Act 48 on the farm.

Every activity is built to Standard 1: clear objectives aimed at student achievement and school success. You do the thing yourself, then work out the classroom adaptation before you leave.

Sessions run three hours each. Brochures are available on request.

Five sessions.

• Candle making. The history and the process, then make one, plus an adaptation you can run in class.
• Tin punching. Historical uses, then make a luminary, with an ornament version for the classroom.
• Cheese making. Milk a cow or a goat, then make cheese start to finish.
• Wool spinning and felting. A shearing demonstration, then use a spindle and felt a bead.
• Paper making. The whole process, independently, by the end of the session.

Five sessions.

• Animal habitats. Compare habitats across the farm, find signs of forest inhabitants, and take photographs and samples back for teaching.
• Plant and tree identification. Bark, twigs, buds, leaves and shape, on a forest walk, following Department of Natural Resources guidance. Samples to take away.
• Beekeeping and pollination. How hives are designed and tended, how pesticides damage foraging, the pollination process, types of bees. Build a six-sided hive from egg cartons for your class.
• Effects of pesticides. Natural and chemical, on soil, water, turf, birds, fish, beneficial insects and non-target plants. Video links provided for classroom use.
• Food production on the farm. Milk a goat, collect and prepare eggs, plant and gather from the garden and greenhouse. Take samples back with you.