Print the PDF files below and use them with your pre-schoolers. The directions for each activity are printed on it. Be sure to keep scissors and crayons handy!

Old MacDonald's Barn
Use these animal cut-outs, an envelope, a cardboard tube and an egg carton to build Old MacDonald's barn. Move the animals in and out while you sing the song.

My First Farm Book
Color and create an eight page book of farm animals!

Memory Game
A memory game of barnyard animals that can be played singly or in a group.

Farmyard Letters

Barnyard Song: Patterning Game

1. Print off the big pictures and create a pattern (example: farmer, tractor, farmer, pig, barn, silo, chick...). You can repeat pictures as desired. Display the pattern either in a long row on the floor, or in a checkerboard pattern on a table-top. (Might want to consider laminating the pictures or mounting them on foam core board if they'll be used by large groups.)
2. Print out the smaller cards (laminate them or put on foam core as desired). Make sure there is at least one smaller card for each larger card (for instance, if you have 3 larger farmer cards, you should have 3 small farmer cards).
3. Children then match the cards up with the pattern. Ex. They match the farmer card to the farmer on the sheet and place the card on top of the pattern sheet.

Barnyard Song: Rhyming Cards

Barnyard Song: Sequencing Game

Duck Puppet
Make this duck puppet with glue or tape and a clothespin and act out a story about ducks. Check your local library for stories about ducks.

Finger Puppets
The farmer and two of his animals become finger puppets with these quick, easy patterns.

Cornelius the Chicken
Color Cornelius and add cotton balls or other craft materials to fill in the feathers.

Fluffy Ducky
Use cotton balls to fluff up this duck.

Cow
Build this cow! All you'll need are crayons and scissors.

Little Lamb
Break out the cotton balls to fluff up this lamb.

Barnyard Sewing Cards
Color the pictures and stitch around these cards with yarn to create a pretty picture and practice fine motor skills.

Sheep Headband
Create something the children can wear! Kids will gather in a flock wearing these cute sheep headbands they color and cut out.

Updated 03/25/2004