3/4 Class Schedule: Farm

April 18- 22

Monday:

What is a farm?

Literature: Farm by Elisha Cooper
Art: Barn poster

Movement/Game: Phonics Bingo

Tuesday: 

Who lives on a farm?

Literature: Mrs. Wishy Washy's Farm by Joy Cowley

STEM: Final robot lesson-make 3-D model robots

Movement/Game: Jump rope

Wednesday: 

What do farmers do?

Literature: On a Farm by David Elliott

Art: Farmer Puppet

Movement/Game: Obstacle Course

Thursday:

Jozee Rooz Petting Zoo

Literature: On a Farm by Alexa Andrews 

Movement/Game: Number Bingo

Friday: 

Machines on the farm

Literature: Farm by Penelope Arion

Art: Marble Paint Farm Scene

Movement/Game: Hide & Seek

Written/ Math Skill: Dice Numbers & Letters
Beginning Science Concepts: Estimation

Songs/ Finger Play:
Old MacDonald

This is the way…
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 chop the wood
chop the wood, chop the wood
This is the way we chop the wood so early in the morning

This is the way we milk the cows
Milk the cows, milk the cows

2/3 Class Schedule: Farm

Theme: Farm

Literature:
Farmer Duck by Martin Waddel
Big Red Barn by Margaret Wise Brown
Driving My Tractor by Jan Dobbins
Mrs. Wishy Washy’s Farm by Joy Cowley
Barnyard Banter by Denise Fleming
           
Retelling Story:
The Three Little Pigs
 
Fine Motor:
“Don’t Cut the Chicken” (cutting practice)

Farm Animal Cutting

Art:
Pig Mask
Fork Painting Chickens
Three Little Pigs Puppets
Paper Plate Cow
Sticker Sheep

Sensory:
Hay and Corn Sensory Bin

Math:
How Many Farm Animals?
Big Button Game (Sorting, Counting, Identifying Numbers)

Movement:
Old MacDonald Says…
The Pigs Go Skipping

Music:

In and Out of the Barn Game
Tune: The Farmer and the Dell

The (farm animal)’s out of the barn.
The _______’s out of the barn.
Heigh-ho, the derry-o,
The _______’s out of the barn.

The (farm animal)’s is in the barn.
The _______’s is in barn.
Heigh-ho, the derry-o,
The _______’s is in the barn.

3/4 Class Schedule: Farm

May 4 - 9

Monday:

Circle Time: What is a farm?

Literature: Maisy’s Morning on the Farm by Lucy Cousins
Art:  Easel art Barn painting

Movement/Game: Obstacle course

Tuesday: 

Circle Time: Who lives in a farm?

Literature: Big Red Barn by Margaret Wise Brown

Art: Cotton ball sheep

Movement/Game: Candyland

Wednesday: 

No School: Field Trip to Fox Hollow Farm

Thursday:

Circle Time: What happens at a farm?

Literature: Maisy’s Morning on the Farm by Lucy Cousins

Art: Folded Barn

Movement/Game: Phonics Bingo

Friday: 

Circle Time: Farmers

Literature: Old MacDonald had a Farm

Art: Farmer puppet

Movement/Game: Butterfly Match!

Written/ Math Skill: Dice Numbers & Letters
Reading Skill: Phonics and Story telling 
Beginning Science Concepts: Estimation

Songs/ Finger Play:

This is the way…
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 chop the wood
chop the wood, chop the wood
This is the way we chop the wood so early in the morning

This is the way we milk the cows
Milk the cows, milk the cows

2/3 Class Schedule: Mother's Day and Babies

Theme: Mother’s and Babies
 
Monday:
Literature: How Pig is a Pig?
Art: Pig in the Mud
Math: Farm Animal Matching (Mother’s and Babies)
 
Tuesday:
Literature: Where is Green Sheep?
Art: Sticky Sheep
Math: Sheep Counting Graph
 
Wednesday:
Literature: One Duck Stuck
Art: Handprint Duck Craft
Math: Duck Counting Graph
 
Thursday:
Literature: What Mommies Do Best
Art: Mother’s Day Craft
Math: Farm Animal Matching (Mother’s and Babies)
 
Friday:
Literature: What Mommies Do Best
Art: Mother’s Day Craft
Math: How Many Egg’s Did the Farmer Find?
 
All Week
Sensory:
Seeds and Corn Sensory Bin
 
Dramatic Play:
Farm Work
 
Fine Motor:
Clothes on the clothesline
“Don’t Cut the Chicken!” (Cutting Practice)

Movement:Old MacDonald Says…
The Pigs Go Skipping

Music:
In and Out of the Barn Game
Tune: The Farmer and the Dell

The (farm animal)’s out of the barn.
The _______’s out of the barn.
Heigh-ho, the derry-o,
The _______’s out of the barn.

The (farm animal)’s is in the barn.
The _______’s is in barn.
Heigh-ho, the derry-o,
The _______’s is in the barn.

