School Visits

• Identify plants and animals.
• Experience a new learning environment.
• Describe what you see, hear, feel, taste, and touch.
• Let us know what excites your group!

Science Big Ideas (Kindergarten)

• Plants and animals have observable features.

Science Curricular Competencies (Kindergarten)

• Demonstrate curiosity and a sense of wonder about the world.
• Ask simple questions about familiar objects and events.
• Make exploratory observations using their senses.
• Experience and interpret the local environment.
• Discuss observations.
• Transfer and apply learning to new situations.
• Share observations and ideas orally.

Back in the classroom, spark interdisciplinary learning by reflecting on your farm visit in other subjects, such as physical education and social studies.

Science Big Ideas (Grade 1)

• Living things have features and behaviours that help them survive in their environment.

Science Curriculuar Competencies (Grade 1)

• Demonstrate curiosity and a sense of wonder about the world.
• Ask simple questions about familiar objects and events.
• Make exploratory observations using their senses.
• Experience and interpret the local environment.
• Discuss observations.
• Transfer and apply learning to new situations.
• Share observations and ideas orally.

Social Studies Big Ideas (Grade 1)

• Healthy communities recognize and respect the diversity of individuals and care for the local environment.

Social Studies Curricular Competencies (Grade 1)

• Explain the significance of personal or local events, objects, people, or places (significance).

Back in the classroom, spark interdisciplinary learning by reflecting on your farm visit in other subjects, such as physical education and social studies.

Science Big Ideas (Grade 2)

• Living things have life cycles adapted to their environment.
• Water is essential to all living things, and it cycles through the environment.

Science Curricular Competencies (Grade 2)

• Demonstrate curiosity and a sense of wonder about the world.
• Ask simple questions about familiar objects and events.
• Experience and interpret the local environment.
• Transfer and apply learning to new situations.
• Communicate observations and ideas using oral or written language, drawing, or role-play.

Back in the classroom, spark interdisciplinary learning by reflecting on your farm visit in other subjects, such as physical education and social studies.

Science Big Ideas (Grade 3)

• Living things are diverse, can be grouped, and interact in their ecosystems.

Science Curricular Competencies (Grade 3)

• Demonstrate curiosity about the natural world.
• Make observations about living and non-living things in the local environment.
• Experience and interpret the local environment.
• Transfer and apply learning to new situations.

Back in the classroom, spark interdisciplinary learning by reflecting on your farm visit in other subjects, such as physical education and social studies.

Science Big Ideas (Grade 4)

• All living things sense and respond to their environment.
• Energy can be transformed.

Science Curricular Competencies (Grade 4)

• Demonstrate curiosity about the natural world.
• Make observations about living and non-living things in the local environment.
• Experience and interpret the local environment.
• Transfer and apply learning to new situations.

Social Studies Big Ideas (Grade 4)

• The pursuit of valuable natural resources has played a key role in changing the land, people, and communities of Canada.

Social Studies Curricular Competencies (Grade 4)

• Differentiate between intended and unintended consequences of events, decisions, or developments, and speculate about alternative outcomes (cause and consequence).

Back in the classroom, spark interdisciplinary learning by reflecting on your farm visit in other subjects, such as physical education and social studies.