Old MacDonald had a farm…and preschoolers just love to sing and learn about it! There are so many great farm theme preschool activities and so many different ways to bring the farm right into our lessons.
I am over the moooon excited to be able to provide so many printable farm activities for preschool.
Learning about farms is one of my favorite themes, and always a hit with preschoolers. I’m sharing 15 free farm animal printables with you! These farm theme activities cover a wide range of preschool concepts like shapes, patterns, matching, counting, puzzles, games, beginning sounds, writing, farm crafts and songs, dramatic play, sensory play, and more!
Fall is the perfect time for a fun farm theme unit in preschool.
What with all of the farmers harvesting in September and October and the heavy farm machinery out to work in the fields every day, the preschoolers go ga-ga over it!
It’s always a topic of conversation in circle time or during table games, which is fine by me as it is almost as though my preschoolers are planning my farm unit for me!
(How convenient, right?)
To help bring the wonderful world of farms into your homes and classrooms, I have created Preschool Farm Literacy and Math Centers. These hands-on centers pair wonderfully with all of your farm activities for toddlers and preschoolers!
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Farm Preschool Centers$10.00
Farm Theme Preschool
These farm theme printables are some of our all-time favorites. Printables make excellent tools for circle time. They are great for table games and, of course, we love them as an addition to our centers.
Not to mention, farm printables are perfect for fun preschool busy bags and quiet time boxes, too! As busy as we all are, having adorable, thematic farm printables at the ready is such a time-saver! They will make your preschool theme lesson planning a breeze!
Free Printable Farm Animals
Here a neigh, there a neigh, everywhere a neigh, neigh…..farm animals often steal the show when it comes to a farm unit of study. Can you blame them? They are simply adorable and so fascinating to learn about! Check out some of these favorite farm animal printables, and then read on to discover so many more!
Farm Animal Pattern Cards
Sharpen up your preschoolers’ math skills with these adorable animal pattern cards. This free printable comes with a set of AB and ABC farm animal pattern cards, and also includes five different ways to use them.
Farm Theme Old Maid Card Game
This is easily one of our all-time favorites! Preschoolers draw cards from each other in search of making matches, but don’t get caught with the farmer! He’s the “old maid”.
Chicken and Egg Alphabet Matching Cards
What came first…the chicken or the egg? With these chicken and egg ABC matching cards, you will find that it doesn’t matter which one came first. It just matters that these are adorable, fun, and an engaging way to practice uppercase and lowercase letters! Quick! Add this to your farm literacy activities before the chicken crosses the road.
Farm Dramatic Play
Dramatic play is so important in the early childhood years. It is one of the most important (and fun) ways that young children learn! Check out these dramatic play farm activities. Pretend play will help bring the wonderful world of farms to life for your preschoolers!
- Free Printable Farm Animal Masks That Your Kids Will Love – (lifeovercs.com)
- Farm/farmers Market Dramatic Play Center and Sensory Bin – Etsy
- Dramatic Play Farmer’s Market Printables – Etsy
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Farm Preschool Centers$10.00
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Food & Nutrition Preschool Centers$10.00
Farm Activities For Toddlers
Toddlers LOVE farm activities just as much as their slightly older preschool counterparts. I have collected a few of my favorite easy-peasey fresh farm lemonade squeezy farm activities that are developmentally appropriate for both toddlers and preschoolers.
- Farm Activity Plans for Toddlers
- Investigating Seeds in Preschool Farm Theme Science Center
- Farm Activity for Preschoolers – Stay At Home Educator
- On the Farm Shape Matching – From ABCs to ACTs
Farm Books For Preschool
Using picture books to teach a farm theme to preschoolers offers several benefits.
They enhance language development by introducing new vocabulary and encouraging discussions about farm life. Picture books can stimulate curiosity and a love for reading, setting a strong love of learning.
15+ Free Farm Animal Printables
It's time to load up the tractors, head to the fields, and get ready for a full-on farm frenzy of fun! Moooove on over to Farm theme preschool activities that will make learning oh so much fun!
With more than 15 free printable farm activities that span the curriculum, your preschoolers will want to party til the cows come home....or...at least until nap time!
