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The document discusses teaching students about farming, including growing food on farms, vocabulary related to farming, planting, pests, and the importance of timing in harvesting crops. It highlights tasks like planting seeds, managing pests, and keeping animals away from crops. Additionally, it introduces vocabulary words with definitions and sample sentences for context. The document also explores the significance of timely crop picking to prevent spoilage, the need for assistance during busy harvest times, and the potential for urban farming in the future. Furthermore, it introduces the trickster tale “Tops and Bottoms” by Janet Stevens, prompting readers to look for animals behaving like humans, humorous events, and moral lessons in the story.

Contents

• Pages 1—18: Teaching about farming.
• Pages 19—40: Timely crop harvesting, urban farming, trickster tale “Tops and Bottoms”.

This section of the document focuses on teaching students about farming and the process of growing food on farms. It includes guidance for students to discuss foods that grow on farms, understand vocabulary related to farming, planting, and pests that can damage crops. Important details include the explanation of the growing season, tasks like planting seeds and managing pests, and the importance of keeping animals like pigs away from crops. The document also provides vocabulary words such as “ruin,” “profit,” “crops,” and includes definitions and sample sentences to aid in understanding these words in context.

This section of the document covers the importance of picking crops on time to prevent them from rotting. It emphasizes that farmers are busy when the fruit and vegetables ripen and need help to harvest the crops promptly. The document mentions that if crops are not picked at the right time, they will spoil. It also highlights the possibility of future farms in cities where crops could be grown indoors. Additionally, the document introduces the upcoming story “Tops and Bottoms” by Janet Stevens as a trickster tale genre, encouraging readers to look for characteristics such as animals acting like people, humorous events, and moral lessons in the story.