What activities will we be undertaking?
- The most useful preparation at school is to consider how we should behave on a farm and in the countryside i.e. the essence of the Country Code.
- How about getting the children to come up with their own ideas for a code of behaviour?
- After putting on appropriate clothing and footwear our first session will be in the classroom. We will consider how we should behave for the day on a farm and in the countryside with respect for Mr Charles, his family and the animals.
- Our first outdoor activity will be to feed the hens and collect the eggs. If you want to save a little time you can choose children for the following special jobs, or we can organise them on the day:
- 2 children to carry water buckets 2 careful children to carry the egg baskets
- 2 children to carry the corn buckets and give it out to the rest of the class
- 4 children to scoop out the mash
- 2 children to carry the grit (for the chicken’s digestion)
- All the children will have a chance to feed and touch the hens and sheep during the day and we spend time with the dairy cattle and calves, and any livestock around the farmyard.
- We will also observe the pigs.
- In the summer months we may be go for a walk in the fields, crossing over stiles and rough ground. Please let Nina know if this will not possible for your pupils/staff.
- Please remember that farms are a potentially dangerous and hazardous working environment. Children must stay with the adults at all times and must not touch any equipment or machinery around the farmyard.
- The outline of the day remains flexible according to your specific requirements – we can always adapt if the weather alters, or we feel that the children need a change!