Pre-K/K Class Schedule: Farms

Week of April 14-April 18
Theme: Farms continued

Monday:
Farm Animals - Pigs
Centers: Literacy (rainbow writing) Math (farm data & graph ) Science (mud for cool body temp.)
Art: Pig shape (free art)
Game: Snap Circuits, Pengoloo

Tuesday:
 Pig Pigger Piggest

Literacy: My pig can...

Art: Pig watercolor
Math: Farm Animals (take away)

Game: Gobblet, Candyland

Wednesday:
Click, Clack, Moo Cows That Type
Centers: Literacy (alphabet sorting) Math (roll & dice game) Science (making butter)
Art: Cow craft
Game: Puzzles, Snap Circuits
   
Thursday:
Horses
Centers: Literacy (farm word search) Math (farm data & graph) Science (horses & their muscle)
Art: Horse scenery
Game: Gobblet, Pengoloo

Friday:
A Field Full of Horses

Literacy: One day my horse...

Math: Addition Bingo

Art: Horse shoe

Game: Puzzles, Candyland

3/4 Class Schedule: Farms

April 7- 11

Monday:

Circle Time: Farms & Farmers

Literature: Maisy’s Morning on the Farm by Lucy Cousins

Art: Easel art Barn painting

Math: Farm animal memory game

Sensory: Play-doh animals

Movement/Game: Ridin’ Race & Horseshoes

Tuesday: 

Circle Time: What animals live on a farm?

Literature: The Farmyard Jamboree by Margaret Read MacDonald

Art:  Folded Barn

Math: Farm animal memory game

Sensory: Building blocks for a barn

Movement/Game: Wheelbarrows & Horseshoes

Wednesday: 

Circle Time: Jobs for farm animals

Literature: Big Red Barn by Margaret Wise Brown

Art: Straw scarecrow

Math: Animal matching

Sensory: Building blocks for a barn

Movement/Game: Wheelbarrows & Basketball Horse

Thursday:

Circle Time: Farm animal sounds

Literature: “Not now” Said the Cow by Joanne Oppenheim

Art: Cotton ball sheep

Math: Farm bingo

Sensory: Play-doh animals

Movement/Game: Beanbag toss & Basketball Horse

Friday:
Circle Time: Food from the farm
Literature: The Little Red Hen and The Ear of Wheat by Mary Finch

Art: Pig Nose

Math: Animal matching

Sensory: Animal play

Movement/Game: Horses Stop & Go

Literacy work for the week: Review of the Alphabet & written skills

Music of the Week:

This is the way…
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 chop the wood
chop the wood, chop the wood
This is the way we chop the wood so early in the morning

This is the way we milk the cows
Milk the cows, milk the cows

Ho Dow
The barnyard dance is about to begin
Hitch up your pants and jump right in (grab belt loops)
Husk the corn (making husking motion)
Feed the chickens (act like scattering grain)
Crow with the rooster in the early morn
Bow to your partner (bow)
Wave hello (wave)
Clap your hands and tap your toe (Tap Your feet)
Pick the apples (bend down)
Milk the cow (making milking motion)
Hoe the weeds and push the plow
The barnyard dance has come to an end
Kick up your heels and start again

Pre-K/K Class Schedule: Farms

Week of April 7-April 11
Theme: Farms

Monday:
Farming
Centers: Literacy (rainbow writing) Math (10 frames) Science (Silo)
Art: Farm Mural
Game: Gobblet, Candyland

Tuesday:
Big Red Barn

Literacy/Art: My farm has... (red barn)
Math: 10 frames (cubes)

Game: Puzzles, Make-N-Break

Wednesday:
Gregory the Terrible Eater
Centers: Literacy (letter writing) Math (10 frames - teddy bears) Science (milking animals/tractors)
Art: What did my goat eat
Game: Gobblet, Pengoloo
  
Thursday:
Where is the Green Sheep
Centers: Literacy (letters g, c, h, m w/vowels) Math (10 frames - farm animals) Science (wool)
Art:2 Sided Sheep
Game: Candyland, Puzzles

Friday:
Woolly Jumper: The Story of Wool

Literacy: My sheep's wool...

Math: Addition Bingo

Art: Sheep toilet paper tube

Game: Make-N-Break, Gobblet

3/4 Schedule: Farm Work

*Reminder: Field Trip to MaST Center on Wednesday

Theme: Farm Work

Literature:

Farmer Duck by Martin Waddel

Pig’s Egg by Katherine Sully
Driving My Tractor by Jan Dobbins
Barnyard Banter by Denise Fleming

Retelling Story:

The Three Little Pigs
 
Fine Motor:
“Don’t Cut the Chicken” (cutting practice)
Letters with Diagonal Lines
 
Art:
Peas in a pod
Growing Carrots
Sheep Farm Scene

Sensory:

Hay and Corn Sensory Bin
 
Math:
How Many Farm Animals?
How Many Eggs did the Farmer Find?

Movement:

Old MacDonald Says…
The Pigs Go Skipping
 
Music:
In and Out of the Barn Game
Tune: The Farmer and the Dell
 
The (farm animal)’s out of the barn.
The _______’s out of the barn.
Heigh-ho, the derry-o,
The _______’s out of the barn.
 
