| Partner | CEIP las Vaguadas |
| Country of Partner | Spain |
| Title of OER (in English) | Three generations of farmers |
| Title of OER (in national language) | La historia de tres generaciones de granjeros |
| Type of OER | Lesson materials for children |
| URL 01 | https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/61abefc0-ae19-4258-895e-3f6fe97c84bc/language-en |
| Conditions of use | © Publications Office of the European Union |
| Language (s) | English, Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Portuguese |
| School Year | Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6 |
| Age group | From 10 to 11, From 11 to 12 |
| Topic | The realities of being a farmer in Europe. Life in rural areas, relying on EU subsidies, abandoning rural areas, introduction of new technologies, hardships of farming life, running a farm successfully, taking care of the environment… |
| Specific contents covered | Citizenship Education |
| You can use this OER in this/these subject area(s): | Social science / Social studies [Geography, History, etc...] |
| English language skills | Listening - Spoken reception (Listening comprehension), Speaking - Spoken production (Oral production, interaction), Reading - Written reception (Reading comprehension), Writing - Written production (Written production) |
| Lexis | Run the farm, produce food, subsidies, harvest, take a calculated risk, crop varieties, animal breeds, farm management, surpluses, production limits, organic food, biodiversity, foot and mouth disease, chemical fertilizers, pesticides… |
| Type of materials included | Handouts, Images |
| How is it visually attractive for children? | The large, colourful illustrations draw the young readers into the story. |
| Can the OER be customized and reused? | No |
| Can the OER be used in project-based learning, interclass and intercultural collaboration? | Yes |
| How? | Pupils can do group projects about farming in their areas, rural life or interview grandparents and/or parents about the ways of life in the past. |
| Points of Strength | The OER takes the learner’s developmental stage, cognitive development and language competence into account., The OER integrates content and language, There is a varied number of items learners are expected to engage in, The OER makes it clear in which language learners are expected to respond, The OER can be used in project-based learning, interclass and intercultural collaboration |