30 minutes
Ages 5-13
Closed captioned
Instruction guide (1997)
PREVIEW VIDEO

The story of wheat from sowing seed to slurping spaghetti. Wheat follows the activities on a family wheat farm from seed cleaning and planting through to harvesting the golden fields of wheat. It continues the journey to a flour mill and pasta plant.

A 4000 year old Egyptian model of bread making demonstrates the importance of wheat in their lives as does the story of Joseph and his interpretation of the pharoah's dream.

A visit to a pioneer village shows pioneers wheat flailing, winnowing, and wheat milling at a grist mill. The Little Red Hen makes as brief appearance.

Children in the video grow their own wheat seeds, pound wheat kernels into flour, and test for starch in flour. They roll chapatis, toss pizza and slurp spaghetti. They join in the ancient craft of wheat weaving and then end singing The Wheat Waltz.

Wheat is available without the Joseph story. Please order Wheat-No Joseph if you wish this version.

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