PoultryWeeklyPlans

=__Poultry Group Weekly Plans__=

T=teacher-led I=independent work

Day 1 (T):
KW(L) about what we know about poultry and what we want to learn

Day 1 (I):
//Sketch pumpkins (related to math lesson)// Fill in sheet about what they know about poultry Make a prediction sketch about what they think chickens (turkeys or ducks if have extra time) look like.

Day 2 (T):
Define poultry: domesticated birds kept for eggs or meat Read part of a chicken book Work on an accurate, interactive sketch of their bodies. Look at close-ups of chicken’s bodies and their parts in books Compare sketch to the children’s “prediction” sketch Label body parts

Day 3 (I):
Work on individual sketches of hen or rooster, based on interactive sketch Look through chicken books to find something that interests them

Day 4 (T):
Review body part vocabulary used last week with memory game cards Finish interactive hen or rooster sketches and label them Read a book about poultry

Day 4 (I):
Individual sketches of chicken Play poultry body part memory game

Look through books, list questions

Day 5 (T):
Introduce the life cycle of poultry Act out the birth of an egg

Day 5 (I):
Life cycle puzzle of poultry

Day 6 (T):
Review chicken life cycle with book Review/introduce egg vocabulary: albumen or white, air cell, germinal disc, shell, yolk, membranes Egg observations: notice shape and size, try to roll, crack open a raw egg and dissect with toothpicks noticing the parts of the egg; peel open and observe hard boiled eggs

Day 6 (I):
Color in and label parts of an egg

Day 7 (T):
Observe incubator and discuss what is needed to raise chicks. Read book about the chick and how it grows and develops inside the egg.

Day 7 (I):
Start the eggs in the incubator. Work on Day 1 of Poultry Journal Number the days on Poultry Calendar Poultry memory game / life cycle puzzle

Day 8 (T):
Answer questions about the eggs and the incubator. The eggs look the same. What is changing/ different? Go over calendar of incubation and fill in numbers. When will they hatch?

__Taste tests of farm fresh eggs vs. grocery store eggs__ Look at fresh farm eggs vs. store bought eggs. Which do you think will taste better? Crack and scramble both eggs (notice difference in color). Cook on skillet. Taste test. Fill in survey sheet. If time, ask other people to try both types of eggs. Taste test survey sheet:

Need:
 * Farm eggs / store bought eggs
 * 2 mixing bowls
 * forks
 * skillet
 * oil
 * spatula
 * salt / pepper
 * milk
 * whisk /fork
 * bowls or plates to serve eggs
 * forks

Day 8 (I):
Poultry journal about taste tests and observations of eggs in incubator Predict what is happening to the embryos inside the eggs:

Day 9 (T):
Discuss what is happening to the incubating eggs. Read and look at pictures of embryo in books. Share incubation journal, make predictions what is happening to the eggs. "Candling the eggs"- Take small groups into a dark room to observe the eggs with flashlight, looking for the blood vessels and embryo.

**Day 9 (I):**
Incubation journal. Egg vocabulary fill in sheets and word searches.

**Day 10 (T):**
Go over what will happen when the chicks hatch. Introduce / review vocabulary related to hatching. Practice leading tours of the chicks hatching. Set up the box for the chicks when they hatch (see below)

Day 10 (I):
Incubation journal. Design the “perfect” home for chicks. What needs to be included? Egg vocabulary fill in sheets and word searches. Continue practicing with partner for chick tours.

Week Six: THE CHICKS HATCH!!!!
//The chicks will hatch in 21 days (counting the day that they were put into the incubator)//.


 * Prior to the chicks hatching:**
 * One day before chicks are due to hatch- remove the eggs from the automatic egg turner.
 * Set up the brooding box- need a large refrigerator box, water container (from Margaret Connors), chick food from the farm, feeder, wood chips (not the dusty kind), hang heat lamp (from Margaret Connors), test lamp so that the box is the appropriate temperature.
 * Contact other teachers or put a form in their boxes to arrange tours of chicks hatching. [[file:chicken sign.doc]]
 * Send out a flier to all first grade families for the chicks open house, the Saturday after the chicks hatch. [[file:chick announcement.doc]]


 * After the chicks hatch:**
 * Remove the chicks from the incubator after they have dried and place them in the box.
 * Poultry students lead tours for other classes in small groups.
 * Students learn how to gently hold the chicks and observe them. Teacher can take out the chicks and place in the students hands or put them in a small box on the table or rug.
 * Some examples of reflection sheets for students to write and draw about the chicks hatching and their first day: