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Farmyard

Unit Topic: 21st Century Thinking Skills


Learning Outcomes

Gettingcomfortabletakingrisk
Creatingaclassroomoftrust
Developingvisualizationskills

Divergent Thinking
Description of the Strategy
Farmyardisagreattooltowarmupaclassaswellastogetstudentstotakerisks.

1. Withstudentsstayingwheretheyare,dividegroupinto45differentkindsoffarm
animals:cows,horses,sheep,chickens,andpigs
2. Gatherstudentsinanopenarea,andaskthemtoclosetheireyeswhileyouleadthem
onaguidedvisualizationoflifeonthefarmusingopenendedquestioning.
a. Itisearlymorningonthefarm,andyouarejustwakingup.Thebarndooris
wideopen.
b. Youarestretchinginthesunstreamingthroughthedoor.Shakeoutthedifferent
partsofyourbodyafterthelongnight.Whatdoyoulooklike?Whatdoesitfeel
liketobeinyourbody?Howdoyoumovewhenyouwalk?Whenyourun?
c. Youlookaroundattheplacewhereyouslept.Whatisitlike?Whatisitmade
of?Isitwarm,orcold?
d. Lookaroundattheotheranimalsofyourkindyoushareyourhomewith.How
doyougreettheminthemorning?Whatsoundsdoyoumake?Howdoyoulike
toplaywiththem?
e. Thinkabouttheotherkindsofanimalsthatalsoliveonthefarm.Howdoyou
feelabouttheotheranimals?Doyougetalongbetterwithsomeofthemthan
withothers?Howdoyouthinkyoudsaygoodmorningtoeachofthem?How
wouldyoumovearoundthem?
f. Everymorning,thefarmerputsoutfoodandwaterforyouinthebarnyard.Ina
minute,Imgoingtosaycockadoodledooandwereallgoingtoopenoureyes,
andgooutintothebarnyardtogreeteachotherandstartourday.Thinkabout
howyouaregoingtogreettheotheranimals,howyouaregoingtomove.
Rememberthatyouneedtorespondtoeveryonewhogreetsyou!
3. Letstudentsthinkquietlyforaminute,thenteachersayscockadoodledooandstruts
outintothebarnyard,beingarooster,andassillyandoverthetopaspossible.
4. Teacherstartsgreetingstudents,andelicitingtheirresponses.Teachercanpeckatthe
ground,andflap,andcluck,andgenerallybesillysostudentsloosenup,getstarted

whentheyrespondtotheteacher,andkeepgoingtocreatealivelyandlikelyloud
barnyard!
5. Aftermostofthestudentshavegreetedeachother,
bringthestudentsbacktogetheras
alargegroup.
6. Concludethelessonbydiscussingasagroupwhatpartstheyfoundtobepositive,
negative,andinteresting.

Differentiation
Up:
Thiscouldconnecttostudiesofanimalhusbandry,comparativeanatomy,communication
styles,howweconveyemotionandstatusthroughbodylanguage,andasaprefaceforAnimal
Farm.
Down:Guidestudentsthroughthefollowingquestions:
Whatdoyouthinkyouranimalwoulddo
next?Canyouwriteastory,drawapicture,oractoutmoreofyouranimalsday?Howdoyou
thinkanimalstelleachotherapart?Whatkindsofdifferentpersonalitiesdoyouthinkchickens
mighthave?Howaboutpigs?Whatarethestereotypicalattitudespeoplethinkofwhenthey
thinkofthatanimal?

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