Discovery 4: Farmyard Freedom (farm animals)
How can we improve the lives of farm animals?
Watch a stimulating animation before debating issues around animal welfare in food production. Children will begin to recognise how we can meet the needs of farm animals by putting themselves in the shoes of an RSPCA Assured farm assessor.
Activity length: 60-90 minutes plus extension options
Download the Farmyard Freedom interactive resource pack now:
Farmyard Freedom_Student Slides (PDF 17.6MB)
Farmyard Freedom_Teacher Notes (PDF 4MB)
Welsh Language | Farmyard Freedom_Student Slides (PDF 17.8MB)
Welsh Language | Farmyard Freedom_Teachers Notes (PDF 3.9MB)
Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Resources:
SEND | Farmyard Freedom_Student Slides (PDF 2MB)
SEND | Farmyard Freedom_Teacher Notes (PDF 749KB)
SEND | Welsh Language | Farmyard Freedom_Student Slides (PDF 2MB)
SEND | Welsh Language | Farmyard Freedom_Teachers Notes (PDF 659KB)
Your pack contains:
- Teacher notes PDF - everything you need to lead an engaging Compassionate Class session including objectives, discussion questions and extension activities
- Student slides interactive PDF - record pupil responses in the editable text boxes or print slides as worksheets
Activity objectives:
- To consider issues around animal welfare in food production
- To explore compassion towards animals farmed for food
- To recognise conditions that meet the animals' needs
Completed this Discovery activity? Why not choose another!
Advocacy competition
Put everything your class has learnt into action! Once you've completed at least two Discovery activities, choose an Advocacy activity which can be found at the end of the Teacher notes.
Creative outputs from your class can be entered into our competition to be in with the chance of winning some fantastic prizes.
