“Where Do Eggs Come From?” Lesson Plan Overview

Purposes

• Students will learn about the many characteristics that they share with other animals and how those characteristics relate to the proper care of animals.
• Students will learn fascinating facts about chickens.
• Students will learn chicken-related vocabulary.
• Students will learn about the farms on which eggs are produced.

Target Audience
Elementary students

Time
45 to 90 minute

Materials

• The video “Let’s Ask the Animals”
TeachKind has purchased this video, produced by the Association for the Study of Animal Behavior, and is now distributing it free of charge to educators.

• The comic book “A Chicken’s Life”
Click on the link above to learn more about this comic book. You can order free classroom quantities from TeachKind.

• “Chickens Are Cool”
Print this information for your class.

• “Chickens: Our Fascinating Feathered Friends” activity sheet
Click on the link above to print the activity sheet, then make as many copies as you need. Students will need access to a dictionary for this activity.

• Coloring sheet featuring chickens and turkeys
Click on the link above to print the coloring sheet, then make as many copies as you need. Students will need access to colored pens, pencils, or crayons for this activity.

• Two sturdy metal or plastic milk crates
These can be borrowed from your school’s cafeteria or a local grocery store.