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Activities for a Farm Unit for Preschool

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Welcome to an exciting journey into the heart of agriculture! In this blog post, we’ll delve into the wonders of a farm unit designed specifically for preschoolers. This unit works well in traditional and homeschooling methods. From adorable barnyard animals to the magic of growing crops, this immersive experience will not only captivate young minds but also lay the foundation for a lifelong appreciation of the natural world. So, grab your imaginary pitchforks and join us as we cultivate a rich and engaging farm-themed curriculum tailored for the youngest learners in our care. Get ready for a farm-tastic farm unit for preschool that combines education, exploration, and endless fun!

Text on the image says "Preschool & Kindergarten Farm Activities" at the top is a collage of 3 images.  The top image shows a find and trace with letters in a sensory bin of corn kernels.  The bottom left image shows a roll and cover activity where a student is placing number stickers on the numbers.  The third image shows a pig craft made from a paper plate.

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Grab the premade Farm Unit for Preschool here to save you time! The unit lasts 5 days and has a reading, literacy, and math activity for each day. There are also 5 days of sensory, science, and social activities as well.

Farm Unit Reading Activities

We do one reading activity each day. This unit lasts us one week Monday-Friday. Click on the book titles to be taken to the Amazon links.

The image shows a worksheet for Mrs. Wishy-Washy's Farm characters in the story and in the bottom left are colorful crayons

We began the unit by reading Mrs Wishy-Washy’s Farm by Joy Cowley. We discussed what characters are in stories and the students illustrated some of the characters from the book.

The image shows a retelling worksheet from the story Farmer Duck.  On top of the worksheets are a pair of scissors and a glue stick.

The next day we read Farmer Duck by Martin Waddell. The students completed a retelling of the story afterward by cutting and gluing the pictures in the right order.

The image shows a worksheet that says "The Cow who Clucked, what is the problem in the story and how is it solved?" On top of the worksheet double ended colored pencils are laying.

We worked on problem and solution by reading The Cow Who Clucked by Denise Fleming. After reading the story we discussed what the problem was in the story and how it was solved. The students colored in an illustration of their problems and solutions.

Next, we read The Big Red Barn by Margaret Wise Brown. I showed my kids the cover of the book and asked them what they thought the book would be about. Then we took a picture walk through the book and I read the title and author. I asked them if their predictions had changed. Finally, I read the book aloud and we discussed their predictions about the story.

The image shows a farm themed emergent reader on the page.  There is a picture of a barn and the word underneath says barn.

Our last reading activity was farm-themed emergent readers. There are two versions for differentiation. One version (pictured above) shows an image and the word. The other version shows the same image with a simple sentence about the image.

Literacy Activities for the Farm

The image shows letter matching puzzle pieces.  The letter "L" is shown here.  The puzzle pieces contain the upper and lower case L and an image of a ladybug on the farm

Our first literacy activity was letter-matching puzzles. For this activity, students matched the upper and lower case letters to an image that begins with that letter. This is a great activity for letter recognition and initial sounds.

The image shows a clap and count activity worksheet.  On the worksheet are images and words.  Students will write the number of syllables within the word in the box.  Laid on top of the worksheet is a pencil.

Next, we worked on syllabication. We did the clap and count activity where students said the words and counted the syllables within the word. This is an activity that we did together.

The image shows a find and trace worksheet with a student holding a pencil.  In the corner is a sensory bin filled with corn kernels and within the kernels are letter tiles for students to find.

Halfway through the week, we used our sensory bin which I will mention in more detail later. I hid magnetic letters within the corn kernels and students would pull them out and match them to the letters on their sheets. They traced the letters they found. The great thing about this activity is that there are so many ways to use it. You could have students match the uppercase letters in the bin to the lowercase letters on their sheets (or vice versa). You could put a few letters in the sensory bin and not the entire alphabet for students to find and so much more!

The image shows a write the room activity.  On the wall is a word card with the word barn and a picture of a barn.  A student is standing in front of the image with a worksheet on a clipboard and copying the word on to the paper

Next, I had the kids get up and moving with a farm unit for preschool write-the-room activity. I hid the word cards around the room and the students had to find them and copy them down onto their papers.

The picture shows a box of clip cards and clothespins.  Below the box is a clip card with the image of a duck on it and next to the letter "D" is the clothespin.

Our final activity for the week was beginning sound letter clip cards. The kids said the item pictured aloud and then placed a clip next to the correct letter that begins the word.

Math Activities for a Preschool Farm Unit

The image shows the where is the farmer game.  There is a spinner and background image and the farmer piece for students to place within the game.

We began our math by working on positional words. This was a fun game where students got to spin the spinner and place the farmer into the correct location on the image. The kids had fun taking turns and placing the farmer in the picture.

The image shows a child's hand matching the number one to an image of a duck with one raindrop

The next math activity was a count-and-match puzzle. The kids counted the number of raindrops around the duck and found the number to match the pieces. The numbers 0-10 are included with this.

This picture shows a farm scene on one worksheet and a graphing worksheet that is colored in on top of it.

Next, we worked on our graphing skills. The students counted the number of objects on the farm picture and graphed them on the graphing worksheet. This is a great and simple activity for an intro to graphing.

The image shows a large ear of corn with numbers written in circles.  A student is putting stickers over the numbers with the matching number on it.

For our next activity, we grabbed two dice. The students rolled the dice and covered the number they rolled with the matching number sticker.

Our final math activity was number mats. The mats went from 1-20. The students count the numbers in the ten frames, trace the number, and then count out the correct number of tracers on the picture.

Sensory, Science, & Social Farm Activities

Image shows a sensory bin filled with corn kernels.  Inside the bin are plastic toy animals and a farmer figure.  There are also scoopers and a pair of kids tweezers.

I like to start the week with a sensory bin which I leave out the entire week for them to play with. This particular sensory bin I also used for the find and trace activity. This one was lots of fun. I grabbed my bin and threw in unpopped popcorn kernels. Next, I added animal figures and a farmer figurine, some wooden scoops, tweezers, and a plastic scooper.

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The fun thing about the sensory bin is that you can use it with other activities. You could hide the counting clip cards or letter cards for the sand tray inside it and have students dig through to find them.

The image shows two worksheets.  One says found on a farm and on that are picture cards with the images of a tractor, barn, and hay bale.  The other image says not found on a farm and the images show blocks and a crab

Next, we did some science. We discussed habitats and the kids sorted out which items belonged on a farm and which did not.

The image shows a pig plate craft.  A pig is made out of a paper plate painted pink.  He has googly eyes and   body parts put on by the students

Then we did this adorable pig paper plate craft. We painted paper plates pink and cut out the parts to glue onto the pig’s body. They turned out adorable.

There is a booklet that says the naked egg experiment.  Next to the booklet are colored pencils and a glass cup with an egg floating in vinegar.  The egg shell is covered in bubbles.

Our next activity was the naked egg experiment. This one takes place over the course of a few days. Students will need to observe the egg and record their findings.

The image shows a hen on an orange background made out of construction paper.  The hen sits on a nest with eggs and each egg has a letter of the child's name. The eggs spell Brian

The final activity in our farm unit was the hen egg craft. Students made hens out of construction paper. Next, they wrote one letter of their name on each egg and placed it below the hen.

Want to grab all these Halloween activities for preschool and kindergarten? Click here to grab them on Teachers Pay Teachers.

Looking for More Preschool Units?

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