Horses, donkeys, cows that moo,
Chickens, kittens, piglets too,
Fish that swim down in the pond,
Ducklings quacking all day long.
All these animals you can see
If you go to the farm with me.

All around the barnyard
The animals are fast asleep.
Sleeping cows and horses,
Sleeping pigs and sheep.

Here comes the noisy rooster
To sound his daily alarm.
"Cock-a-doodle-doo!
Wake up sleepy farm!"

Here is the barn
(form a roof shape with your hands)
Where I like to go
(Walk in place)
It's as tall as a tree
(Point up overhead)
And cozy, you know
(Hug body with arms)
Here is the barn,
(Make a roof shape with your hands)
I'll go there with you
(Walk in place)
To pet a sweet lamb
(Pretend to pet a lamb)
And cuddle it, too!
(Pretend to hug a lamb)

Five friendly farmers
Wake up with 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 pens.
The fifth friendly farmer
Picks the ripe corn.
And waves to the neighbor
When he blows his horn.
When the work is finished
And the evening sky is red
Five tired farmers
Tumble into bed!

Animals live on a farm, on a farm, on a farm
Animals live on a farm, with a farmer

Cows and pigs live on a farm, on a farm, on a farm
Cows and pigs live on a farm, with the farmer

Goats and sheep live on a farm, on a farm, on a farm
Goats and sheep live on a farm, with the farmer

Hens and chicks live on a farm, on a farm, on a farm
Hens and chicks live on a farm, with the farmer.

This little cow eats grass,
This little cow eats hay,
This little cow looks over the hedge,
This little cow runs away,
And this BIG cow does nothing at all
But lie in the fields all day!!!
(Lay thumb on palm)

We'll chase her and chase her!
(Draw circles around that lazy thumb)

The cow in barn goes moo, moo, moo,
Moo, moo, moo. Moo, moo, moo,
repeat
All around the farm.
The pig in the pen goes oink, oink, oink,...........
The hens in the coop go cluck..........
The lambs on the hill go baa,........
The ducks on the pond go quack......

Good morning to the rooster,
Good morning to the cows,
Good morning to the piggies in the pen.
Good morning to the sheep,
Good morning to the horses,
Good morning to the farmer and the hens.

The Giving Farm

Hens give eggs.
Pigs give ham.
Cows give milk.
Strawberries give jam.

Bees give honey.
Goats give cheese.
Farms give food,
I'd like some, please.

Five cows all black and white
Chewed their cud from day to night
So they could give milk sweet and pure.
Squirt! Squirt!
One left the barn one day
So she could find more hay
Then there were 4 cows all black and white.
Moo! Moo!

Shared Reading

The Little Red Hen

Day 1- Introduce title, author and illustrator; Show the cover and talk about what the hen, cat, goose, and dog are doing; Take a picture walk being sure to discuss what is happening in each of the pictures and introduce the terms 'sprout', 'thresh', 'ground', and 'knead'.  Make sure to stop the picture walk right after the hen places the dough into the oven.  Ask students to predict what they think will happen next;  Read aloud for enjoyment and to see what happens when the bread comes out of the oven.

Day 2- Reread The Little Red Hen and generate a discussion about the events in the story, possibly by asking a few of the following questions

*How would you describe the cat, the goose, and the dog? *What words can you use to describe the little red hen?
*How do you think the little red hen felt doing all of the work by herself?
*How do you think the little red hen felt when all the animals wanted to eat the bread she had made?
*Why do you think the hen said the other animals could not eat the bread?
*How do you think the animals felt when the little red hen told them they could not help to eat the bread?
*What lesson did the animals learn?  Do you think they will be more willing to help out next time?  Why or why not?
*How would the story be different if all the animals had agreed to help the little red hen with the work?

Day 3- Introduce the retelling pocket chart repetitive words that the characters used in the story; Reread-Shared Reading (letting students join in on the repetitive wording, pointing to the retelling chart.) Review the story, having students work together to sequence pictures from the story to show what happened first, second, third, next, etc. As each picture is added to the sequence, sing the appropriate verse of 'The Little Red Hen's Song' (See words below.)

The Little Red Hen's Song
This is the way I plant the seed, plant the seed, plant the seed.
This is the way I plant the seed
so early in the morning!

Repeat using the following verses in the above blanks...
water the wheat.
cut the wheat.
go to the mill.
make the dough.
bake the bread.
eat the bread.

