Farm storytime

One thing we absolutely love around here is books and having books on hand for all our themes is a must. in addition to the dozens I already have on hand from teaching and collecting over the years, we have been finding all sorts of wonderful treasures for our themed activities during our weekly trips to the library. Here is our list of must read farm books. Here is a great list of books that are perfect for your farm themed learning activities. Click Clack Moo Cows That Type by Doreen…

This barn and farm animals printable can be used in a variety of ways during the farm theme. Perfect for toddlers and preschoolers!

This is a collection of children's songs and rhymes about farm animals, cows, sheep, pigs and chickens for preschool and Kindergarten teachers, childcare providers and parents.

How to use animal figurines for animal learning activities in an early childhood classroom. Fun dynamic activities with animal figurines.

Farm animals activities, crafts, games, and printables for preschool and kindergarten. Celebrate the new life of spring with this theme on baby animals born on the farm. Children engage in a series of activities, games, songs, and rhymes centered on baby animal vocabulary: chick, duckling, lamb, bunny, puppy, kitten, foal, calf, piglet, and kid. The felt story "Are You My Mom?" is a great way to introduce children to these terms. This theme is a natural tie-in to our At the Farm activities.

I felt the need to do lots of singing and moving around for today's story time, so we had a Clapping and Stomping program today. Stor...

Preschoolers and toddlers will love moving like things found on the farm with this free printable gross motor farm movement game! Print and play!

We've got both vintage and modern books in this great list of books to read for letter C!

Circle Time felt board sets for pig or farm theme! This reversible set is so cute for preschool and library story time. Click to see all the sets!🐷

Happy Sunday! This has been the most unreal winter ever. I cannot remember the last February where it was 60 degrees outside on a consiste...

Here are my favorite farm books for preschool and kindergarten students.

What Mama doesn't love farm crafts for preschoolers in the spring? I wanted to share some of my favourite farm crafts and activities today. But first—guess what's new over at our farm? We are building a barn! Yep, that's right, we don't actually have one yet. Our ladies (now 18 of them, with their trusty

Moooooo .... It's a bovine celebration at storytime today! Among the books we shared today are two of my absolute favorites -- Jackie French's Too Many Pears falls in my "perfect for storytime" category -- fantastic double-page illustrations, humor, a touch of the exotic (womat! Australia!) and a story that both toddlers and preschoolers can appreciate, as long as it is read during the front-end of storytime. It was my lead-off book for today. David LaRochelle and Mike Wohnoutka collaborated…

Little Blue Truck and farm themed brain breaks for attention, focus and sensory needs in the classroom based on farm animals. #brainbreaks #physicalactivityforkids #grossmotorskills

Farm-themed storytime for preschoolers. Farm, animals, cows, horses, sheep, chickens, shaker eggs, storytime, story time.

Here's my version of the file folder prop and rhyme; Open the Barn Door. I had started on it a while back and then I saw Laura's version HERE and was motivated to finish mine. I did add a couple of verses to mine though. Here's a link for my copy. Open The Barn Door. Sorry for the shiny spots, the lamination makes it tricky to take a good picture. I made my barn in 2 pieces for easier storage. I also used Google images of real animals and put them in order front and back on each green piece…

My contribution this week's Flannel Friday is a flannel set I made up to use at this week's "Chickens and Eggs" storytime. It is a modified version of the classic "Little Mouse, Little Mouse" activity using a chicken and barns. To make the barns I used a barn template I found online to cut out the shapes, and drew in the details freehand with a black marker. I also used a template to cut out the basic shape of the chick, but ended up doing freehand cutting as well. The beak and feet were cut…

I Went To Visit A Farm One Day is the easiest farm yard song for small children because of the opportunity to do lots of farmyard impressions

Hello and welcome to this week's round-up of Flannel Friday creations! While few in number, there is much to admire! First up, Kathryn at Fun with Friends at Storytime created a set of animals to go with the text of the book, Buzzzzzz... Said the Bee! They look amazing and she says it's one she uses a LOT. Fun, and easy to do with any number of themes. Thanks, Kathryn! Next, Katie from Storytime Katie has TWO creations to show. First up is flannel that's all about germs! In her rhyme, "All…