Crafts

 

1. Footprint Chick

Trace child’s foot on yellow paper. Cut out and glue on an orange triangle beak, eyes and feet.  Add some yellow feathers to the body.

2. Cotton Ball Sheep

Cut out a sheep pattern for the children and have them glue on cotton balls and eyes.

3. Farm Collage

Have a barn, cow, pig, sheep and chicken pattern and have the children glue all pieces onto a big piece of construction paper.

4. Sponge painting Animals

Have farm animal sponges and have children dip into paint and onto paper.

5. Pig Nose

Cut the egg carton bottoms. Let the children paint it and put the nostrils on it. Next attach string to both sides and your children have cute pig noses.

 

Songs

 

1. Farm Sounds Tune "Wheels on the bus"

The cow in barn goes moo, moo, moo,

Moo, moo, moo. Moo, moo, moo,

repeat

All around the farm.

The pig in the pen goes oink, oink, oink,...........

The hens in the coop go cluck..........

The lambs on the hill go baa,........

The ducks on the pond go quack......

2. Old Macdonald had a farm

Old MacDonald  had a farm, 

Ee-i-ee-i-o,

And on his farm he had a duck, 

Ee-i-ee-i-o,

With a quack-quack here,

And a quack-quack there,

Here a quack, there a quack ,

Everywhere a quack-quack,

Old MacDonald  had a farm, 

Ee-i-ee-i-o.

Cow-Moo, dog-woof, woof, sheep-baaa, horse-neigh, pig-oink

3. Down on Grandpas Farm

We're on our way, we're on our way,

on the way to Grandpa's farm.

We're on our way, we're on our way,

on the way to Grandpa's farm.

Down on Grandpa's farm there is a black and white cow.

Down on Grandpa's farm there is a black and white cow.

The cow,it sounds like this: Mooo.

The cow,it soundslike this: Mooo.

(Repeat verses with other animals- rooster-cock-a-doodle-doo, sheep- baaa, pig- oink .

 

Circle Activities

 

1. Name that Animal

Identify farm animals to the children. Either use pictures or toy farm animals. Identify what food the animals provide for us.  Pigs- (Pork-bacon, ham), Cow- (milk, cheese, Beef-hamburger), Chickens- (eggs, chicken) Provide pictures of the different foods.

2. 5 Little Ducks

Sing this fingerplay while having 5 little ducks, big duck and a glove.

5 little ducks went out one day

Over the hills and far away,

Mommy duck called quack quack quack,

But only 4 little ducks came back.

4 little ducks went out one day

Over the hills and far away,

Daddy duck called quack quack quack,

But only 3 little ducks came back.

3 little ducks went out one day

Over the hills and far away,

Grandma duck called quack quack quack,

But only 2 little ducks came back.

2 little ducks went out one day

Over the hills and far away,

Grandpa duck called quack quack quack,

But only 1 little duck came back.

1 little duck went out one day

Over the hills and far away,

Mommy duck called quack quack quack,

But no little ducks came wondering back.

No little ducks went out one day

Over the hills and far away,

Daddy duck called quack quack quack,

And 5 little ducks came wandering back.

3. Mary/Murry had a little lamb

This is a felt activity with Mary and Murry and white and black sheep.

Replace Mary and Murry with your child’s name. Also use a black sheep and its fleece was black as coal.

Mary had a little lamb,

Little lamb, little lamb,

Mary had a little lamb,

Its fleece was white as snow.

Everywhere that Mary went,

Mary went, Mary went,

Everywhere that Mary went,

The lamb was sure to go.

It followed her to school one day,

School one day, school one day,

It followed her to school one day,

Which was against the rules.

It made the children laugh and play,

Laugh and play, laugh and play, it made the children laugh and play,

To see a lamb in school.

4. Who Makes that Sound?

Teacher makes different farm animal sounds and the children try to identify which animal it is?

5.  Where’s My Mommy?

Place mother animals on magnet board and allow children to match the babies to their mothers. Tell the children what the names of the baby animals are called.

 

Stories

 

1. Spot Goes to the Farm by Eric Hill

Spot searches for new babies among the farm animals, each of which greets him with its own distinctive noise. Movable flaps conceal portions of the illustrations.

2. Big Red Barn by Margaret Wise Brown

Rhymed text and illustrations introduce the many different animals that live in the big red barn.

3. The Quiet Little Farm by Janet Kerr

As winter turns to spring, young farm animals come outdoors to play.

4. Old Macdonald by Amy Schwartz

The inhabitants of Old MacDonald's farm are described, verse by verse, including his tractor and his neighbors. Music is given on last page.

5. Down on Casey's Farm by Sandra Jordan

As Casey plays with his toy farm animals, he imagines their actions and sounds in his mind.

 

General Activities

 

1. Sensory Activities

Have the children play with oatmeal, cornmeal, flour and Hay.

2. Down on the Farm

Have children dress up like animals or farmers.  Have straw hats, overalls and plaid shirts. Set out farm animal puppets.

3. Farmers Market

Set out fruits and vegetables and egg cartons.