Theme activities and ideas for teaching and learning about the farm and farm animals.
Farm Books
Farm Literacy Activities
Moo! Alphabet Game
Both the upper and lower case versions of this game are available {black and white or color} in the Farm Literacy Packet located in the printables section below. Students will take turns drawing a card, identifying the letter, and marking it on their recording sheet. When the Moo! card is drawn all the students say “Moo!” This activity also includes two recording sheets, one for uppercase letters and one for lowercase letters.
Farm Beginning Sounds Activity
Students attach clothespins with letters to the pictures that have the corresponding beginning sounds. There is also a black and white recording sheet included with this activity. The beginning sounds activity is available in the Farm Literacy Packet located in the printables section below.
Farm Word Charts
The printable word charts are available in the Farm Literacy Packet available in the printables section below.
Farm Pocket Chart
The predictable text in this pocket chart set will help your students learn concepts of print such as left to right directionality, return sweep, one-to-one correspondence, and more. This activity is available in the Farm Literacy Packet located in the printables section below.
Farm Read and Write Around the Room
This fun read and write around the room activity is available in the Farm Literacy Packet located in the printables section below.
Farm Rhyming Activity
Students roll the picture cube and give a word that rhymes with the picture. They mark their recording sheet when they give a correct rhyme. If students need help generating a rhyme they can ask a friend. This activity is available in the Farm Literacy Packet located in the printables section below. It includes a black and white recording sheet and a printable picture cube you can cut out and assemble or you can print out the cards and attach them to a square box or use a pocket die.
Farm Syllable Activity
Students identify the pictures and the number of syllables in each word. This activity is available in the Farm Literacy Packet located in the printables section below and includes a black and white recording sheet.
Farm Emergent Reader
The predictable text in this book is designed to support your emergent readers. Use this book to reinforce concepts of print such as words are separated by spaces, left to right and top to bottom, written words match spoken words, common sight words, and more. The farm emergent reader is available in the Farm Literacy Packet located in the printables section below.
Farm Word Cards
These word cards can be used to expand vocabulary, they are available in the Farm Literacy Packet in the printables section below.
Farm Sight Word 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.
Farm Math Activities
Farm Animal Graph
The graphing activity is available in the Farm Math Packet located in the printables section below.
Farm Animal Races
Available in the Farm Math Packet located in the printables section below, this activity will help build number sense and one to one correspondence. Students will roll a die and move their playing piece towards the barn.
Farm Patterns
The farm pattern activity can be found in the Farm Math Packet in the printables section below.
Farm Board Game
This printable board game can be found in the Farm Math Packet below.
Farm Play Dough Mats
Develop fine motor and counting skills at the same time! These printable play dough counting mats are available in the Farm Math Packet below.
Oink! Number Game
This game is available {in black and white or color} in the Farm Math Packet located in the printables section below. The Oink! Number Identification game can be played using numbers 0-10 or numbers 0-20 depending on your student’s ability levels. The playing cards are available in black and white and color for your convenience. Also included are two printable recording sheets in black and white, one for each version of the game.
Printable Farm Counting Book
This easy to assemble book helps reinforce number sense and counting. The Farm Counting Book is available in the Farm Math Packet located in the printables section below.
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 notepad)
Instructions: Students place the correct number of farm animals on their barn mats.
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.
This game can be played with a cow picture, a duck, a horse etc.
Farm Patterns
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 Book
Setting: Large Group
Objective: Positional Words
Materials: Computer, printer, paper, stapler, scissors, popsicle stick, tape or glue
Instructions: 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.
Fun Farm Activities
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 9×12 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.
Farm Printables
Farm Literacy Packet {58 pages} $4
Farm Math Packet {43 pages} $4
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