Below, you will find a wide range of ideas and resources to help you
when you are teaching children about Harvest and Farms. If you have any relevant
resources to share, please email
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this page. Thank you!
All of the images in these resources, unless otherwise indicated, were drawn by Helen Warner.
They are for classroom use only and may not be reproduced or redistributed for other reasons.
- Small
Miracles
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A collection of ideas and resources, linked to Harvest.
Contributed by Harvest
Help. - Harvest Assembly
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An assembly script which can be used as part of your Harvest
celebrations. Contributed by Sellyeve. - Harvest Assembly -
A harvest assembly, suitable for use across with
all primary children. Contributed by Paula Pimentel.
- Harvest Assembly -
An assembly script, linked to Harvest. Contributed
by Kelly Gittins.
- A Thanksgiving Song - A song which can be sung to say thank you for the foods in the Harvest. Contributed by Angela Yardy.
- Harvest Poem - A poem which could be used as part of your Harvest celebrations. Contributed by Angela Yardy.
- Harvest Nursery Rhyme - A Harvest-themed poem which is based on a popular nursery rhyme. Contributed by Angela Yardy.
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All of the images in these resources, unless otherwise indicated, were drawn by Helen Warner.
They are for classroom use only and may not be reproduced or redistributed for other reasons.
- Fruit Bowl
- Create a wonderful fruit bowl image using this interactive tool. - Autumn - Create an autumn scene using this Purple Mash app.
- Farm - Draw your own farm scene!
- Eggs - Can you write a leaflet explaining how we get our eggs?
- Harvest Hootenanny Addition Game - Review basic addition with this farm-based game.
- Harvest Hootenanny Subtraction Game - Review basic subtraction with this farm-based game.
- Wabbit Words - A Maths game which reviews understanding of different vocabulary.
- Ladybird Lander - A game which helps children to practise their reading and phonics skills.
- Harvest Game - Use the arrows to move the spade and collect the harvest!
- Conker Collecting - How many falling conkers can you catch in 1 minute?
- Make a Scarecrow - Create your own scarecrow with this drag and drop activity.
- Combine, Wheatfield and Thunderheads - Explore this image of a combine harvester in the fields.
- Ishigaki Island, Japan - Can you spot the tractor in this huge photograph?
- My farm by the barn - What might the farmer be growing in these fields?
- Ardrossan Vintage Tractor Pull - How many tractors can you count in this photo?
- Loch Lomond, Scotland - A beautiful image - can you spot the farm buildings?
- Clark Farm and Home Store - Can you identify any of the product sold in this farm store?
- Muddy Farm in the Cotswolds - A farm scene in the Cotswolds.
- Rural Architecture Museum, Poland - A panoramic photo of a rural museum which has half-timbered houses, granaries, wind-mills, farm outbuildings, a country-inn, and a church.
- Patchwork Cement Shoelace - An enormous image showing the green fields of England. Can you zoom around and spot the animals?
- Farms near Mount Pleasant - This gigapan photo shows a scene from rural Pennsylvania. What different farm features can you find?
- Tulip Farm - How many tulips can you count in this picture?!
- Church Farm, Ardeley - Look around the different farm buildings here. What might they all be used for?
- The Hop Farm, Kent - Can you spot the oast houses at this hop farm?
- Farmers' Fields, Norfolk - Look at this amazing patchwork aerial view of fields in Norfolk. What might be grown in each field?
- What do you get if you cross a sheep and a kangaroo? A wooly jumper! (from Jo)
- A farmer was milking his cow. He was just starting to get a good rhythm going when a bug flew into the barn and started circling his head. Suddenly, the bug flew into the cow's ear. The farmer didn't think much about it, until the bug squirted out into his bucket. It went in one ear and out the udder. (from Colin Graham)
- Which veggie plays sport? Squash. (from Colin Graham)
- Two Irish potatoes were sitting on a chopping board.
"I'm about to change my nationality" one said to the other.
"How?" the other potato asked.
"By becoming French fries!" (from Colin Graham) - What is small, red and whispers? A hoarse radish. (from Colin Graham)
- What do you get when you cross a potato with an onion? A potato with watery eyes. (from Colin Graham)
- What's green and square? A lemon in disguise. (from Colin Graham)
- What do you call a pig with no clothes on? Streaky bacon! (from Colin Graham)
- What do you give a sick pig? Oinkment! (from Colin Graham)
- How do you take a pig to hospital? By hambulance! (from Colin Graham)
- A man is driving down a country road, when he spots a farmer standing in the middle of a huge field of grass. He pulls the car over to the side of the road and notices that the farmer is just standing there, doing nothing, looking at nothing. The man gets out of the car, walks all the way out to the farmer and asks him, "Ah excuse me mister, but what are you doing?"
The farmer replies, "I'm trying to win a Nobel Prize." "How?" asks the man, puzzled.
"Well, I heard they give the Nobel Prize . . . to people who are out standing in their field." (from Colin Graham) - What do you get if you feed gunpowder to a chicken? An egg-splosion! (from Colin Graham)
- What do you call sheep that live together? Pen friends! (from Colin Graham)
- What do you call a crazy chicken? A cuckoo-cluck! (from Colin Graham)
- A snail went to buy a car and asked that if it could have a giant "s" painted on the roof. When asked why he said, "When I drive down the street I want everyone to say, look at that s car go (escargot)
- Harvest Games - A collection of harvest games which have been submitted by different people.
- Harvest Festival - Discover how schools and churches take part in Harvest celebrations.
- Harvest - Find out how Harvest is celebrated in UK churches. Suggested by Simon Haughton.
- Cauliflowers Fluffy - Find music and lyrics for the popular harvest-time song. Suggested by Simon Haughton.
- Oats, Peas, Beans and Barley Grow - Lyrics and music for a farming song. Suggested by Simon Haughton.
- Autumn and Harvest - Useful pages from the fantastic Infant Encyclopedia.
- Nature Activities - A large collection of activities which are all related to nature, harvest and farming. Suggested by Simon Haughton.
- Grain Chain - Find out how grains are grown and harvested, what happens to them before they reach your plate, and why they're so good for you!
- From Farm to Fork - Find out how your food gets from farms to the dinner table with this child-friendly site. Suggested by Simon Haughton.
- Paganel Harvest - Can you help this school with their learning about Harvest?
- Farm and Country - Lots of wonderful farm resources from Communication4All.
- Harvest resources - Shared ideas and resources in the TES Resource bank.
- Harvest resources - Wonderful harvest-themed resources from Twinkl.
