All About the Farm

Last week our class learned about the farm to include what is a farm, what does a farmer do, how to make butter, what animals live on a farm, and what farm animal sounds can we hear. CHECK BACK FOR CLASSROOM PICTURES!

Below is a link to our farm theme lesson plans for the week. The lesson plans include the following types of activities: Morning Message with activity, Large Group Literacy, Phonemic Awareness, Small Group, two planned story times, and a closing activity.The standards are based on Bright From the Start GELDS.

DOWNLOAD>> All About Farms 5 Day Lesson Plans

Classroom Activities:

Students will be involved in a variety of activities to promote language and literacy skills, mathematical reasoning, exploration, and fine motor control. Some of our center activities will include the following:

Art - Corn cob painting. Students can draw pictures of farm animals and farm scenes.

Writing Center - Students will practice copying farm vocabulary words.

Library - Students will read and listen to books about farm. They can also practice their writing skills by using Magna Doodle Boards.

Math - Students will practice counting, sorting, and classifying objects.

Science - Students will explore farm animals. Students can sort animals by how many legs, wings, no wings. Add blue construction paper laminated with the word "pond" printed on it for students to sort animals that swim. Add brown construction paper, laminated with the word "mud" printed on it for students to sort animals that like to wallow in the mud. Add green construction paper, laminated with the word "grass" printed on it for students to sort animals that eat grass.

YouTube.com Educational Links:

I have put together a collection of songs and read alouds about Farm.

CLICK HERE>> Farm Theme Pre-K

Songs and Poems:

Five Little Pigs

Five little pigs went out to play.

The first little pig said,

"Let's go to the woods today."

The second little pig said,

"What will we do there?"

The third little pig said,

"We'll look for our mother."

The fourth little pig said,

"What will we do when we find her?"

"We'll hug her and kiss her and kiss her!"

Said the fifth little pig.

~Original Author Unknown

Five And Five Eggs 

Five and five eggs

Hold up hands

That makes ten

Sitting on top is mother hen

Fold one hand over the other

Crackle, crackle, crackle

Clap hands three times

What do I see

Fingers around eyes

Ten fluffy chickens

As yellow as can be

 Hold up ten fingers.

~Original Author Unknown

I Had A Little Rooster

I had a little rooster by the old barn gate

And that little rooster was my playmate

And that little rooster went cock-a-doodle-do

Dee-doodley-doodley-doodley-do

(Substitute other animals.)

~Original Author Unknown

This Little Cow

This little cow eats grass.

(Hold up one hand, fingers erect, bend down one finger)

This little cow eats hay.

(Bend down another finger)

This little cow drinks water.

(Bend down another finger)

And this little cow does nothing.

(Bend down another finger)

But lie and sleep all day.

~Original Author Unknown