Through stories, games, and fun activities, primary students learn all about The Wonderful World of Woolly the Sheep. Specifically, this travelling edukit teaches students from Kindergarten to Grade 2 all about sheep and wool and how they relate to humans.
Students learn about:
- characteristics and needs of sheep
- ways sheep communicate with each other
- duties of the shepherd, the herding dog, and guard animals
- predators that threaten sheep
- products that come from sheep and wool
- properties of wool and other fibres
- the felting properties of wool
This interactive bilingual edukit developed by the Canada Agriculture and Food Museum is a wonderful way to introduce primary students to the world of sheep and wool. The kit includes a teacher’s manual with extensive background material and lesson plans. It also includes all the necessary books, DVDs, pictures, posters, games, samples, and props.
Curriculum Links
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| ONTARIO | |
|---|---|
| Kindergarten | Science and Technology |
| Grade 1 | Science and Technology — Understanding Life Systems (Needs and Characteristics of Living Things) |
| Science and Technology — Understanding Structures and Mechanisms (Materials, Objects, and Everyday Structures) | |
| Grade 2 | Science and Technology — Understanding Life Systems (Growth and Change in Animals) |
| QUEBEC | |
| Kindergarten | Competency 5 — To construct his/her understanding of the world |
| Elementary Cycle 1 | Science and Technology — To explore the world of science and technology |
| NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND | |
| Kindergarten | Science — Exploring My World / Exploring the World Using Our Senses |
| Grade 1 | Physical Science — Materials, Objects, and Our Senses |
| Life Science — Needs and Characteristics of Living Things | |
| Grade 2 | Life Science — Animal Growth and Changes |
| NOVA SCOTIA | |
| Elementary | Science — Exploring the World with Our Senses |
| Science — Exploring Moving Things with Our Senses | |
| Science — Exploring the World of Living Things with Our Senses | |
| Grade 1 | Physical Science — Materials, Objects, and Our Senses |
| Life Science — Needs and Characteristics of Living Things | |
| Grade 2 | Life Science — Animal Growth and Changes |
| NEW BRUNSWICK | |
| Kindergarten | You and Your World — Connections (Unit 3 — Our Senses) |
| Grade 1 | You and Your World — Interactions (Unit 2 — Our Environment) |
| Grade 2 | You and Your World — Change (Unit 1 — Growth and Development) |
| You and Your World — Change (Unit 5 — Change in the Physical Environment | |
| MANITOBA | |
| Grade 1 | Science — Characteristics and Needs of Living Things |
| Science — The Senses | |
| Science — Characteristics of Objects and Materials | |
| Grade 2 | Science — Growth and Changes in Animals |
| SASKATCHEWAN | |
| Kindergarten | Life Science — Needs and Characteristics of Living Things |
| Physical Science — Materials and Objects | |
| Grade 1 | Life Science — Needs and Characteristics of Living Things |
| Physical Science — Using Our Senses | |
| Grade 2 | Life Science — Animal Growth and Changes |
| ALBERTA | |
| Kindergarten | Environment and Community Awareness |
| Grade 1 | Science — Theme C: Building Things |
| Science — Theme D: Senses | |
| Science — Theme E: Needs of Animals of Plants | |
| BRITISH COLUMBIA, YUKON | |
| Kindergarten | Life Science — Characteristics and Needs of Living Things |
| Physical Science — Properties of Objects and Materials | |
| Grade 1 | Life Science — Needs of Living Things |
| Grade 2 | Life Science — Animal Growth and Changes |
| Physical Science — Properties of Matter | |
| NORTHWEST TERRITORIES, NUNAVUT | |
| Kindergarten | Science and Technology — Life Systems (Senses and the Body) |
| Science and Technology — Energy and Control (Keeping Warm) | |
| Grade 1 | Science and Technology — Life Systems (Needs and Characteristics of Living Things) |
| Science and Technology — Matter and Material (Characteristics of Objects and Properties of Materials) | |
| Grade 2 | Science and Technology — Understanding Life System (Growth and Changes in Animals) |
Fee
$129
Program Details
AGRICULTURE
Canada Agriculture and Food Museum
Grade Level:
JK - Grade 2 (Ontario), Preschool - Elementary Cycle 1 (Quebec).
Fee
$129
Dates Offered
Available as of September 2022
Program Location
At Your School
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- View other programs for: JK - Grade 2 (Ontario) or Preschool - Elementary Cycle 1 (Quebec)