Books:   

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The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle

Click, clack, moo: cows that type by Doreen Cronin

Barnyard banter by Denise Fleming

Spot goes to the farm by Eric Hill 

Who's in my bed? by Helen Piers

When Cows Come Home by David Harrison 

Young MacDonald by David Milgrim

Farm Flu by Teresa Bateman

One Cow Moo Moo! by David Bennett

Chicks and Salsa by Aaron Reynolds

Farmer Brown Goes Round and Round by Teri Sloat

Dooby Dooby Moo by Doreen Cronin

Giggle, Giggle, Quack by Doreen Cronin

Chickens to the Rescue! by John Himmelman

Book! Book! Book! by Deborah Bruss

Big Red Barn by Margaret Wise Brown

The Cow That Went Oink by Bernard Most

Who Took the Farmer's Hat? by Joan Nodset

Gobble, Gobble, Crash! A Barnyard Counting Bash by Julie Stiegemeyer

Tractor Day by Candice Ransom

Clancy the Courageous Cow by Lachie Hume

Punk Farm by Jarrett Krosoczka

Look Who's Talking On the Farm by Danny Tepper

Mrs. Wishy-Washy's Farm by Joy Cowley

Serious Farm by Tim Egan

Digby Takes Charge by Caroline Church

Frank the Farmer by Felicity Brooks

What the Ladybug Heard by Julie Donaldson

 

 

Activities: 

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Old MacDonald Had a Farm

Mary Had a Little Lamb

Baa Baa Black Sheep

 

I Went to Visit a Farm One Day

I went to visit a farm one day,

I saw a pig along the way,

And what do you think I heard it say?

Oink oink oink!

 

Additional verses:

horse ... neigh neigh neigh

cat ... meow meow meow

duck ... quack quack quack

sheep ... Baa baa baa

dog....bow wow wow

etc.

 

Five Little Ducks

5 little ducks went out one day,                     (hold up 5 fingers)     

Over the hills and far away.                          (make wave motion with hands to indicate 'hills')

Mother duck said, quack, quack, quack!        (open and close hand to 'quack')

But only 4 little ducks came back.                  (hold up 4 fingers)

Etc, until...

No little ducks went out one day,

Over the hills and far away.

Mother duck said, quack, quack, quack!

And 5 little ducks came wandering back!

 

The Cows on the Farm

(Tune: Wheels on the bus)

The cows in barn go moo, moo, moo,

Moo, moo, moo, Moo, moo, moo.

The cows in barn go moo, moo, moo,

Moo, moo, moo, Moo, moo, moo.

All day long (or 'all around the farm')

The pigs ... oink

The chickens ... cluck

The sheep ... baa

The ducks ... quack

etc.

 

Eight Baby Pigs

Two mother pigs lived in a pen                     (show thumbs)

Each had four babies and that made ten       (show fingers of both hands)

These four babies were black and white        (show fingers on one hand)

These four babies were black as night          (show fingers of the other hand)

All eight babies loved to play                       (wiggle fingers)

As they rolled and rolled in the mud all day! (roll hands)

 

Five Friendly Farmers

Five friendly farmers

Wake up the sun

For it is early morning

And the chores must be done

 

The first friendly farmer

Goes to milk the cow

 

The second friendly farmer

Thought he'd better plow

 

The third friendly farmer

Feeds the hungry hens

 

The fourth friendly farmer

Puts the piggies in their pen

 

The fifth friendly farmer

Picks the nice ripe corn

And waves to the neighbor

As he blows his horn

 

When the work is finished

And the evening sky is red

Five tired farmers

Tumble into bed!

 

Farm Chores

This is the way we drive the tractor,

drive the tractor, drive the tractor.

This is the way we drive the tractor,

So early in the morning.

Ask kids what other types of things you would do on the farm. Act out their suggestions while singing the song.

Other actions could include mowing the hay, feeding the chicks, sow the seeds, pull the weeds, hoe the field, etc.

 

The Rooster

The rooster crows each morning

To say the day is new.

We all know just what he'll say,

It's "Cock-a-doodle-doo!"

~Judy Hall~

 

In the Farmyard

In the farmyard at the end of the day,

Listen to what the animals say:

The cow says, "Moo,"

The pigeon, "Coo."

