A free science, reading and writing adventure for kids

Farmer John’s Farm is part of Chapter 2 of the City of Creativity, a free online reading and writing world for children from United By Creativity. Kids follow a golden thread from an apple on Mrs. Carter’s shelf to Farmer John’s farm, where the bean plants are drooping and the crate for the Grocery Store is empty. They look for clues, sort what they saw from what they wonder, help milk Daisy the cow, test an idea, and come back the next morning to see what changed.

For parents and educators

Children practice telling observations from inferences, using clues as evidence, making and checking a prediction, explaining cause and effect, and naming what plants and animals need. They finish by writing in a City Journal and giving their own story character a choice that matters. Questions adjust from pre-K to grade 8, and the activity is available in English, French, Spanish and Luganda. Everything children type stays on their own device.