Concepts

Songs, Books, and Stories

Special Activities

Monday

A farm is a place where different animals can live.

Farm Day
“­Old McDonald had a Farm” – but we’ll use our names in place of Old McDonald’s name!

We will use feathers to paint baby chicks.

Tuesday

Farm birds like to eat various types of seeds and grains.

Chirping Chicks
“Five Little Birds”

We will look at pictures of real birds we find on the farm.  We’ll make bird feeders and hang them outside.

Wednesday

A dance in a barn is called a Hoedown!

Video: “A Day at Old McDonald’s Farm”

Josh Miner and Meredith Thomson, two of our center parents, will play music for us today at our Hoedown, where we’ll join all of our center friends for one big dance!

Thursday

CLOSED for the Thanksgiving Holiday.

Friday

CLOSED for Furlough Day.

Changes to the Environment

For dramatic play we’ll have a farm area with tractors, wagons, a barn, and farm animals.  For art play we’ll make turkey handprints.  For sensory play we will explore corn and plastic farm animals in the sensory table.  We’ll build with the farm Lego set and add plastic farm animals to our block area for construction play.  For small motor play we’ll play an animal-matching manipulative game and for large motor play we’ll jump on farm animal mats.

Special Notes

On Wednesday, please consider dressing your child for the Hoedown.  Denim, overalls, flannel, bandanas, etc…and you’re welcome to join us at 11:00 for our dance!  If you would like to stay for lunch, please bring a sack lunch and join us.