Who Lives on the Farm?

1. Who Lives on the Farm? Miss Nicole Rae Bartlome Menu

2. Barn Yard Chickens Horses Cows Sheep Pigs Dogs Click on an animal to learn more. Back to Title Page Click here to test your knowledge of farm animals. References

3. Interesting facts: Chickens • Chickens have feathers • Chickens lay eggs • A mother chicken lays 1-5 eggs at a time. • It takes chicks 21 days to hatch. • Chickens eat worms, insects, seeds, grains, snails, slugs, fruits, vegetables and many other foods. Menu

4. Interesting Facts: Cows have hair Cows are mostly used for milk and beef. Cows can produce up to 200,000 gallons of milk in their lifetimes. Cows eat lots of grass. Cows have four stomachs to digest their food. Cows drink 25-50 gallons of water a day. Cows Menu

5. Horses • Interesting facts: • Horses have hair. They have long mains and tails. • Horses eat hay, grass and oats. • Horses are used for herding cattle, sheep, and other herd animals. People also ride them in rodeos or just for fun. Horses used to be used for plowing and other jobs on the farm that are now done with machines. Menu

6. Pigs Interesting facts: • Pigs have hair. They are one of the only two mammals besides humans that can get sunburns. • Pigs eat pretty much anything. They are eat vegetables and other human crops.  Pigs are sometimes fed table scraps • Pigs are raised for meat such as bacon, pork and ham. Menu

7. Interesting facts: Dogs have fur or hair depending on the breed of dog. Dogs usually eat dog food but also enjoy bones and meat. Raw meat is not good for them. On a farm dogs are used to herd animals. They are also good company. Dogs are one of the most common pets around the world. Dogs Click here to watch a video of a sheep dog herding sheep. Menu

8. Sheep Dog“Tux at Work” Back to Dogs This dog is making sure that the sheep go where the farmer wants them to go.

9. Menu Sheep • Interesting facts: • Sheep have wool. • Wool is used to make clothing and warm blankets. • Sheep eat mainly grass but also eat a variety of hay and oats. • Sheep provide us with food, leather, and wool for clothing.  They also give us the raw materials for products such as soap and glue. • Sheep feed their babies milk just as other mammals do.

10. Who am I? Next

11. I am a mammal. Who am I?

12. I eat hay and oats. Who am I?

13. I feed my babies milk. Who am I?

14. I give you the raw materials for products such as soap and glue. Who am I?

15. Who am I? I have wool.

16. Menu I am a sheep!

17. Print slides 10-16. Choose to print as a Handout – 6 slides per page. • Note – The document will print as 2 pages. Page one will include the title and the five clues. Page 2 will contain the answer in the bottom right corner • On the slide 15 (bottom – right hand corner of page 1), cut around both sides and the bottom to create a flap. • Place glue on the back of page 1 – do not put glue on the “flap” • Place page one on top of page 2 so that the pages are directly on top of each other. • Quiz a member of your family to see if they know about farm animals. • Have fun!! Assignment!

18. References kstours, (2007, March 25). Tux at Work. Retrieved April 27, 2009, from YouTube Web site: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6P7TLzm6k0 Mohn, (2005). Animal Life on the Farm. Retrieved April 27, 2009, from Deanna Rose Children's Farmstead Animal Life on the Farm Web site: http://www.bv229.k12.ks.us Menu