Classroom Activities:

Barnyard Animals

1. In this scene, Adèle and Simon are visiting a farm in North Dakota.
2. Ask students to name the farm animals depicted in the illustration.
3. Make a T-chart listing the animals in the first column and the farmer’s purpose for having the animals in the second column. See the example below.
4. Discuss whether farmers still raise the same animals today, and for what purposes.

Animal	Purpose
chickens	for laying eggs, eating insects; for meat
cows	for milk, which can be used as is or made into many products (butter, cheese, yogurt, ice cream); for meat
horses	for pulling wagons and carriages; for riding
ducks	for eggs; for eating pond plants; for meat
cats	for companionship; for catching mice and rats
dogs	for companionship; for herding, hunting, retrieving

Standards: NL-ENG.K-12.4 Communication Skills; NL-ENG.K-12.5 Communication Strategies; NSS-USH.K-4.1 Living and Working Together in Families and Communities, Now and Long Ago; NS.K-4.3 Life Science