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This George the Farmer Educational Resource aims to raise awareness about many of the things the apple industry does to grow, produce, and provide us with healthy apples to eat and enjoy!
There is a maze of terminology that surrounds the cultivation of apples, and navigating your way through can be daunting, but it is not as complex as it looks.
Did you know that apples are classified according to their sweetness as well as whether they are dessert apples, ‘eaters’ or culinary varieties known as ‘cookers’, and whether they are ready for picking early, mid-season or late?
Apple trees are also categorised according to size and shape. In addition, they are grouped according to when their blossom appears.
This free curriculum-aligned educators guide for Foundation - Year 4 levels focuses on Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Maths and Sustainability (STEAM) subjects.
The pages in this resource are intended as starting points for a cross-curricular approach to learning, based on the George the Farmer YouTube video “Apples” and accompanying Virtual Reality (VR) video on YouTube or through the FarmVR app.
It is also suggested that students read ‘George the Farmer Hailstorm Heroes’ which is about apples, food waste and sustainability.
The activities seek to complement and extend the enjoyment students will experience from seeing the video and VR, whilst at the same time meeting some of the requirements of curriculum outcomes.
The activities in this resource can be printed out for students, or alternatively, display the activity page from the PDF on your interactive white board or import an activity page into your online teaching and learning environment such as Google Slides and have the students use their existing workbooks to complete the task.
This is a FREE curriculum-aligned guide. Enter your details to download the PDF. Payment details are not required.
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This curriculum-linked learning resource was produced by George the Farmer Pty Ltd for Primary Producers SA (PPSA).
This project is supported by the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, through funding from the Australian Government's Educating Kids about Agriculture initiative.
** Please note ** This is a downloadable resource. Upon submitting your order, you will receive an email from orders@georgethefarmer.com.au which will contain the download link for the resource/s. Thank you!
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This George the Farmer Educational Resource aims to raise awareness about many of the things the chickpea industry does to farm, grow, produce, process and provide us with healthy, non-fatty protein-rich food!
So what are chickpeas? Chickpeas are a type of pulse. Pulses are a food group of dried edible seeds from the legume family. They include faba beans, lupins, lentils, chickpeas, and field peas and are a critical part of the general food basket.
Chickpeas are food plants whose seeds are enclosed in pods. They fix nitrogen into the soil as they grow, improving the condition of the soil for future uses.
Pulses grown by Australian farmers include lentils, chickpeas, peas, faba beans, mung beans and adzuki beans. 90% of Australian pulses are exported overseas with the Indian Subcontinent, North Africa, the Middle East, and Asia the largest importers/buyers of Australia’s various pulses. Pulses are grown in all states of Australia (excluding the territories).
This free curriculum-aligned educators guide for Foundation - Year 4 levels focuses on Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Maths and Sustainability (STEAM) subjects.
The pages in this resource are intended as starting points for a cross-curricular approach to learning, based on the George the Farmer YouTube video “Chickpeas” and accompanying Virtual Reality (VR) video on YouTube or through the FarmVR app.
It is also suggested that students read ‘George the Farmer Harvest Hiccup’ which is about broad beans or stream George’s ‘Pulse Party’ song. George’s music can be found on Spotify or Apple Music.
The activities seek to complement and extend the enjoyment students will experience from seeing the video and VR, whilst at the same time meeting some of the requirements of curriculum outcomes.
The activities in this resource can be printed out for students, or alternatively, display the activity page from the PDF on your interactive white board or import an activity page into your online teaching and learning environment such as Google Slides and have the students use their existing workbooks to complete the task.
This is a FREE curriculum-aligned guide. Enter your details to download the PDF. Payment details are not required.
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This curriculum-linked learning resource was produced by George the Farmer Pty Ltd for Primary Producers SA (PPSA).
This project is supported by the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, through funding from the Australian Government's Educating Kids about Agriculture initiative.
** Please note ** This is a downloadable resource. Upon submitting your order, you will receive an email from orders@georgethefarmer.com.au which will contain the download link for the resource/s. Thank you!
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This George the Farmer Educational Resource aims to raise awareness about many of the things the dairy industry does to raise happy cows and calves, produce, process and deliver milk and; produce healthy dairy foods for us to enjoy!
The dairy food group includes milk, cheese, yoghurt, butter, cream and/or alternatives such as soy beverages, made from rice or other cereals which contain at least 100mg calcium per 100ml. The dairy food group is one of the five food groups that are important for our good health.
