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Down on the Farm

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This is the way we. . .


This is the way we till the ground

Till the ground, till the ground

This is the way we till the ground so early in the morning.


This is the way we plant the hay
Plant the hay, plant the hay
This is the way we plant the hay so early in the morning.


This is the way we feed the chickens
Feed the chickens, feed the chickens
This is the way we feed the chickens so early in the morning.

This is the way we gather the eggs

Gather the eggs, gather the eggs

This is the way we gather the eggs so early in the morning.


This is the way we feed the cows
Feed the cows, feed the cows
This is the way we feed the cows so early in the morning.

This is the way we milk the cows
Milk the cows, milk the cows
This is the way we milk the cows so early in the morning.

This is the way we churn the butter

Churn the butter, churn the butter

This is the way we churn the butter so early in the morning.


This is the way we work on the farm

Work on the farm, work on the farm

This is the way we work on the farm so early in the morning.

The Chickens in the Coop

(Tune: The Wheels on the Bus)

The chickens in the coop go cluck, cluck, cluck

cluck, cluck, cluck

cluck, cluck, cluck

The chickens in the coop go cluck, cluck, cluck

Down on the farm.

Other verses:

The cows in the field...

The horses in the field...

The pigs in the pen...

The ducks in the pond...

The sheep in the grass...

Daily Questions

To build early language and literacy skills children need to have a print rich environment.  Children benefit from a curriculum that helps build on their prior experiences.  Daily questions help children recall information in a simple yes no question.  To make a daily question area in your classroom you can use a pocket chart.  On a sentence strip, write the daily question and make two columns one for the yes answers and one for the no answers.  In advance write each child’s name on a sentence strip and place in a basket.  The children will find their name and place it under the appropriate answer.  You can use the daily question as your sign in.

Another way to set up your daily question area is with a sheet of butcher paper.  At the top write the question and under the question write yes and no.  Place a piece of yarn or ribbon under yes and no.  On clothes pins write the children’s name and place in a basket.  The children will find their name and clip it to the appropriate ribbon or yarn for their answer.

·         Have you been to a farm?

·         Do you like eggs?

·         Did you plant the seeds?

·         Do you like wheat bread or white bread?

·         Do you drink milk?

 

To build early language and literacy skills children need to have a print rich environment.  Children benefit from a curriculum that helps build on their prior experiences.  Daily questions help children recall information in a simple yes no question.  To make a daily question area in your classroom you can use a pocket chart.  On a sentence strip, write the daily question and make two columns one for the yes answers and one for the no answers.  In advance write each child’s name on a sentence strip and place in a basket.  The children will find their name and place it under the appropriate answer.  You can use the daily question as your sign in.

Another way to set up your daily question area is with a sheet of butcher paper.  At the top write the question and under the question write yes and no.  Place a piece of yarn or ribbon under yes and no.  On clothes pins write the children’s name and place in a basket.  The children will find their name and clip it to the appropriate ribbon or yarn for their answer.

·         Have you been to a farm?

·         Do you like eggs?

·         Did you plant the seeds?

·         Do you like wheat bread or white bread?

·         Do you drink milk?

 

*Paper Plate Lambs set out a supply of different size paper plates and different colored construction paper circles, triangles and long rectangles.  Next have trays with buttons, cotton balls, packing peanuts, lace, rickrack and any other kind of collage material to make a lamb with.  Set out bottles of glue let the children crate their own version of a lamb.

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*Flour Sifting Get out a supply of dish pans.  Put flour in the pans with sifters, measuring cups, measuring spoons, bread pans and muffin tins.  Watch the flour sifting fun begin.

*Paper Bowl Chicks  set out a supply of paper bowls and collage material.  Next mix a batch of puff paint in different colors.  We used yellow, orange and brown paint.  To make the puff paint you will need to squirt in about 3 cups of shaving cream into a large mixing bowl.  Then add in about 1 cup of school glue and paint of choice.  Mix the items together.  Place puff paint into paint cups and have the children paint their bowls with the puff paint.  Once they are done painting their bowls allow them to place the collage material onto the bowls creating their very own chick.  Remember they will not need glue the collage material will stick into the paint and stay.

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*Seed Sorting have children fold a sheet of construction paper into fourths.  Have a mixture of different types of seeds.  (pop corn kernels, pinto beans, navy beans, sun follower seeds and Lima beans)  Have the children glue the different seeds one type of seed into each square.

*Seed Planting have the children wet cotton balls and place in a small zip lock bag.  Next have the children put different types of seeds into the bag.  Zip the bag shut and hang in an area that gets sunlight.  The children will be able to observe the roots growing and the plant forming.  Dictate what the children say about the growing process.

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*Paint with straw; make paintbrushes out of straw by rubber banding a bundle together.  Set out trays of paint and let the children create their own fall painting.

*Weighing and Measuring Vegetables, get out kitchen scales and measuring tapes.  Have the children weigh and measure the different vegetables.  Let them compare all the differences. 

Adding to the Classroom Environment


Fisher-Price Little People Animal Sounds Farm
Fisher-Price  More Info
price: $32.79


Melissa & Doug Farm Wooden Chunky Puzzle
Melissa and Doug  More Info
price: $9.11


Melissa and Doug Farm Friends 32 pc Floor Puzzle
Melissa and Doug  More Info
price: $11.99


Melissa & Doug Lace and Trace Farm
Melissa & Doug  More Info
price: $9.93


Learning Resources Jumbo Farm Animals, Set of 7
Learning Resources  More Info
price: $27.48


iPlay Funtime Tractor
I-Play Outdoors  More Info
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Counting and Sorting Farm
Manhattan Toy  More Info
price: $19.99


Educo Wood Magnetic Maze, Fun Farm
Hape  More Info
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Down on the Farm Books


Big Red Barn (Big Book)
Margaret Wise Brown  More Info
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Big Fat Hen And The Hairy Goat (Tales from Red Barn Farm)
Vivian French  More Info
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Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type
Doreen Cronin  More Info
price: $10.85


Giggle, Giggle, Quack
Doreen Cronin (Author)  More Info
price: $10.85


Sheep in a Jeep
Nancy E. Shaw  More Info
price: $5.95


Big Fat Hen And The Red Rooster (Tales from Red Barn Farm)
Vivian French  More Info
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