Farm animals with their quirky characteristics and fun noises are always a favorite with infants and toddlers. This story time brings together three playful farm animal books and some hands on learning activities that are perfect for infants and toddlers. Get ready to cluck, quack, and moo through your next story time.
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Down on the Farm Baby / Toddler Story Time
Sing Hello Song.
Book 1: Sheep in a Jeep by Nancy Shaw
Sheep in a Jeep is a rhyming romp with a jeep full of sheep. Their exploits, the playful use of language, and dynamic illustrations pull little kids into this read aloud. Order Online
Song: Old MacDonald Had a Farm
Materials: farm animal toys, stuffed animals or puppets.
Hand out an animal to each toy. Go around the circle and give each child a turn. Invite them to name the animal they are holding and what noise it makes. Together sing the verse of the song together. Order Online
Book 2: Hurry! Hurry! by Eve Bunting
Hurry! Hurry! Something is about to happen and all the farm animals are gathering at the barn. Read with increasing excitement and filled with fun animals and their babies this is a fun read a loud for infants and toddlers. Order Online
Activity: Farm Animal Picture to Object Match
Materials: Those same farm animals from the song above and photos or pictures of each printed out. Download FREE printable.
Once again each child should have a farm animal. It is up to you if you want them to keep them during the second book or if you would rather pass them out again when the book is done.
This time, you will be working on matching an object to a picture. Understanding that a picture can represent an object in real life is an important pre-literacy skill for children. To do this, one by one each child will have a turn to match their object, the farm animal in their hand, to a picture of the same animal. One way to do this is to put velcro on the back of each animal picture and attach the image to a felt board.
Another way to play animal object – photo match is to reverse the matching process. To do this, hand each child a laminated card with an animal picture on it. Put the farm puppets or toys in a basket. On each child’s turn, have them come up and find their matching animal in the basket.
Book 3: Let’s Go Visiting by Sue Williams
Let’s Go Visiting has a repetitive refrain that invites young children to join in the reading. It is also full of bright, perky animals and lots of playful fun. Order Online
Sing Goodbye Song
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