LO: To identify that the world provides the food we eat and recognise where our food comes from.

I wonder what harvest is, and why do we celebrate it?

 

Why do we celebrate harvest?

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 When do people in the UK usually celebrate the Harvest Festival?

 Why do Christians bring food to the Harvest Festival Service?

 How does the Harvest Festival help to build a sense of community and caring for others?

 

What happens on farms when it is time to harvest?

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 What crops did the boys grow on their farm, and how might each one be used to make different foods?

 Can you explain the journey of wheat from being harvested on the farm to becoming bread or cakes that we eat?

 Can you create a clear timeline or diagram showing each stage in the journey of food — from the farm where it’s grown to the shop where it’s sold? Include key steps and who is involved at each stage.

 

Beth yw Gŵyl y Cynhaeaf?
(What is the Harvest Festival?)

 

 Pryd yw'r cynhaeaf?

(When is harvest?)

Mae'r cynhaeaf yn mis (Harvest is in...)

Ionawr – January

Chwefror – February

Mawrth – March

Ebrill – April

Mai – May

Mehefin – June

Gorffennaf – July

Awst – August

Medi – September

Hydref – October

Tachwedd – November

Rhagfyr – December

 

Beth mae pobl yn dod â i’r ysgol neu’r eglwys?
(What do people bring to school or church?)

Mae pobl yn dod â....   (People bring...)

Afal

bara

grawn 

pumcyns

cacennau

 

Wyt ti'n hoffi cynhaeaf?

(Do you like harvest?)

Dw i'n hoffi cynhaeaf ... (I like harvest...)

Dw i ddim yn hoffi'r cynhaeaf... (I don't like harvest...)

Achos yn fy marn i mae'r cynhaeaf yn... (Becasue in my opinion harvest is...)

 

How much food does the local harvest festival have?

 The farmer picks 12 apples, 15 pears, and 8 plums for the Harvest table.
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How many fruits does the farmer have altogether?

At the Harvest Festival, the school collects food for the food bank:

• 125 tins of soup

• 238 boxes of cereal

• 156 bags of pasta

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How many items of food are collected in total?

Three farms bring food to the Harvest Fair.

• Green Farm brings 342 pumpkins.

• Hill Farm brings 289 pumpkins.

• River Farm brings 415 pumpkins.

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How many pumpkins are there altogether at the fair?

🪶 Extension: If each farm also brings 75 extra pumpkins the next day, how many pumpkins are there then?

 

Can you create a chronological report of harvest?

 

Write a short report called “Harvest Day at School.”
Explain what happens first, next, then, and finally.

Sentence starters:

• First, we…

• Next, people bring…

• Then, we…

• Finally, we…

Write a report called “From the Farm to the Festival.”
Explain in order how food is grown, collected, and shared.

Sentence starters:

• First, the farmer…

• After that, the crops…

• Then, people…

• Finally, the food is given to…

Write a report called “The Story of the Harvest.”
Explain step by step how the harvest begins on the farm and ends with helping others, and reflect on why it matters.

Sentence starters:

• To begin with…

• As the weeks go by…

• Later, the food is collected and shared…

• In the end…

• This is important because…

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