Instructional Procedures:
“Where Do Eggs Come From?” Lesson Plan

Opener
Ask your students where the eggs sold in the grocery store originate. They might say that they come from chickens, farms, or factory farms. All these answers are correct. Tell them that today’s lesson is about chickens and modern egg production.

Appreciating Chickens
Ask students if they know where wild chickens live. It is possible that none of them will know. Tell them that wild chickens came from the jungles of Southeast Asia. As jungle fowl, they developed a variety of adaptations to help them survive.

Read the “Hidden Lives of Chickens” information, and share some of the interesting facts about chickens with your students. Once you have done this, it is time to teach your students about modern egg production.