To Be A Slave
Kindergarten and 1st Grade

7. FARM ANIMALS  

Objective: Students will identify and count animals at Booker T. Washington National Monument then construct a simple bar graph.

SOL Objectives:

• Mathematics
• Science

Materials: Paper, pencil, crayons, scissors, and glue

Pre-Visit Activity Procedure:

1. The students will brainstorm animals they think they will see on their visit to the plantation.

2. The teacher will give out animal paper with pictures of the six animals they will see on their field trip.

3. The students will estimate how many of each animal they will see. Record this information as a class and keep until after the field trip.

4. The students will choose their favorite animal. Students need to color their favorite animal, cut it out, and paste or place on a graphing chart. Ask math questions pertaining to the class graph.

Post-Visit Activity Procedure:

1. After the trip, the students will discuss the animals they saw on the plantation. The students will compare their estimations that were made before they went on their field trip.

2. The students will classify and categorize the animal pictures.