Follow the Farmers (Year 1) - Teacher Page

Join us and Korey Peters, from Herbsigwil Farms in southern Manitoba, to learn about how weather has a direct impact on his ability to grow food. Learn about how Korey uses technology like a weather station and rain probe to make decisions during his growing season. 

Watch the farm tour

Watch the livestream event (with tour and Q&A)

Classroom Resources

Grade 5 Science Weather Unit:  

• Weather to Farm Teacher Guide
  Use this teacher guide if you are watching the video on your own after the tour. 
• Weather to Farm Game 
  How will weather affect your farm? – dive into weather in this gamified experience! Students will play the role of the farmer and be presented with different weather scenarios, learning about how weather can affect our ability to grow food.
• Weather to Farm Fillable Worksheet
  This worksheet is great for students who are doing the program remotely or independently.

Explore Signer Dairy and follow farmer, Stefan Signer, to learn about dairy cows and what habitat he creates for his animals. Students will hear about the food, water, shelter, and technology that he uses daily to ensure his cows are healthy and produce high quality, healthy milk. 

Watch the farm tour

Watch the livestream event (with tour and Q&A)

Classroom Resources

• Follow the Dairy Farmer Teacher Guide
  Use this teacher guide if you are watching the video on your own after the tour. 

Dairy Farm Tour Assessment Activity: 

• Dairy Kahoot! 
  Based on information learned in the farm tour, students can join and play a Kahoot! Play live with us during the livestream event using the link kahoot.it, or access on your own and play as a class later using the above link. 

Grade 4 Science Habitats and Communities Unit: 

• Design a dairy cow habitat
  Students will create a dairy cow habitat that includes everything dairy cows need to be healthy and well cared for. 

Harold and Sherry Bosma are excited to welcome you to their sheep farm, Dusty Ridge Ranch. Tour their sheep farm operation and learn about the growth stages of sheep, how they care for their animals with regards to food and shelter, and all that is involved in growing healthy sheep to provide us with healthy food. Plus, kids will learn about wool, why shearing of sheep is important, and how we use wool for fibre from farmer Anna Hunter of Long Way Homestead!

Watch the farm tour

Watch the livestream event (with tour and Q&A)

Classroom Resources

Grade 4 Science Habitats and Communities Unit: 

• Follow the Sheep Farmers Teacher Guide
  Use this teacher guide if you are watching the recorded tour after the livestream. 
• Sheep Farmer Food Chain Student Activity
  In this activity, students will create food chains and food webs, as well as define and use related vocabulary words in context.
  
  • Delivery Option 1:
    Sheep Farmer Food Chain Genially (online)
    Or copy this link to send to your students: https://view.genial.ly/60e473437cc5f60d3bee6c80
  • Delivery Option 2:
    Sheep Farmer Food Chain Worksheet (Printable) 

Join Manitoba hog farmers, Andrea Elias and Craig Sawatzky, and learn all about how they raise their pigs and work hard to provide healthy meat for our tables. Students will learn about all stages in a pig's growth, their habitat, and the nutrition pork provides us.

Watch the farm tour

Watch the livestream event (with tour and Q&A)

Classroom Resources

Grade 3-6 English Language Arts, Grade 3-4 Social Studies, & Grade 3-6 Science

• Follow the Hog Farmers Teacher Guide
  Use this Teacher Guide to work your way through the classroom resource/activities.
• Video Analysis Sheet
  Working on their own, in pairs, or in a group, students will watch and analyze short videos that explore what Manitoba hog farmers are doing to:
          -be good stewards of the environment
          -be good neighbours
          -provide the best care for their pigs

• Share The Knowledge Worksheet
  After completing their video analysis, students will develop a presentation (Present It, Write It, Draw It, or Gamify It) of their choice and use it to present/share what they have learned.

Follow the Hog Farmers was supported by Manitoba Pork.