Did you know that there are different types of dairy farms located across Australia? Some are large commercial farms with automated and robotic systems while others aren’t. Some dairy farmers milk cows once, twice or sometimes three times a day in environments like milking sheds that are specially designed and electronically controlled. Milking stalls in these sheds can be set out in a ‘herringbone’ pattern or on a continuously rotating platform called a rotary that allows the cows to move through the dairy easily and efficiently with minimal handling.
This free curriculum-aligned educators guide for Foundation - Year 4 levels focuses on Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Maths and Sustainability (STEAM) subjects.
This resource is intended as starting points for a cross-curricular approach to learning, based on the George the Farmer YouTube video “Dairy” and accompanying Virtual Reality (VR) video on YouTube or through the FarmVR app.
It is also suggested that students read ‘George the Farmer, Ruby and the Dairy Dilemma’.
The guide is divided into a series of Science, Technologies, Engineering, the Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) activities aimed at students between the ages of 4 and 8 years. The activities seek to complement and extend the enjoyment students will experience from seeing the video, whilst at the same time meet some of the requirements of curriculum outcomes.
The activities in this resource can be printed out for students, or alternatively, display the activity page from the PDF on your interactive white board or import an activity page into your online teaching and learning environment such as Google Slides and have the students use their existing workbooks to complete the task.
This is a FREE curriculum-aligned guide. Enter your details to download the PDF. Payment details are not required.
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This curriculum-linked learning resource was produced by George the Farmer Pty Ltd for Primary Producers SA (PPSA).
This project is supported by the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, through funding from the Australian Government's Educating Kids about Agriculture initiative.
** Please note ** This is a downloadable resource. Upon submitting your order, you will receive an email from orders@georgethefarmer.com.au which will contain the download link for the resource/s. Thank you!
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This George the Farmer Educational Resource aims to raise awareness about plantation forests resources, management, the interrelationships within plantation forests, and farming forests.
Plantation forests are of great value, as they make an economic contribution to the country from timber production and employment, while also contributing to catchment protection, recreation, and climate improvement.
Growing trees in plantations is just like growing a crop of wheat or barley. Except instead of harvesting one crop a year, trees in plantations can take up to 30 years before they reach the right height and diameter for mills to process them into timber. The people who grow and manage these forests are known as foresters.
Australia’s plantation forests supply most of the timber and a significant proportion of the paper products used by Australians, and are considered some of the most sustainably managed in the world. The forests are considered some of the most sustainable in the world.
This free curriculum-aligned educators guide for Foundation - Year 4 levels focuses on Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Maths and Sustainability (STEAM) subjects.
This George the Farmer educational resource is intended as starting points for a cross-curricular approach to learning, based on the George the Farmer YouTube video “George the Farmer Forestry” and its accompanying Virtual Reality (VR) experience ‘George the Farmer Forestry VR’ on YouTube or through the FarmVR app. Classes are encouraged to look at the video, the VR and read the lyrics to the song included in this resource. Follow up this guide with the Sustainable Forest Plantations educators resource.
The guide is divided into a series of Science, Technologies, Engineering, the Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) activities aimed at students between the ages of 4 and 8 years. The activities seek to complement and extend the enjoyment students will experience from seeing the video, whilst at the same time meet some of the requirements of curriculum outcomes.
The activities in this resource can be printed out for students, or alternatively, display the activity page from the PDF on your interactive white board or import an activity page into your online teaching and learning environment such as Google Slides and have the students use their existing workbooks to complete the task.
This is a FREE curriculum-aligned guide. Enter your details to download the PDF. Payment details are not required.
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This curriculum-linked learning resource was produced by George the Farmer Pty Ltd for Primary Producers SA (PPSA).
This project is supported by the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, through funding from the Australian Government's Educating Kids about Agriculture initiative.
** Please note ** This is a downloadable resource. Upon submitting your order, you will receive an email from orders@georgethefarmer.com.au which will contain the download link for the resource/s. Thank you!
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The forests of Australia serve many important purposes. They provide habitats for plants and animals and places for recreation, enjoyment, and culture. Trees in forests help clean our water, protect our soils, and help fight climate change by capturing and storing carbon from the atmosphere in their wood.
Productive sustainably managed forests provide us with renewable wood products (timber), paper (wood fibre), and other forest products like honey. It is important that forests are managed sustainably – for today and forever - to balance these competing demands. A small area of Australia’s forests are used to produce a sustainable source of wood and wood fibre. They are like farms — every tree that is grown and harvested is again replaced with at least one more, just like a crop.
