Engage your classroom with our Farm Harvest Day Project-Based Learning (PBL) for grades 4-7! This hands-on project allows learners to discover the inner workings of a small, sustainable farm and plan a farm harvest day event while applying skills from ELA, science, art, math, and critical thinking. Students will immerse themselves in farm life and conclude their journey by organizing a virtual harvest festival.

Key Benefits:

✅ Combines ELA, science, art, math, and critical thinking
✅ Fosters experiential learning and real-world applications
✅ Inspires creativity and inquiry-driven learning

Learning Objective: Students will explore regenerative farming, the food chain, and farm life, connecting these concepts to everyday experiences. Through activities involving art, writing, research, and practical tasks, they will plan and present their very own farm harvest festival to the class.

Learning Outcomes: Students will:

• Understand how regenerative farming supports sustainable food systems
• Enhance research skills and the ability to synthesize information
• Apply math, art, and science to practical farming concepts
• Develop a final project that reflects both their understanding and creativity

Guiding Question:
"What would a harvest festival on a small regenerative farm look like, and how can we connect it to our everyday lives?"

Project Activities:

✅ What Do You Know About Farming?
✅ Farm Vocabulary Builder
✅ Think It Through: Discussion Starters
✅ Festival Planning Checklist
✅ Exploring Farm Ecosystems and the Food Chain
✅ Farm Mapping
✅ Design a Garden for Bees
✅ Fall Festivities Planning
✅ Poster Design for Fall Festivities
✅ Exploring Orchards
✅ Meeting the Farm Animals
✅ Farmer’s Market: Product Ideas
✅ Create Your Harvest List
✅ Plan a Harvest Dinner Menu
✅ Budget for the Harvest Dinner
✅ Farmagram: Create Social Media for the Farm
✅ Reflective Farm Journal
✅ Problem-Solving on the Farm
✅ Final Presentation
✅ Learning Reflection
✅ Extension Ideas and Vocabulary Resources

Student Decision-Making: Students will have creative control over designing their ideal harvest festival, planning farm activities, and selecting their final project. They will decide on festival events, create menus, design promotional materials, and determine how to showcase their learning.

Student Inquiry: This project promotes curiosity-driven learning. Students will research topics like regenerative farming, ecosystems, and the food chain, applying this knowledge to create their festival and final project, which highlights their insights.

Feedback and Revisions: Throughout the project, students will receive feedback and reflect on what they learned, the challenges they faced, and areas of interest. This encourages self-directed learning and allows for revisions before the final presentation.

Published Product Options: Students can choose to create a full harvest festival plan, design a visual poster, or write a journal about their experiences. Additional options include creating social media content for a farm or developing a farm-to-table dinner menu and budget.

How to Use: This project includes 20 activity pages, each designed to take about 30-45 minutes. Activities can be compiled in a binder or stapled for easy access. Students are encouraged to use colored pencils, markers, or crayons for creative expression. Resources like textbooks, maps, online tools, and peer discussions will help students complete the project.

Extension Activities:

• Conduct a plant transpiration experiment
• Test soil pH
• Make butter or perform the egg float experiment
• Investigate the effects of farming methods on ecosystems

Get your kiddos excited about sustainability and farm life with our Farm Harvest Day PBL! This engaging project provides hands-on learning, creative opportunities, and a deep connection to real-world farming practices.

Terms of Use:
This product is for personal and classroom use only. Commercial use is prohibited. Copyright: Quest Schooling LLC.