Food and Fibre Year 3/4
Explore where our food and fibre comes from with this engaging Year 3/4 resource that makes the Australian curriculum connection come alive.
Students in Year 3 and 4 love discovering the story behind the food on their plate and the fibres in their clothes — and this resource helps you teach it with confidence and depth. Covering the essential concepts of food and fibre production in Australia, this resource aligns to HASS and Science curriculum links, building student understanding of how producers, environments, and communities are connected.
Why teachers love it:
- Real-world connections — grounds curriculum learning in the everyday items students know and use
- Cross-curricular links — connects Science, HASS, and Geography across Year 3/4
- Australian context — focuses on Australian food and fibre industries relevant to local communities
- Inquiry-based — encourages students to ask questions, research, and make connections
- Print and go — ready to use with no extra preparation needed
Perfect for:
- Year 3 and Year 4 HASS units on people, places, and environments
- Exploring Australian industries and how they support communities
- Cross-curricular Science and HASS teaching
- Stimulus for class discussions and inquiry projects
- Rural and remote classrooms where food and fibre industries are part of daily life
What's included:
A printable PDF resource exploring food and fibre production aligned to the Year 3/4 Australian Curriculum, including student activities and key content information.
From paddock to plate and farm to fabric — help your students understand the world that feeds and clothes them!
SPECIFICATIONS
Format: PDF, set up for A4 paper. Exactly what's inside is listed above.
Editing: This download is not editable. The PDF is flattened to protect the design and the artists' work we license.
Printing: Open the file in a PDF reader and choose 'Fit to page' or 'Actual size'. Do a test page on plain paper first — card, colour and black-and-white all print well.
Licence: One classroom, one teacher. Please don't share, resell or post the file online; buy an extra licence for each colleague who wants their own copy.
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
You'll need a PDF reader on your device — the free Adobe Acrobat Reader is the most reliable. Double-click the downloaded file to open it.
If a page shows on screen but won't print properly, open it in Acrobat Reader, choose Print → Advanced → tick 'Print as image'.
Stuck? Contact us and we'll sort it out.
OUR HAPPINESS GUARANTEE
We want you to love every Mrs Edgar resource. If something isn't right, contact us within 30 days and we'll make it right. Because this is a digital file we can't refund a download that has already been opened, but we will always help you get it working. See our Returns Policy.
FAQS
Where is my download?
Check your inbox (and junk folder) for the email from Mrs Edgar with your link. You can also log in to your account at mrsedgar.com.au and download it from your order.
It came as a ZIP file — how do I open it?
On a Mac, double-click it. On Windows, right-click and choose 'Extract All'. Your PDFs will be inside.
Can I print in colour or black and white?
Yes. Our resources are designed to work both ways; black-and-white versions look great on coloured card.
The download won't start on my school computer.
Some school networks block downloads. Try again at home, or right-click the link and choose 'Save link as'.