The sheep says, "Baa,"

The lamb says, "Maa."

The hen, "Cluck, cluck,"

"Quack," says the duck.

The dog, "Bow-wow,"

The cat, "Meow."

The horse, "Neigh,"

The pig grunts, "Oink."

The the barn is closed up tight,

And the farmer says, "Goodnight!"

(adapted Traditional) 

 

This Little Cow

This little cow eats grass

This little cow eats hay.

This little cow drinks water.

This little cow runs away.

This little cow does nothin' at all

But lie around all day

 

 

The Farmer In the Dell

The farmer in the dell 

The farmer in the dell 

Hi-ho,The derry-o 

The farmer in the dell 

 

The farmer takes a wife 

The farmer takes a wife 

Hi-ho,The derry-o 

The farmer takes a wife 

 

The wife takes a child 

The wife takes a child 

Hi-ho,The derry-o 

The wife takes a child 

 

The child takes a nurse 

The child takes a nurse 

Hi-ho,The derry-o 

The child takes a nurse 

 

The nurse takes a cow 

The nurse takes a cow 

Hi-ho,The derry-o 

The nurse takes a cow 

 

The cow takes a dog 

The cow takes a dog 

Hi-ho,The derry-o 

The cow takes a dog 

 

The dog takes a cat 

The dog takes a cat 

Hi-ho,The derry-o 

The dog takes a cat 

 

The cat takes a rat 

The cat takes a rat 

Hi-ho,The derry-o 

The cat takes a rat 

 

The rat takes the cheese 

The rat takes the cheese 

Hi-ho,The derry-o 

The rat takes the cheese 

 

The cheese stands alone 

The cheese stands alone 

Hi-ho,The derry-o 

The cheese stands alone 

 

To Market, To Market

To market, to market,

To buy a fat pig;

Home again, home again,

Jiggety jig.

To market, to market,

To buy a fat hog;

Home again, home again

Jiggety jog.

 

 

Bingo

There was a farmer who had a dog,

And Bingo was his name-o.

B-I-N-G-O!

B-I-N-G-O!

B-I-N-G-O!

And Bingo was his name-o!

 

BINGO Feltboard

Check out this fantastic idea for making feltboard pieces for this song! It's so easy and really reinforces early literacy skills! http://missmaryliberry.wordpress.com/2009/09/11/feltboard-flannelboard-whatchamacallit-that-thing-you-stick-stuff-on/

 

Little Boy Blue

Little Boy Blue,

Come blow your horn,

The sheep's in the meadow,

The cow's in the corn.

Where is the boy

Who looks after the sheep?

He's under a haystack,

Fast asleep.

Will you wake him?

No, not I,

For if I do,

He's sure to cry.

 

 

 

Crafts: 

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Pig Nose

Collect pink styrofoam egg cartons. Cut the egg carton bottoms (the part the eggs sit in) into its twelve sections and pre-punch a small hole in each side. Let the children draw nostrils on it with black markers, or glue black circles on. Next attach string to both sides and tie it on! (You could also attach pipe cleaners to make it a little sturdier) 

 

Little Boy Blue

Give each child a picture of Little Boy Blue.  Have them color the boy with blue crayons or markers.  Then let them glue straw or pieces of yellow yarn onto the picture to make the haystack. 

Little Boy Blue Image: http://www.freeclipartnow.com/d/35422-1/farm-boy.jpg

 

Muddy Pigs

Give each child a piece of white paper (or a paper plate 'pigpen') and a couple of pigs cut out of pink paper. Let them glue the pigs onto the paper. They can make the pigs muddy with sponges and brown paint (or pudding if you are worried that they might try to put it in their mouths, but then the picture will probably mold eventually).

Pig Image: http://www.cowboyclipart.net/animals/pig7.gif

Template: Pigs.pub (Print on pink paper, the brighter the better!)

 

Paper Cup Cows

Cut out the template pieces and let kids glue them onto white paper cups. You can also make tails by cutting a fringe of white paper and taping it to a long thin piece of black paper.

Cow faces.bmp (Print on white paper)

Cow spots.bmp (Print on black paper)