Transform your homeschool with our Farm Harvest Day Project-Based Learning (PBL) for grades 4-6! This hands-on project takes learners on a journey through the workings of a small, regenerative farm while integrating key skills from ELA, science, art, math, and critical thinking. They’ll dive into farm life and wrap up their learning with a virtual harvest festival.

Highlights:

✅ Integrates ELA, science, art, math, and critical thinking

✅ Encourages hands-on, real-world learning

✅ Inspires creativity and curiosity-driven exploration

Objective:Learners will explore regenerative farming, the food chain, and the daily life of a farm. They'll plan a farm harvest festival and present what they’ve learned through art, writing, and hands-on activities.

Learning Outcomes:

Learners will:

• Discover how regenerative farming supports sustainable food systems
• Strengthen their research skills and critical thinking
• Use math, art, and science to solve real-world farm challenges
• Create a project that shows both understanding and creativity

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

Activities Include:

✅ What Do You Know About Farming?

✅ Build Farm Vocabulary

✅ Plan Your Festival

✅ Explore the Food Chain

✅ Map the Farm

✅ Design a Bee-Friendly Garden

✅ Create a Harvest Dinner Menu

✅ Make a Festival Poster

✅ Final Project Presentation

Student-Led Decisions:Learners will have the freedom to design their ideal farm festival, choose activities, and create their final project. They'll make decisions on everything from menus to event posters.

Inquiry-Based Learning:This project fosters inquiry as learners research regenerative farming and farm ecosystems, applying their learning to design a harvest festival and a final project that reflects their knowledge.

Published Project:Learners can choose to create a festival plan, poster, journal, or social media posts for the farm. They may also design a farm-to-table dinner menu and budget.

How to Use:The project includes 20 activity pages, each taking about 30-45 minutes. Learners can use colored pencils, markers, and crayons to personalize their work. Resources like books, the internet, and discussions can support project completion.

Extension Ideas:

• Conduct a plant transpiration experiment
• Test soil pH
• Make butter or try the egg float experiment

Bring the world of farming and sustainability into your homeschool with this fun and creative project!