All resources have been thoroughly tested and evaluated with a number of schools in and around Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire. We are very grateful to all the teachers and pupils who have helped us on this journey.
The resources these have been developed for pupils in the middle and upper stages of primary school, and early stages of secondary school.
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Photographs - these were mostly taken during classroom visits to the 3 farms. Clicking on any picture will launch it in a new web page and enlarge it. All images are copyright cleared.
Audio files – the audio files are a combination of interviews with the farmers, and recordings of them talking about their farm with pupils during actual visits. Local classroom teachers have added additional material to help the pupils’ understanding of what the farmers are talking about, and what the key points in each recording are.
Personal Record Sheets –These relate directly to the farms on this site and will assist pupils to record what they have learned in a sequential and progressive manner. They are linked to each page of the farm sites – you will see them referred to as PRS1, PRS2 etc. They will open as a pdf so that if you are using an interactive whiteboard, pupils can ‘write’ their answers on them, or you can print them off. They can be displayed on the screen while pupils are listening to the audio files and looking at the pictures.
Personal Record Books – these have been developed for pupils in the middle and upper stages of primary school, and early stages of secondary school. They provide a natural link between the farming topic on this site and nutrition and health. They have been extensively used by schools in the North East of Scotland and are also designed to assist pupils record what they have learned in a sequential and progressive manner.
Learning and Teaching Matrices – three exemplar matrices have been devised dealing with early primary, middle stages and upper primary/early secondary. The learning and teaching ideas will give you a head start in devising your own cross-curricular programmes.