Ox+Cart+Man+Activity

Give students partners and their own hypothetical farm land.

__Items on Farm__ 3 Cows (1 Mom, 1 Dad, 1 Baby) 8 Sheep 4 Chickens 35 Full Grown Trees 10 Small(baby) Trees

Have students pretend that they are living back in the settler days and they have to survive by using what the land gives them. Put students in pairs. Tell the pairs of students that they are to come up with different ways of making money using only the items on the farm above.

They can sell anything they want, but they should come up with a plan that does not use up all their items. They can keep cows together to make more cows to sell, and the same goes for the sheeps and chickens. They can also use seeds from the trees to plant more seeds if they decide to cut some down to sell.

Have pairs write down their plans on a piece of paper, or in a journal. They will have to be prepared to share with the class and turn in their plans at the end of class.