Objective

By the end of this lesson, your child will learn about combine harvesters through music, physical education, and science activities.

Materials and Prep

• Music: Songs about farming or harvest
• Physical Education: Open space for movement
• Science: Pictures or videos of combine harvesters
• Prepare to play music and engage in physical activities

Activities

• Music: Dance to music about farming and harvest. Encourage your child to move like a combine harvester.
• Physical Education: Pretend to be a combine harvester moving through the field. Make swooshing and beeping sounds as you move around.
• Science: Show pictures or videos of combine harvesters in action. Discuss how they work and what they do on the farm.

Talking Points

• Combines are big machines that help farmers harvest crops. They are like big robots that can do a lot of work quickly. "Combines help farmers gather all the yummy crops."
• Combine harvesters have big blades in the front that can cut the crops. They also have a big storage area to keep all the crops they gather. "The combine has sharp blades to cut the crops and a big tummy to store them."
• When the combine harvester is full, it unloads all the crops into a truck or trailer to take them to a storage place. It's like the combine is sharing its hard work with others. "The combine is so kind, it shares the crops it collects with others."