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Home / Early Learning / 15 Ideas for a Preschool Farm Theme

15 Ideas for a Preschool Farm Theme

Shared by Mary Catherine 8 Comments

My preschoolers always seem to enjoy learning about the farm!  It can be about the crops being harvested, about planting seeds, about farm machines, and about baby farm animals being born.  Any season of the year is a good one for a farm theme in preschool!  Below are some ideas we’ve enjoyed while learning about the farm:

15 Ideas for a Preschool Farm Theme

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“Put the Mud on the Pig” Dice Game
Our students love any games that involve dice, so Mary Poppins and I try to include them often.   The silly title makes it even more fun for the children to play while exploring math concepts. The post includes a link for a free printable.

15 Ideas for a Preschool Farm Theme

“On the Farm” Book-Making
With me at the literacy center, our students made a book about some animals that live on the farm.  Each page had typed words, but the kiddos created the art work and assembled each page with a little help from me.  I love making books with the children, as it makes literacy so much more meaningful to them!

15 Ideas for a Preschool Farm Theme

Paint with Produce
Letting children paint with corn cobs, apples, pumpkins, and other farm products is such a fun experience for them!!  It lets the kids get their hands on real farm products, and it also allows the children to explore art without paint brushes.

15 Ideas for a Preschool Farm Theme
I love this picture! Can you tell he LOVED painting with the corn cobs? You can see his artwork in the corner there, and I’m sure you can tell he really got INTO the paint!

Hatch Chicks
Our Music/Resource teacher brought in eggs from a local farm last year.  The children (ages 1 to 30+) enjoyed watching the chicks hatch.  It brought a real piece of the farm into school for a few weeks!

15 Ideas for a Preschool Farm Theme

Pretend Play in the Home Center
Straw hats, gloves for the “farmers”, pretend fruits and vegetables, plaid shirts, and baskets made for a great pretend farm!  Some of the kiddos even pretended to be scarecrows protecting the farmers’ crops.  Fantastic Fun and Learning has an awesome Vegetable Stand Pretend Play that would be a hit with kiddos too!

15 Ideas for a Preschool Farm Theme

Barn Art
At the free art center, our students designed their own barns.  Nothing fancy-schmancy, but free art doesn’t need to be!  I loved seeing what the kids come up with using markers, glue, and construction paper.  Some of them really got into it, while others went with basic squares with windows.  Either way, I was impressed with how each of the students did his best in his own way.

15 Ideas for a Preschool Farm Theme

Oats Sensory Play
Something as simple as oats is a great sensory experience for kids of all ages!  In the past, preschoolers have turned the oats into a bakery shop, a breakfast for the three bears, and a variety of other pretend-play experiences.  On top of that, there’s so much sensory and science learning while they’re “just playing” with the oats!

15 Ideas for a Preschool Farm Theme

Building Barns
The kiddos had fun in our building center this week.  They used a variety of blocks to build barns and farms for the plastic animals.  Some were incredibly focused on the creation of the structure, while others had more fun with the small world play.  Listening to the conversations as they ran their farms was hysterical!

15 Ideas for a Preschool Farm Theme

Duck Hand Print Art
To go along with David Shannon’s fun book Duck on a Bike, the kiddos had fun making their own duck hand prints.  I had even more fun watching them design bikes for their ducks!

15 Ideas for a Preschool Farm Theme

Baby Chicks Craft
Mary Poppins did a fun baby chick craft with the kiddos!  We couldn’t remember if this was inspired by something else, though.  If it was, I will come back and cite the source here.  Mary Poppins gave each child a sponge paint wand to dip in yellow paint and create a chick shape.  Once the paint was dried, the children added self-adhesive wiggly eyes and yellow feathers.

15 Ideas for a Preschool Farm Theme

Other FUN activities for a preschool farm theme (I haven’t tried these yet, but I really want to):

  • Harvest Sensory Play: Crops & Play Dough {Sun Hats and Wellie Boots}
  • Down on the Farm Sensory Table {The Thoughtful Spot Day Care}
  • Mrs. Wishy-Washy Pretend Play {Debbie Diller}
  • Grits Sensory Bin: Southern Style Fun for Everyone {Frogs & Snails & Puppy Dog Tails}
  • Number Activity: Learn to Count with Grain Bins {Hands On: As We Grow}

If you’re looking for more farm ideas, please pop over to my Farm Pinterest Board!

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Shared at The Sunday Showcase, Tuesday Tots

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  1. Amanda says

    April 13, 2013 at 10:39 am

    How fun! I love all of your cute farm activities. Kind of…sort of…makes me wish I taught the itty-bitty ones. 😉

    Amanda
    Teaching Maddeness

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    • MaryC says

      April 13, 2013 at 7:13 pm

      Oh, Amanda, thanks for the laugh! Isn’t it funny how we teachers have certain age groups that we just love? For me, that is the 4 to 6 year olds. Your niche is a bit older. Thanks for stopping by, and thanks for hosting such a fun Friday link up. 🙂

      Reply
  2. Lisa Nelson says

    April 13, 2013 at 5:41 pm

    I just love this site. Such fun activities!

    Thanks so much for sharing!

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    • MaryC says

      April 13, 2013 at 7:14 pm

      Lisa, you are just too sweet. Thanks so much for stopping by again. Love seeing what you’re up to at Squishable Baby!

      Reply
  3. Pinkoddy says

    April 14, 2013 at 6:47 pm

    What great farm activities – my favourite has to be the pig and mud one.

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    • MaryC says

      April 14, 2013 at 6:50 pm

      Thanks so much for stopping by with your kind words! Yes, the pig in the mud dice game is definitely simple, fun, and educational. 🙂

      Reply
  4. Rebecca from here come the girls says

    April 20, 2013 at 3:28 am

    Mine love doing farm activities too. So nice for this time of year.

    Thanks for sharing on The Sunday Showcase.

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    • MaryC says

      April 20, 2013 at 9:38 am

      Thanks for hosting, Rebecca! 🙂 The kiddos have definitely been enjoying the farm learning and play.

      Reply
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