Farm Fun!

We kicked off our Farm Unit by reading and learning about all the different sights and sounds on the farm.  We used classics like I Went Walking and Old MacDonlad had a farm to practice reading and writing farm words.

Then we took we what we had learned about farms and the animals who live there to help us create some farms of our own!  We worked together as engineers to create a home for our animals where they could be safe and happy!  #STEM #engineering

 

One word we kept hearing and seeing over and over again was the word--barn.  So we made barns--and then we ate them!  #KindergartenCooks 

Next we read about Mrs. Wishy Washy and her mud loving cow, pig, and duck!

     

Mrs. Wishy Washy used her old tin tub to give her animals a scrub, so we tried to make a tub that would hold water for a good scrub just like the one in the book.  #STEM #oldtintub

Each story about Mrs. Wishy Washy and her animals was a little bit different, but the one thing that remained the same was those animals LOVED their mud.  We did too! #KindergartenCooks #lovelymud

We soon found out that Mrs. Wishy Washy's muddy animals didn't have a thing on the silly animals in Doreen Cronin's books!  We laughed out loud at Click, Clack, Moo Cows That Type, Click, Clack, Surprise, and Scooby, Dooby Moo,  The next time you are at the library or book store, take some time to find a Doreen Cronin book.  If you and your family like to giggle, you won't be sorry that you did! 

Finally we explored some great teaching books like The Milk Makers by Gail Gibbons to help us learn some more about real cows.  We spent time reading and gathering information together and began working on some teaching books of our own.

Then because we learn by doing--and just because it's fun--we milked our own cow and make some butter!

 

Happy Farming!