Farmer Duck's day off

Ducks are rarely given access to open water to carry out water-related behaviours on a farm. Disappointingly, there is no UK or EU legislation specifying the need to provide ducks water for anything other than drinking.

In this lesson pupils will learn what a farmer needs to do to meet the needs of farm animals and compare those needs with their own. They will also discuss what a farmer needs to do to meet the needs of farm animals. It is based on the popular story Farmer Duck written by Martin Waddell. Pupils will act out a study based on what would happen on Farmer Duck's day off - the farmer needs to do everything to ensure that the farm animals are happy and healthy. 

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KEY STAGE: 1
SUBJECT:

• PSHE
• Science
• Farm animals

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