Wool Farming
A sheep farm
Uses of wool
Wool can be used to create a variety of items. Some of the items that can be created with wool are gloves, hats, sweaters, scarves, and socks. These items are essential for keep warm during the winter.
Sheep lives in groups and they feed on hay or grass.
Where wool comes from
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The farmer removes the sheep wool by shaving it either manually or with a machine. Sheep are shaved during after winter so that they can be cool during summer.
Sheep have cozy, woolly fur to keep them warm.
After the sheep are sheared their wool gets sorted. The wool gets spun either in a traditonal way or by machine.
Sheep behavior
Different breeds of sheep
Recognizing the seasons and how they affect different farming activities. Being able to connect changes of seasons to wool shearing(cutting)
Exploring wool as soft and fluffy material
Considerations in farming practises
Simple characteristics of sheep (woolly coat, four legs)
Identifying sheep as animals who produce wool
Introducing the idea of wool cutting (shearing)
Understanding that wool keeps us warm
A farm is where sheep live. being able to understand how farm life work and how to care for animals
Being able to identify that different animal lives on the farm (chicken,cows,horse). Understanding that these animals have their own purposes
Naming simple wool products (sweaters and blankets)