Farm Visit Activity Sheet National Curriculum based stimulus suitable for 7-11 years

Activity 1 Maths puzzlesCan you solve these puzzles to help out Old Macdonald?

Old Macdonald sells 7 cows at the cattle market for £5 each. How much money does he make? Answer:

Old Macdonald has 25 hens each laying an egg an day. How many eggs will he have in one week? Answer:

Old Macdonald buys 10 bales of straw a month for his cows. How many bales of straw will he buy in one year? Answer:

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Farm Visit Activity Sheet National Curriculum based stimulus suitable for 7-11 years

Activity 2 Drawing activityAs technology has developed many jobs that used to be done by hand have now been replaced by machines. This has saved farmers a lot of time. Draw pictures in the boxes below to show how times have changed.

Milking cows by hand:

Milking cows by machine:

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Farm Visit Activity Sheet National Curriculum based stimulus suitable for 7-11 years

Activity 3 Puzzle pages

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Farm Visit Activity Sheet National Curriculum based stimulus suitable for 7-11 years

Activity 3 cont... Puzzle pages

Complete Old Macdonald's Farm crossword below

Across:1 An animal that grows a woolly coat and makes a sound that goes ‘baaaah!’

3 A large animal that gives milk and goes ‘moo!’

6 A big woolly animal from south America with a long neck

10 A wise bird that mostly comes out at night.

11 This animal helps pull Santa’s sleigh!

14 This cuddly animal has a long tail and lives both on land and in water

15 This animal comes from Africa and likes to stand on its back legs

Down:2 This furry animal has a slinky body and is sometimes used for hunting

4 Looks a bit like a kangaroo, this animal also comes from Australia

5 This big animal usually lives in the forest and sometimes has antlers

7 This colourful bird can sing and talk like a human!

8 A furry little thing that likes to eat nuts

9 An animal that looks a bit like a horse and makes a sound that goes ‘hee-haw!’

12 When saddled-up, this animal sometimes likes to go racing, or work on the farm

13 This animal looks a bit like a sheep and is either called a ‘billy’ or a ‘nanny’

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Farm Visit Activity Sheet National Curriculum based stimulus suitable for 7-11 years

Activity 4 Fact trailFollow the trail around the Farm. Using the information boards to help you, answer the questions below...

What is a group of Meerkats called?(Clue on board 6) Answer:

How many poos does a rabbit do a day?(Clue on board 13) Answer:

On average how much water does a cow drink a day?(Clue on board 17) Answer:

Where are Llamas originally from?(Clue on board 20) Answer:

How big is a wallaby when it is born?(Clue on board 23) Answer:

What do you call a donkey which has been bred with a zebra?(Clue on board 25) Answer:

What is the smallest breed of horse?(Clue on board 26) Answer:

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