Remembering Farm Days
 
Complete Kit:   FD105 $300

It has been said that nothing in the American scene has changed so much in the last half-century as country life. This kit offers the opportunity to explore the sights, sounds, aromas, sweat, tears, work and laughter that have gone into the farms where today's adults were children. This kit is for those who remember another pace of life, and for those who wish they did.

Remembering Farm Days complete kit comprises:

Media Presentation on DVD with 8-page Guide in Binder. "Morning Chores and Other Times Remembered by Hadley Read." Put to music and illustrated with images.(12 minutes)  The times remembered are threshing, being part of a family, going to town on Saturday night, and enjoying a winter wash day night; all as a young boy growing up on an Iowa farm during the Depression. Closed-captioned DVD.

Sing-Along Songs and Fiddle Music on CD with Guide in Binder. Sing-along songs: "Skip to My Lou", "The Farmer is the Man", "The Old Oaken Bucket", and "Little Brown Jug". Then, ten minutes of toe-tapping barn dance tunes from Wisconsin's state champion fiddle player.

Jokes. Four jokes in which the farmer has the last word. Two sets of large-print scripts on cards.

Book. Selections from Morning Chores and Other Times Remembered by Hadley Read, the book upon which the media presentation and booklet are based.

Picture Packet. "Midwestern Farming", twelve photographs depicting Midwestern farm life through four seasons, includes discussion questions.

Things to Touch. An issue of the Farmer's Almanac, a cowbell, and a bandana.

Seeds. A handful each of corn, field peas, flax, wheat and oats to touch, to remember, and to identify.

Manual. Ways to use all of the kit pieces, program suggestions and an extensive list of resources. (98 pages)

Kit bag. Holds everything together in a convenient carrying case of navy blue and yellow vinyl. Includes window pocket and luggage tag labels.

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