In forestry, trees are the crop being grown to produce wood products (timber) and wood fibre (for paper and board).
Whereas our farmers can grow and harvest a plant crop once or more a year, it can take up to thirty years or longer for plantation trees to be ready to harvest, and even longer for trees in a native forest.
Although occupying only 1.5% of Australia’s total forest area, plantation forests produce more than 87% of the total annual log harvest and are therefore important to Australia’s wood and wood fibre supply.
This free curriculum-aligned educators guide for Foundation - Year 4 levels focuses on Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Maths and Sustainability (STEAM) subjects.
This George the Farmer educational resource is intended as starting points for a cross-curricular approach to learning, based on the George the Farmer YouTube video “George the Farmer Forestry” and its accompanying Virtual Reality (VR) experience ‘George the Farmer Forestry VR’ on YouTube or through the FarmVR app. Classes are encouraged to look at the video, the VR and read the lyrics to the song included in this resource. Don't forget to also complete the complementary Pine Plantations Forestry educators resource as well.
The guide is divided into a series of Science, Technologies, Engineering, the Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) activities aimed at students between the ages of 4 and 8 years. The activities seek to complement and extend the enjoyment students will experience from seeing the video, whilst at the same time meet some of the requirements of curriculum outcomes.
The activities in this resource can be printed out for students, or alternatively, display the activity page from the PDF on your interactive white board or import an activity page into your online teaching and learning environment such as Google Slides and have the students use their existing workbooks to complete the task.
This is a FREE curriculum-aligned guide. Enter your details to download the PDF. Payment details are not required.
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This curriculum-linked learning resource was produced by George the Farmer Pty Ltd for ForestLearning, an initiative of Forest and Wood Products Australia.
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George the Farmer and his wife Ruby are looking for kids to be involved in a ripper project. George’s stories are ripper to read and his songs about his farm are fun to listen to. You can learn all about different farming activities on his farm.
In this ripper project George and Ruby are looking for kids to discover what it takes to produce wheat and wool. Aligned with the Australian School Curriculum focusing on K-4 year levels the guide covers Science, Literature, Technology and Sustainability. Many of the hands-on activities such as making lumpy glue artworks from wheat are equally achievable and entertaining for pre-primary kiddies too.
Although this resource is tailored for teachers, there are many fun activities that can be done at home including making wheat heads, pizza and playdough!
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The International Year of Pulses (IYP) (A/RES/68/231), as declared by the 68th UN General Assembly aims to heighten public awareness of the nutritional benefits of pulses as part of sustainable food production aimed towards food security and nutrition.
If you aren’t familiar with pulses, that’s okay. This George the Farmer Activity Book aims to raise awareness about pulses and and their importance to the world! Completely aligned with the Australian School Curriculum focusing on Foundation - Year 4 levels this guide covers STEM subjects (science, technology, engineering, maths) complete with a Pulse Party certificate to print and fill in on completion of the guide.
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Watch 'A Dive Down Under with George the Farmer' on YouTube for National Science Week and uncover exciting facts about the Southern Rock Lobster which live off of the South Australian coast, while hearing from a real live scientist from the South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI). Follow this up in the classroom with this free downloadable of 10 comprehension questions.
Youtube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_rvia4AxJc
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Twenty ripper backyard activities to keep the kiddies entertained and learning at the same time! You beauty! From shadow drawings, making music and muddy fun — there's something for everyone!
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Anzac Day is an important time for us to come together, and to honour the contributions of our Aussie and New Zealand veterans and service members. Anzac Day wouldn’t be the same without a few Anzac Biscuits, so I’ve decided to share my Easy Anzac Bikkie Recipe. Not only do these yummy goodies use ingredients from Aussie Farmers but they are also a ripper idea for some fun in the kitchen.
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Have you ever thought about the role you play during reading time? You can make all the difference in the world to your little ones reading journey by following a few simple tips and tricks.
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Colour in with George the Farmer. Hit me with your best colour, mate. I'd love to see it, too. Please send through your pictures to george@georgethefarmer.com.au
This is a free downloadable PDF.
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Make a pizza from wheat! This is a great activity for the kids to follow on from the picture book, "George the Farmer Plants a Wheat Crop". Learn about how wheat is grown and what wheat can be used for once it's been milled into flour.
This is a free PDF downloadable. Enjoy, mate.