Hands On Farm Theme Activities
Fall is the perfect time to invite preschoolers to have some farm and tractor fun, as the weather is changing and the farmers are out harvesting their fields.
With adorable toy farm animals, tractors, food to harvest and more, this farm and tractor small world will certainly be one of your preschoolers' favorite hands-on farm theme activities!
Just don't plan too much else in your day- as your preschoolers might want to play with this one for hours!
"Farmer Brown Has Five Red Apples" Fingerplay
Farmer Brown Has Five Red Apples is a fun song to add to your circle time routine.
It teaches counting and one to one correspondence skills and is super interactive and fun! It is a great addition to your already scheduled preschool farm theme activities!
Farm Theme Sensory Activity Inspired by The Little Blue Truck
The story Little Blue Truck is a classic and is fantastic for a sensory story retell.
This farm theme sensory activity is also great for vocabulary development, self:text and text:world understanding, and for fine motor practice with a full serving of imagination mixed in!
The BIG LIST of Farm Activities for Preschoolers
From adorable farm crafts to farm games, these farm activities for preschoolers will spark incredible curiosity in your little learners. Because many kids have some basic background knowledge of farms and farm animals, a familiar theme like this is excellent for oral language development.
There is also a ton of hands-on learning fun with matching, sorting, patterns, sensory play, and much more!
Free Farm Preschool Lesson Plans
Have you been searching for a variety of farm activities that are conveniently located all in one place? Look no further! We’ve got you covered with these FREE farm preschool lesson plans!
With over 15 easy and fun activities, you will be all set for lots of farm-filled fun with your preschoolers!
Preschool Corn Counting Activity with Printable
In this farm theme counting activity, preschoolers get to practice counting, one-to-one correspondence, and number recognition. They also get to work on developing fine motor skills as they peel and stick little yellow dot stickers onto an ear of corn.
So, come on down to the farm for some corn-filled counting fun!
10 Adorable Farm Animals Themed Activities for Preschoolers
These farm animal themed activities are simply adorable! They are packed with fun as your preschooler develops early learning skills through farm animal crafts, books, literacy activities, math and science activities, and more!
Your young farmers will have a HAY day with all of these engaging farm activities!
Farm in the Dramatic Play Center
Step right into the farm with this gorgeous farm dramatic play center. You can completely transform your classroom or home into Old MacDonald's farm! The dramatic play center provides many developmental benefits and learning across all domains.
Plus, when it is as fun as this, your preschoolers will never want to leave the farm!
Gross Motor Farm Game
We've certainly covered the farm fine motor activities. Well, now it is time for some farm theme gross motor activity fun! This gross motor movement game includes 12 different cards with adlorable farm images and related movements to get your preschoolers MOOving!
This acitvity is perfect for toddlers and preschoolers (and even kindergarteners). They will love flapping like a chick, galloping like a horse, and more. I am fairly certain you will hear some fun animal sounds during this one, too!
Farm Counting Mats
Farm counting mats are an adorable hands-on math activity for preschoolers. These preschool counting mats help children learn counting and number sense skills. Use your favorite farm theme manipulatives, and you'll have some farm fine motor fun happening right at your own barnyard....er, classroom!
Farm Matching Activity with FREE Printables
This farm animal matching activity is simply precious. These printable farm cards have real, beautiful photographs of farm animals.
Your preschoolers also get to practice the very important skill of matching, as they match the cards to farm animal toys. This activity also has a strong oral language development component. Win, win, win!
Farm Songs
Here a moo, there a moo, everywhere a moo, moo....Farm songs are a favorite with kids of all ages! Learning through song is not only fun, but extremely effective. These fantastic farm songs teach alphabet, counting, animals sounds, and everything farm-related in between. Your little farmers will absolutely love making moooosic!
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Farm Preschool Centers$10.00
I’m Sarah, an educator turned stay-at-home-mama of five! I’m the owner and creator of Stay At Home Educator, a website about intentional teaching and purposeful learning in the early childhood years. I’ve taught a range of levels, from preschool to college and a little bit of everything in between. Right now my focus is teaching my children and running a preschool from my home. Credentials include: Bachelors in Art, Masters in Curriculum and Instruction.
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