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Farm Animal Lesson Plan
Planning a Farm Animals Theme
Your Objectives
Recognize animals that live on a farm.
Learn the names of the animal and their babies.
What do these animals like to eat.
What do these animals produce for us.
Concepts to Introduce
Color:
Things That are Red
Shape:
Square
Letter:
A
Number:
1
Gather your supplies
pictures posters of farm animals, activity
worksheets,
books on farm animals.
Introducing Farm Animal Theme
Introduce the farm animal theme during at the beginning of the week.
circle time routine
If you find that the children want to stay with the farm animal theme, that they are really into it, simply add a few more days of activities around that theme. Let the children tell you when they are ready to move on to another theme.
Farm Animal Songs
Farm Animal Songs are fun and easy for kids to learn. Practice them every day and plan a special event for the end of the week.
You can easily put on a concert and invite the teachers and other children in the day care.
Following are samples of free printable farm animal masks. The children can choose which animal they would like to be and color them. Great props for your concert.
Farm Animal Songs
Cow Mask
Pig Mask
Show and Tell
Ask the children to bring a farm animal toy, or a picture or book from home that deals with farm animals.
Prepare a little display center and a little table on which the children can place their items for the week.
Identify each item with the owners name.
Each day, during show and tell let the kids take turns to talk about their items to the group.
This is a great opportunity to develop the chidrens' speaking and presentation skills. Be a role model and bring your item from the home and participate inthe Show and Tell. They will model your presenting skills.
Farm Animal Activity Sheets and Coloring Pages
Horse and Apple Tree
Chicken Puzzle
Cows
Turkey
Farm Animal Activity Page
Books on Farm Animals
Here's ashort story about
The Little Turkey Who Couln't Say No
a little turkey who decides one morning to get up real early, walk up to the montain top and watch the sunrise. It is a very easy story for the children to learn. You can adapt it into a short play and present it to teachers and other children in the day care.
More Books to Choose from
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