In East Meadow schools, students learn the art of farming

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Kindergartners at Meadowbrook Elementary School in East Meadow escaped the cold weather during the school’s CKLA Farm Unit on Jan. 21.

Each kindergarten classroom was transformed into farms as students rotated to different rooms where they explored different animals and barns. Students rolled around in the “mud,” they learned to how to milk cows, they searched for eggs, and they learned how to manage a flock of sheep.

The CKLA — or Core Knowledge Language Arts — farm unit is part of the Core Knowledge curriculum used in East Meadow schools to build foundational skills in literacy and subject knowledge. The farm unit is typically designed for early elementary grades, like kindergarten or first grade, and teaches students about farming, animals, and the importance of agriculture through engaging stories, activities, and discussions.