In the Surrey Hills, there is a special farm that helps kids feel better. At Pondtail Farm, kids do fun things like taking care of cows and building homes for animals. This helps them feel happier and less worried. A girl named Katie says the farm makes kids feel more confident. Ronnie, a 17-year-old, loves being outside with the animals and says it feels like "heaven on earth."

The farm also helps the kids' families feel better. Kids learn new things like collecting eggs and taking care of cows. Some kids even want to work on farms when they grow up. The farm helps kids who feel sad or worried feel better by being in nature. The project got money to help it keep going. Kids like Thea and Bethany are happy and learn a lot from being on the farm.

Original news source: Helping on the farm reaps mental health benefits (BBC)

– CHARADES
Instructions: Divide the class into small groups. Each group will take turns acting out different activities mentioned in the article, such as "taking care of cows" or "collecting eggs," without speaking. The other groups will guess the activity.
– OPINION POLL
Instructions: Ask students if they think spending time with animals can help people feel better. Students will walk around the classroom and ask their classmates for their opinions. Afterward, they will share their findings with the class.
– VOCABULARY PICTIONARY
Instructions: Write key vocabulary words from the article (like "farm," "cows," "happy," "confident") on the board. Students will take turns drawing one word while the rest of the class guesses what it is.
– THINK-PAIR-SHARE
Instructions: Have students think about a time they felt happy outside. They will then pair up with a partner to share their experiences and finally share with the class what they talked about.
– HEADLINE CREATION
Instructions: Students will work in pairs to create a catchy headline for the article. They will then share their headlines with the class, discussing why they chose those words.

In the Surrey Hills, there is a special farm that ? kids feel better. At Pondtail ?, kids do fun things like taking care of cows and building homes for animals. This helps them feel happier and less worried. A girl named Katie says the farm makes kids ? more confident. Ronnie, a 17-year-old, ? being outside with the animals and says it feels like "heaven on earth." The farm also helps the kids' families feel better. Kids learn new things like collecting eggs and taking ? of cows. Some kids even ? to work on farms when they grow up. The farm ?s kids who feel sad or worried feel better by being in nature. The project got money to help it ? going. Kids like Thea and Bethany are happy and learn a lot from being on the farm.

1. What is your favorite animal?
2. How would you feel if you could play with cows?
3. Do you like being outside? Why?
4. What is a farm?
5. How do you feel when you help others?
6. Do you think animals can make us happy? Why or why not?
7. What is your favorite thing to do outside?
8. How would you feel if you had to take care of animals every day?
9. Do you like to learn new things? Why?
10. What is a fun thing you did recently?
11. Do you think it is important to help kids feel better? Why?
12. How would you feel if you worked on a farm when you grow up?

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