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LITERACY & NUMERACY @ OCCOMBE FARM
Literacy

The farm offers excellent opportunities for activities linked to literacy. Some examples are:

  • Baking bread using recipes
  • Letterboxing on the nature trail using clues
  • Bird Hide identifying birds and colouring them in
  • Listening to stories
  • Making simple picture books about the farm
  • IT games and activities in the Education Centre
  • Craft activities using natural materials based on farm vocabulary

Hungry Caterpillar

Timing: varies
Age Range: Primary
Relevant Subjects: Literacy

Numeracy

The farm also offers opportunities for activities linked to numeracy. Some examples are:

  • Baking bread using recipes
  • Measuring barns to calculate livestock capacity
  • Measuring fields to calculate yield
  • Counting birds at the bird hide
  • IT games and activities in the Education Centre
Craft activity

Timing: varies
Age Range: Primary
Relevant Subjects: Numeracy

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