Grade 1, 2 and 3

Early Settler Farming - Harvesting the Crops Grades 2-4

EBJ18911

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In this lesson students will answer these questions:

a) When did the settlers begin to harvest their crops?

b) What had to be done first?

c) Name and describe the tools used to cut and gather the crops?

d) Why was the cradle a better tool for cutting the grain?

e) How did the settlers work as a team while harvesting the grain?

f) How did the stacks of grain get taken to the barn?

g) Why did the settlers have to work quickly?

h) What happened to the grain when it reached the barn?

i) Why did the wheat have to be threshed?

j) How was the threshing done?

k) What other methods did the settlers use to remove the grain from the straw?

l) What was the last step called?

Teaching instructions, reading information page, and 1 worksheet with answer key.

This book supports many of the fundamental concepts and learning outcomes from the Ontario Curriculum.

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