 (Later, students can cut apart, color, sequence, and glue a similar set of pictures into a small booklet so that they will have the story to take home and retell.) Choose students to find and mask the  letters (n, I, s, w, h) or the sight words ('will', 'me', 'not', 'I', 'the') on the retelling chart.

Day 4- Shared Reading (letting students join in on the repetitive wording, pointing to the retelling chart.; Have students act out the story.   Divide the students into four groups so that there is one group saying the lines/acting out their part for each character in the story. 
Begin work on a class retelling mural.  As students discuss the characters and the setting, make a list of all of the things they say (hen, cat, goose, dog, wheat, bread, oven, bowl, etc.)  Then assign either individual students or pairs of students to work together to draw or tear from construction paper each element listed.  Glue the students' drawings onto a large sheet of rolled chart paper.

Day 5- Reread- Shared Reading (with students joining in on the repetitive phrases);  Complete the class retelling mural by using interactive writing to label the characters and objects  and to write what each character said repeatedly. Reread the mural together and then keep it displayed in the classroom for use during ABC Center activities such as 'Read the Room' and 'Write the Room'

Big Red Barn

Cut a barn shape from a large sheet of red poster board. Cut five to ten flaps or doors on the front of the barn, depending on how much room you have. Glue the barn sheet to another sheet of poster board the same size or larger. On the top of each flap, draw a set of chicks, hens, roosters, cows, horses, or other animals. Farm animal stickers may also be used. Under the flap, on the back sheet, write the numeral that corresponds to the number of animals on the flap. Ask the children to count how many animals are on each flap. They can check their answers by lifting the flap and revealing the numeral underneath.

Farm Animal Graphing

For a class graph have each child choose their favorite farm animal to color in and add to the graph.

Farm Animal
Counting & Sorting

Put out farm animal counters let children sort them by animal type, color, etc., and estimate how many plastic farm animals are in a jar

Addition
and Subtraction

Using a storyboard of a farm for a background, use animal cracker to "add" to the farm or eat crackers to "take away" from the farm scene. How many are left?

Red Hen
Listening Center

Listen to the story at the listening center and use flannel characters to retell; create a Venn diagram comparing two versions of this folk tale.

Encourage the children to pretend to be farmers, using any props you have available.  Ahead of time, make a pinhole in each fingertip of a latex glove. Outside, hang a clothesline about three feet above the ground. Clip the prepared glove to the clothesline with a spring-type clothespin. Place a pail below the glove and a low stool or chair beside it. To help the kids understand more about cows, milk a glove! Fill the
prepared glove with water. Let the kids take turns squeezing the fingertips of the glove as if milking, so that the bucket goes into the bucket.

Take one saw horse, wrap numerous layers of newspaper around the middle and then add a brown blanket. Add yarn tail, paint some spots on saw horse legs, add cow face, made from a shoebox, rubber glove for utters. The children can milk it, ride it, or comb its tail!

Feed The Animals

Place a toy animal of your choice on the table. In front of the animal, place a tin pie plate. Provide the child with a pan containing uncooked oats or popcorn, and a scoop to feed the animal. Consult with the child on how many scoops of food the animal should eat, then help the child place that many scoops of food into the pan. Pretend the animal eats all of the food.
How many more scoops should the animal be fed?

Spinner Size Sorting
Activity
Farm Animals

    Using a large construction paper barn and a small construction paper barn, the children spin a spinner with two of the same (but different size) animals. If the spinner lands on the small animal they will put a small plastic animal in the small barn. Two different sizes of each common barnyard animal either plastic or graphic are needed for this activity.

A Farm Map

Have children make a farm map. Make sure to have room for all the animals. Don't forget the barn, the pond,
and the pasture!

Stamp a Story

Purchase some farm related rubber stamps. 
The children use the stamps to make the picture
and then write the story.

Barnyard Mural

Need: A long sheet of butcher paper, paint, a paintbrush for each child, markers or crayons, glue, and rice. 

Directions: Draw a barn and the surrounding barnyard on the butcher paper. Paint the children's palms the color of their choice, and ask them to press it onto the mural in the appropriate area. Quickly wash the paint off the children's hands. When dry, ask the children to draw a face and feet onto each handprint, transforming it into a rooster or a turkey.  Be sure to include speech bubbles for all the sounds the animals make.

Farm Mobile

Make a farm mobile each child can cut out a barn as the center of the mobile and hang the farm animals from it.