Down on the Farm

Last week the topic was supposed to be COWS. I broadened the topic to include all farm animals. Heather and I combined preschool that day. Here's what we did: Farm animals and rhymes with ACK

1. 9:30 – Gathering -Puzzles of farm animals


2. 9:40 – circle time Home/school poster


3. Read a book on farm animals Talk about different types of food farm animals eat (hay, horse pellets, slop, etc.)


4. Show the kids different types of chicken eggs


5. Use Stuffed Animals and puppets of the Farm Animals to sing a silly farm animal song (to the tune of High-ho the dairy-oh) The animals on the farm. . .the animals on the farm High-ho the dairy-oh, the Animals on the farm The tractor works the fields, the tractor works the fields High-ho the dairy-oh, the tractor works the fields The barn is full of hay, the barn is full of hay High-ho the dairy-oh, the barn is full of hay The pig roll in the mud, the pig roll in the mud High-ho the dairy-oh, the pig roll in the mud The silo is for the grain, the silo is for the grain High-ho the dairy-oh, the silo is for the grain The chicken lay their eggs, The chicken lay their eggs High-ho the dairy-oh, the chicken lay their eggs The ducks swim in the lake, the duck swim in the lake High-ho the dairy-oh, the ducks swim in the lake The farmer grows the crops, the farmer grows the crops High-ho the dairy-oh, the farmer grows the crops


6. 9:50 – literacy activity Rhymes with ACK education.byu.edu/projectseel/.../pack_a_backpack_for_mack_at_the_track.pdf *I couldn't get the website to work, so instead I filled a backpack with things that rhymed with ack. The children took turns pulling stuff from the bag. (sack, Mack, track, tack, quack, jack, pack, stack)


7. 10:05 – math activity Give the kids a couple of colored plastic eggs. Sort eggs of different colors into different baskets Talk about one more and one less


8. 10:20 – break/snack Make nests for the bird’s eggs (try to get kids not to eat them) Eat animal crackers for snack time


9. 10:40 – science/social studies Color eggs (dip in food coloring) Play dough activity – put farm animals in the center of the table to help spark imagination.


10. 11:05 – Choosing Time / baby chick activity (have small groups of children go see the chicks at Heather's)


11. Barn area - build a barn and let the kids play with the toys. Talk about what animals live in the barn and what animals live around the farm. Also, throw in animals that are not farm animals.


12. Puppets- get out puppet farm animals


13. Puzzles – farm animals


14. Books –on farm animals


15. 11:25 – Clean up, gather to sing and read until picked up


16. Play – what animal made that sound?