Farm Unit Plan

Literacy: -The Cow that Went Oink adapted -Old McDonald Had a Farm adapted -Click, Clack, Moo, Cows that Type adapted -Farm Animals http://www.readinga-z.com/books/leveled-books/book/?id=175 -Farm Friends http://www.readinga-z.com/books/leveled-books/book/?id=797 -Funny Farm adapted and printed from http://www.ric.edu/sherlockcenter/dsi/funnyfarm.pdf

Vocabulary: -farm, cow, pig, horse, donkey, dog, farmer, hay, milk, rabbit, turkey, lamb, bull, tractor, duck, barn, eggs, pasture, goat, chicken, cheese, hen, rooster, sheep, stable

Writing: -trace outlines of different vocabulary words -write the beginning letters of vocabulary words in sand, shaving cream, or pudding -build the vocabulary words with pipe-cleaners or Handwriting Without Tears wood pieces

Science: -Sorting activity of animals that live on a farm -What do animals on farms eat? -What food do humans eat that come from farms?

Math: -Sorting activity of animals that live on a farm -Make chart sorting animals by color -Graph your favorite farm animal. What animal do most people like? What animal does the least amount of people like? -Farm tangrams http://www.makinglearningfun.com/t_template.asp? t=http://www.makinglearningfun.com/Activities/MathIdeas/MathTangrams/Tangrams- chicken.gif http://www.makinglearningfun.com/t.asp? b=m&t=http://www.makinglearningfun.com/Activities/MathIdeas/MathTangrams/Tangrams- duck.gif

Art: -make pig piñata Field Trip Ideas: -Stock Show -Visit local farm/garden -Visit school garden (if you have one)

Sensory/Fine Motor/Games: -Farm bingo -make animals with play dough (on play dough mats or with cookie cutters) -make sensory bottles (water bottles filled with farm animals, grass, etc.)

Gross Motor: -move around the classroom like an animal (crawling, running, clawing, and making animal noises)

Music Videos/Songs: -Old McDonald Had a Farm http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=1oVoT9CnjK0&edufilter=tbARfBHuyG3mpAruEjLFww -The Animals on the Farm http://supersimplelearning.com/songs/themes-series/animals/the- animals-on-the-farm/ -Baa Baa Black Sheep http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=_bZcfQSvEYY&edufilter=tbARfBHuyG3mpAruEjLFww -B-I-N-G-O http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=9mmF8zOlh_g&edufilter=tbARfBHuyG3mpAruEjLFww -Mary had a little lamb http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=RrJnzBFzEEY&edufilter=tbARfBHuyG3mpAruEjLFww

Cooking: -Make pigs in a blanket -Make scrambled eggs -Make butter -Dip animal crackers in chocolate pudding (mud) -Cow Milk Shake Extended Evidence Outcomes:

Math: Social studies: Reading, Writing, Social Studies: