To the Farm

Horses, donkeys, cows that moo,
Chickens, kittens, piglets, too.
Fish that swim down in the pond,
Ducklings quacking all day long.
All these animals you can see,
If you go to the farm with me!

Activities:

1. Make butter! - use heavy cream. Put in a jar and shake for 5 minutes (kids take turns) or until it turns into butter.

2. Have a "Farm Country Breakfast". Make scrambled eggs ( I use both white and brown eggs), bacon, and homemade bread and butter.

3. Have each kid make a farm animal puppet. They can do a report on that animal. 

4. Make a graph of their favorite farm animals.

5. Discuss why farm animals are important and match up what each farm animal gives us.

6. Match up baby and adult farm animals.  Discuss terms for male and female farm animals.

7. Here are some farm vocabulary words: 
 

horse  cow   pig   duck   dog   cat   barn   tractor 
farmer   goat   field   pasture   sheep   baa   neigh   quack 
oink   pink   yellow   white   green   chick   chickens   hen 
eggs   wool   milk   hay   mud   water   corn   crops 
moo   plant   plow   house   silo   grain   calf   colt 
piglet   puppy   kitten   kid   ewe   vegetables    lamb   mare 
bull   rooster   wheat   ram  cluck   pitchfork  bale   slop 
 
 
 

Links:
 

Hattie and the Fox - activities for the book. (Also Rosie's Walk)

Down on the Farm - lots of activites, poems, and books

The Farm Unit - more activities

At the Farm - more ideas

All About Farm Animals - for kids and teachers

Farms - learn more about farm animals

Kids Sites

Farm Animals, Farm Life- lots of links for research, online and offline activities

Farmers, Farmers, Everywhere- an intermediate unit on the farm

The Farm Ecosystem - learn how the farm ecosystem works

Farm Animals - animal sounds, pictures, and facts

More Farm Animals - coloring pages, puzzles, and more!

Farm Phonics Activity