Farm Thematic Unit
I can’t think about a farm thematic unit without a little John Denver flying through my head.
Life on our Utah Family Farm
“Well life on the farm is kinda laid back
Ain't much an old country boy like me can't hack
It's early to rise, early in the sack
Thank God I'm a country boy…”
The smells, the sights, the sounds, and yes, even the joys of manure pies are among farm-life fun that I am always anxious to share with my students. I grew up on a Dairy - Turkey Farm in Utah filled with fields of alfalfa, corn, and discovery. I also enjoyed my Grandpa’s Honey Farm, I loved those bee-filled trips!
Scott grew up on a Family Farm in Idaho. We both love the fresh farm life of our youth. Scott is actually a character in the book “The Pony Express” available in the Go Gona Go Series. These adorable farm-themed books feature the farm of Scott’s Idaho Youth as seen through Gona’s eyes.
A farm theme is a great example of how starting with a general idea can mushroom into many smaller themes. Actually every facet of a farm could lend itself to thematic instruction. After I present the broad theme of the farm, I let my student’s interests guide the way to the facets that most interest them. Some areas my classroom has explored is The Little Red Hen, ducks, turkeys, pigs, Mrs. Wishy Washy, apples, pumpkins, and MORE. The links from a farm-theme is limitless! In fact, you could do Farm all year long!
As with all themes, I like to start with quality literature. My favorite place to begin a thematic quest, is with my classroom, school, public libraries and places like amazon.com. One of my favorite books to begin a farm study with, is my all-time favorite, Mrs. Wishy Washy. This tale by Joy Cowley has been loved by all of my students for nearly three decades. They always beg for it again and again. Additionally to a farm study, it is a great book for an author’s study later down the road, as she has written so many great versions, and additional stories for this great character.
Here is an original song that I made to the tune of Turkey in the Straw. It is about of course, Mrs. Wishy Washy!
This fun song encourages students to further enjoy Mrs. Wishy Washy and her farm. The original Mrs. Wishy Washy story does not have a cat, but imagine my students excitement as a cat is introduced in other stories like Mr. Dishy Washy, and Mrs. Wishy Washy’s Tub.
The song also makes a great pocket chart song. With it's simple lyrics, students can easily build the song in the chart after it has been introduced and sung as a group.
After you have selected the books, the songs, and the fingerplays, it is time to include all cross-curricular elements into the learning. Our thematic unit is packed with ideas! We have done most of the planning for you. We even include your own planning guide. Check out the Unit in action on Youtube.
Contents Include:
Literacy Lessons
The Muddy Farm: Naming Alphabet Letters (or Sight Words)
Potato Truck Bingo: Alphabet Letter Identification
Barnyard Flash: Reading CVC Words
Down on The Farm: Segmenting Words into Phonemes
Where's The Chick? Matching Sight Words
Writing Words: CVC Words
Digraphs on The Farm: Identifying Digraphs
Math Lessons
The Auction: Making Sums of 10.
Farmyard Flip: Greater Than/Less Than/Equal To
Farm Patterns: Extending and Creating Patterns
This Little Piggy: Counting Items to Match a Given Number
Pigs In The Mud: Subtracting Objects
Farmer Fran: Connecting Numbers 1-20
Number Barns: Reading and Writing Number Words
Guided Reading Books
The Farm -Level A
The Farm- Level C
Class Made Books
The Farm
Science
Making Ice Cream: Changing Liquid Into a Sweet Solid
Is It Alive? Classifying Living & Nonliving
Writing
What I Know About Farms
Farm Animals
Farm Word Wall
Art Projects
Make a Shape Farm
Art School: Drawing Farm Animals
Songs/Fingerplays
Grandpa's Farm
The Wishy Washy Farm
Old MacDonald
The Rooster
Here are some photos from our Farm-Fun Classroom!
Product Description
This Fun on the Farm Thematic Unit is strategically linked to Core Standards. It is divided into areas of literature, music, art, literacy, math, worksheets, science, creative writing, word wall, and guided reading.
Your classroom or homeschool students will love the farm themed activities that make learning fun.
Contents Include:
Literacy Lessons
The Muddy Farm: Naming Alphabet Letters (or Sight Words)
Potato Truck Bingo: Alphabet Letter Identification
Barnyard Flash: Reading CVC Words
Down on The Farm: Segmenting Words into Phonemes
Where's The Chick? Matching Sight Words
Independent Activities
Writing Words: CVC Words
Digraphs on The Farm: Identifying Digraphs
Math Lessons
The Auction: Making Sums of 10.
Farmyard Flip: Greater Than/Less Than/Equal To
Farm Patterns: Extending and Creating Patterns
This Little Piggy: Counting Items to Match a Given Number
Pigs In The Mud: Subtracting Objects
Independent Activities
Farmer Fran: Connecting Numbers 1-20
Number Barns: Reading and Writing Number Words
Guided Reading Books
The Farm -Level A
The Farm- Level C
Class Made Books
The Farm
Science
Making Ice Cream: Changing Liquid Into a Sweet Solid
Is It Alive? Classifying Living & Nonliving
Writing
What I Know About Farms
Farm Animals
Farm Word Wall
Art Projects
Make a Shape Farm
Art School: Drawing Farm Animals
Songs/Fingerplays
Grandpa's Farm
The Wishy Washy Farm
Old MacDonald
The Rooster
Pond Independent Writing Center Activities
Gracy Is Just My Dog is a fun picture book introducing you to Gracy, a young boy's pet dog. Gracy is a very special dog, and her unique characteristics help you understand why!
Enjoy Gracy Is Just My Dog, a fun-filled tale accompanied by illustrations that will help remind you why a dog is a man's best friend!
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Call them what you will, Readers’ Theater, Partner Plays, or simply, what it is, reading for fluency and comprehension. No matter the name or the purpose, young children love to read, practice, rehearse and perform!
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Emergent books to read and color!
Offering students a "paper" book that can be colored and taken home offers students authentic purpose for reading instruction and opportunity to practice techniques at home. Students love these delightful stories that are ready to read on their level. The clip art is delightful!
The Farmer in the Del
The Sky is Falling
The Watermelon
The Farmer
Where are the Animals
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Product Description
Are you looking for some great writing activities, ready to print and go!
My students love these "Folk-Tale" based writing activities. Complete with "I Can- Task Cards."
Story Elements Anchor Chart
Story Elements Student Worksheet
Adjectives Anchor Chart
Adjectives Student Worksheet
The Hen: Can, Has, Is Anchor Chart
The Hen: Can, Has, Is Student Worksheet
Write About the Wolf (Adjectives/Can, Has, Is)
Label-It I Can Chart
Label-It Student Worksheets
Make a List I Can Chart
Make a List Student Worksheet
Little Red Word Wall
Write a Story I Can Chart
Write a Story Prompt Worksheet
Write The Room
Write the Room I Can Chart
Backwards Words Chart
Backwards Word Cards
Backwards Word Worksheets
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Farm Animal Research
Students love everything about those furry animals that live on a farm. Use this Farm Animal Research Workbook to help your students research using your own available books, and web-based research.
Contents Include:
Horse
Chicken
Cow
Pig
Sheep
Duck
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