Farming Fortnight – Monday 1st June – Friday 12th June 2020 is a LEAF Education initiative, developed in partnership with Brockhill Park Performing Arts College, following teenager research carried out in 2018.
Primary and secondary schools from all over the UK are encouraged to have a fortnight focus on British Farming and food production. A wide range of engaging national curriculum linked resources and materials have been developed for schools to download. Topic sheets, lesson plans, case studies and videos will explore different farming sectors and support teachers in delivering inspiring lessons around food and farming. Each day of the campaign has its own farming theme and accompanying social media hashtag and schools and students will be encouraged to share their learning experiences on social media.
Week 1:
- Introduction to the British Countryside and food production #MarketMonday
- Arable – wheat and oats #TractorTuesday
- Sheep #WoollyWednesday
- Pigs #Oink
- Chickens (poultry) #FeatheredFriday
Week 2:
- Cows – beef and dairy #MooingMonday
- Fruit and Vegetable production #TastyTuesday
- Woodland #WellyWednesday
- Jobs/careers #FutureFarming
- Programme summary to recap on what has been learnt #FarmingFriday
All resources are free and available from www.countrysideclassroom.org.uk/farmingfortnight
Follow #FarmingFortnight on Twitter @LEAF_Education and please use the correct # for the day plus #FarmingFortnight.