Farm Animals Give Us...Game
[40 Minutes]
Play a game about farm animals that helps your child connect the animals and their products.
You'll need:
farm animal pictures (from coloring books, magazines or drawings) index cards markers
What to do:
- Collect 6 to 8 pictures of farm animals (cow, pig, chicken, goat, sheep).
- Invite your child to name each animal and talk about what each animal gives us (milk, meat, wool, eggs, ham, pork, hot dogs, cheese, yogurt).
- Help your child draw a picture of each farm product on a separate index card. Write the word on each.
How to play:
- Play a matching game by taking turns turning over one card at a time and naming the animal the product comes from. Place the card by the picture of that animal.
- Later, make a pile of animals that give us more than one product.
- Sing about these farm animals by putting them in the song "Old MacDonald."
Let's Talk: Ideas to Explore Together.
- Let's think of foods we eat for breakfast that come from a farm animal.
- Which farm animals help us out but don't give you anything to eat (horse, dog, cat, donkey)?
Useful information:
While you are having fun together, this activity helps your child develop matching skills and an understanding of animals.
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