity