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Literacy Activities

Activity

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Instructions

Sight Word Barn Mats

Setting: Small Group, Literacy Centers

Objectives: Sight words

Materials: Carson Dellosa Barn notepad (see resources section below), Sharpie marker, lamination film, magnetic letters

Instructions: Write a different focus sight word on each page of the barn note pad with a Sharpie marker. Laminate the note pad pages for durability. Place a basket or tub of magnetic letters in the center of the table. Students will spell the sight words out on the mats with magnetic letters.

Farm Sight Word Bingo

Setting: Small Group, Literacy Centers

Objectives: Sight Words

Materials: Farm Animal stickers, cardstock, lamination film, bingo chips

Instructions: Create a bingo game using farm animal stickers. Laminate the bingo pages and pieces for durability.

Math Activities

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Farm Counting Mats		Setting: Small Group, Math Centers Objectives: Number identification, number sense Materials: Learning Resources farm animal counters, barn mats 1-10 (made w/farm notepads) Instructions: Students place the correct number of farm animals on their barn mats.
Farm Counting Book		Setting: Small Group, Math Centers Objectives: Integrate math and literacy. Number identification, number sense Materials: Melissa & Doug farm animal stamps, one pre-assembled On the Farm booklet per child. Instructions: Place the stamps in the center of the table in a basket or container so all students can easily reach them. The students identify the number in each sentence and using their knowledge of number identification, letter sounds, and sight words they are to determine which animals to stamp on each page.
Oink Oink Game	Setting: Small Group, Math Centers Objectives: Number recognition Materials: Blank cards- one per number and one extra, Sharpie marker, one pig clipart picture or sticker. Instructions: Write one number on each card with the Sharpie. Leave one card blank and glue a clipart picture of a pig or place a pig sticker on the card, write the words "Oink! Oink!" on that one card. Seat a small group of students around a table. Place the cards in a basket, tub, or container that can be easily held by the children. The students will take turns passing the container around the table and drawing one card with eyes closed. The student draws a card, identifies the number on the card, and passes the container to the next person, leaving his card on the table in front of him. When a student selects the card with the picture of the pig all the students at the table make pig noises. The student who drew the "Oink!" card then returns all his cards to the container. This game can be played with a cow picture, a duck, a horse etc.
Farm Counting 1-5	Setting: Small Group, Math Centers Objectives: 1:1 correspondence Materials: 1-5 counting grid- one per child (available in printables section below), foam farm stickers Instructions: Give each child in the small group a counting grid sheet. Place the foam stickers in the center of the table in a container so all students can easily reach them. The students will place the correct number of stickers next to each number on the counting grid.
Farm Patterning	Setting: Small Group, Math Centers Objectives: Patterning Materials: Patterning grid- one per child (available in printables section below), farm stickers Instructions: Give each child in the small group one patterning grid. Place the stickers in the center of the table in a container so all students can easily reach them. The students will use the stickers to create a pattern.
Barn 1:1	Setting: Small Group, Math Centers Objectives: 1:1 correspondence Materials: Barn 1:1 mats- one per student in small group (see printables section below), farm animal manipulatives (see resources section below) Instructions: Print the 1:1 barn mats on cardstock and laminate. Give each student in the small group a mat. Place the farm animal manipulatives in the center of the table in a container so they are easily accessible to all students. Each student takes a turn rolling the die and putting the corresponding number of animals on their barn mat. When there is one animal on each barn on the mat they have successfully completed the game.
Barn Roll 'N Stamp	Setting: Small Group, Math Centers Objectives: Number recognition, number sense, one-to-one Materials: foam die, 1-6 barn game sheet (see printables section below), red Do-A-Dot markers (see resources section below) Instructions: Students take turns rolling the die, identifying the corresponding number on their paper and stamping that number with a red Do-A-Dot marker.
Where is the Cow? Positional Word book	Setting: Large Group Objective: Positional Words Materials: Computer, printer, paper, stapler, scissors, popsicle stick, tape or glue Directions: Print the Where is the Cow? book on your printer (available in printables section below). Cut out the farmer and attach him to the popsicle stick with tape or glue. Assemble the book and staple, read to class.

Art Activities

Activity	Instructions
Farm Scene	Materials: meat trays (styrofoam or cardboard), empty, clean, individual school milk cartons, liquid dish soap, red tempera paint, green construction paper, brown construction paper, raffia, glue, small plastic assorted farm animals. Mix the red paint with a little bit of liquid dish soap and paint the barn (milk carton) red. Cut the green paper to fit the surface of the meat try and glue it down for the grass. When the barn is dry glue it to the meat tray. Cut out a brown circle and glue it near the barn to resemble mud for the pigs. Glue some raffia around the barn to resemble hay. Add some farm animals to complete your scene.
Paper Plate Pigs	Materials: regular and small paper plates- non-waxed, pink paint, pink construction paper, crayons, glue, pink pipe cleaners. Paint both the regular and small paper plates pink. When dry glue the small plate in the middle of the larger plate. Glue a small pink paper circle for the nose to the middle of the small plate. Add eyes and mouth with crayons. Glue on pink paper triangles for the ears. Cut the pink pipe cleaners into quarters and create a curly tail for the pig. Punch a hole in the top of the larger paper plate to thread the tail through.
Cotton Ball Sheep	Materials: white cotton balls, glue, crayons, black paper, outline of a sheep body. Draw facial features with crayons on sheep's face. Glue cotton balls to outline of sheep's body, add black construction paper legs with glue.
Clothespin Cows	Materials: spring type clothespins- two per student, cardstock, crayons, paint. Draw an outline of a cow's body without the feet on cardstock. Students cut out the outline and attach two clothespins to the bottom of the body to create feet. Have students add facial features with crayons and paint the body and legs using brown or black paint. Your "cow" will stand up on his or her legs when complete.
Making Butter	Materials: baby food jars or other similar containers, whipping cream. Place a small amount of whipping cream in each clean baby food jar and shake until it turns into butter.
Milk Graph	Materials: chocolate, white, or strawberry milk, crayons, butcher paper to create a graph. Ask your students which type of milk is their favorite. Create a graph with three columns and ask them to write their name in the appropriate location. You can even use white, brown, or pink crayons to represent the different colors of milk.
Bread Graph	Materials: white and wheat bread, glue, crayons, scissors, outline of a bread slice on white and brown paper, butcher paper to create graph. After reading The Little Red Hen ask your students what kind of bread is their favorite, white or wheat? Next, have them cut out an outline of white or wheat bread, write their name on the front, and glue to the graph in the appropriate column. Those of you who have access to a kitchen may want to bake the bread yourselves.
Folded Barn	Materials: Red construction paper, crayons, scissors. Take a regular 9x12 sheet of red construction paper and fold the left and right side to meet in the middle. Next, take your scissors and cut the right and left sides to shape the "roof" of the barn. Have the students use their crayons to decorate the outside of the barn, then open the "doors" and let them draw the animals inside the barn. This is a great companion activity to do after reading The Big Red Barn by Margaret Wise Brown.