The (farm animal)’s is in the barn.
The _______’s is in barn.
Heigh-ho, the derry-o,
The _______’s is in the barn.

On the Farm / lowercase c

Farms / lowercase c

Monday

MaST Center Field Trip @ 9:45am

Tuesday

Literacy: lowercase c –ay word family

Math: Pin the hair on the horse

Art: Handprint horses

Science: Egg experiment (cont.)

Music: If I was a horse

Book: Horses

Wednesday

Literacy: lowercase c –ake family

Math:  Measuring ingredients

Art: Decorating strawberry shortcake

Science: Extract strawberry DNA

Music: Cock-a-doodle-do

Book: Cook-a-doodle-do

Thursday

Literacy: lowercase c –op family

Math: Weight eggs from experiment

Art: Pick a boo bunny

Science: Observe eggs

Music:  Take me out to the barnyard

Book: Guess How Much I Love You

Friday

Literacy: lowercase c -oat family

Math: Food Pyramind sorting

Art/Science: Healthy vs Junk

Music: Farm Chores

Book: Gregory, the Terrible Eater

PM Preschool Schedule: Farms (cont.)

Week of April 8-12

Theme: Farms

Literature:
Mrs. Wishy Washy's Farm by Joy Cowley
Pig's Egg by Katherine Sully

Letter:
Upper Case Straight Letters

Art/Science:
Cardboard Tube Farm Animals

Wishy Washy Tub Craft

Math:
My Piggy Bank

How Much Eggs did the Farmer Find?

Fine Motor:
My Itsy Bitsy Farm Book

Hey for Hay! (Glue Control)

Music:

Farm Sounds

Tune: Wheels on the Bus

The cow in the barn goes moo, moo, moo,

Moo, moo, moo, moo, moo, moo,

All around the farm.

The pig in the pen goes oink,.....

The hens in the coop go cluck,....

The lambs on the hill go baa,......

The ducks on the pond go quack,....

2/3 Class Schedule: Farms Week 2

Theme: Farms

Literature:

• Farmer Brown Shears His Sheep by Teri Sloat
• Where Is the Green Sheep? by Mem Fox
• Pig's Egg by Katherine Sully
• Big Chickens by Leslie Helakoski
• The Pig in the Pond by Martin Waddell

Letter:

• Review with Straight Lines (Continued)

Art:

• My Big Red Barn Craft
• Cow Tear Art
• Pigs in the Mud Paint
• Hand-print Chicks
• 3-D Horse with Yarn

Math:

• Counting Sheep
• Sorting/Matching Farm Animals
• Chicks in a Nest Math Game

Sensory:

• Lincoln Logs
• Popcorn Seeds Bin

Fine Motor:

• Cutting: Tractor Shapes
• Pre-writing Practice: Follow the Ducks 

Music:

• This is the Way We:

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 chop the wood
chop the wood, chop the wood
This is the way we chop the wood 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

• Five Little Pigs:

Five little pigs rolled in the mud
Squish, squash, squish, it sure felt good.
The farmer took a pig out, and cleaned him up nice Four little pigs rolled in the mud
Squish, squash, squish, it sure felt good.
The farmer took a pig out, and cleaned him up nice
Three little pigs rolled in the mud
Squish, squash, squish, it sure felt good.
The farmer took a pig out, and cleaned him up nice
Two little pigs rolled in the mud
Squish, squash, squish, it sure felt good.
The farmer took a pig out, and cleaned him up nice
One little pigs rolled in the mud
Squish, squash, squish, it sure felt good.
The farmer took a pig out, and cleaned him up nice

No little pigs rolled in the mud,
They all looked nice and clean
The farmer turned his back and what do you know!
All those little pigs jumped back in the mud

3/4 Schedule:Farm

Theme: Farm
 
Literature:
Farmer Duck by Martin Waddel
Big Red Barn by Margaret Wise Brown
Driving My Tractor by Jan Dobbins
Mrs. Wishy Washy’s Farm by Joy Cowley
Barnyard Banter by Denise Fleming
                                                     
Retelling Story:
The Three Little Pigs
 
Fine Motor:
“Don’t Cut the Chicken” (cutting practice)
Letters with Diagonal Lines (W, V, X, Y)
 
Art:
Egg Carton Chicks
Three Little Pigs Puppets
Pig in the Mud

Sticker Sheep

 

Sensory:
Hay and Corn Sensory Bin
 
Math:
How Many Farm Animals?
Big Button Game (Sorting, Counting, Identifying Numbers)
 
Movement:
Old MacDonald Says…
The Pigs Go Skipping

Music:

In and Out of the Barn Game
Tune: The Farmer and the Dell
 
The (farm animal)’s out of the barn.
The _______’s out of the barn.
Heigh-ho, the derry-o,
The _______’s out of the barn.
 
The (farm animal)’s is in the barn.
The _______’s is in barn.
Heigh-ho, the derry-o,
The _______’s is in the barn.