Bring the excitement of the auto shop right into your classroom with this Farmer Theme I Spy Board Game!
Bring the excitement of the farm right into your classroom or therapy sessions with this Farmer Theme I Spy Board Game!
Kids will love racing to spot tractors, animals, crops, and friendly farmers while building important visual discrimination, vocabulary, and social skills.
This high-energy game turns learning into play and works perfectly for literacy centers, speech therapy, occupational therapy, ESL/ELL activities, homeschool, and indoor recess.
With bright, kid-friendly farm illustrations and easy-to-follow rules, this game is engaging for preschool, kindergarten, and early elementary learners.
The hands-on format makes it an excellent choice for community helpers lessons or a fun follow-up activity after a farm field trip.
What’s Included in the Farmer Theme I Spy Board Game?
10 colorful farmer theme I Spy game boards featuring barns, animals, crops, and farm equipment
40 matching I Spy image cards for quick-spot gameplay
20 printable token cards (or use your own mini erasers or counters)
Step-by-step teacher instructions for setup and multiple ways to play
Each board is a visual feast... plenty of details to keep students scanning carefully, but not so crowded that they become overwhelmed.
Every image is clear and kid-friendly, making it easy for learners to find a match whether they’re preschoolers just building vocabulary or older students working on visual scanning in a therapy setting.
Primary Skills Addressed:
Visual Discrimination: Students scan busy scenes to find exact image matches, sharpening attention to detail.
Vocabulary Development: Build farm-related language by naming, describing, and using each object in conversation.
Expressive & Receptive Language: Practice asking questions, giving clues, and following verbal directions.
Critical Thinking: Quick decision-making and visual matching promote cognitive flexibility and focus.
Secondary Skills (SEL + Life Skills):
Turn-Taking & Cooperation: Great for practicing patience, sharing, and friendly competition.
Focus & Attention: High-interest images and active participation keep even wiggly learners engaged.
Fine Motor Coordination: Picking up, flipping, and placing cards builds finger strength and control.
The Farmer Theme Community Helper I Spy Board Games are Perfect For:
Speech and Occupational Therapy: Target scanning, articulation, and descriptive language.
Literacy & Math Centers: A meaningful, no-prep rotation that can be used over and over.
ELL/ESL Support: Strong visuals paired with spoken vocabulary make this game ideal for language learners.
Homeschool Morning Baskets: A screen-free, hands-on activity for mixed-age groups.
Early Finishers or Rainy Day Fun: Keep learning going without pulling out more worksheets.
Sub Plans: Simple instructions make it easy for substitutes to run without extra prep.
How to Play the Farmer Theme I Spy Flip Board Game:
Choose a farmer theme I Spy game board and place it in the center.
Deal image cards face-down into small piles for each player.
Everyone flips their top card at the same time.
Players race to find the matching picture on the board.
The first to point to or touch the correct image wins a token.
Keep playing until all cards have been matched... the player with the most tokens wins
Bonus Play Options:
In independent play, a single student works through the deck of image cards on their own. They flip one card at a time, search for the matching picture on the game board, and cover it with a mini eraser or token.
This option is perfect for building focus, visual scanning, and vocabulary skills without the pressure of competing against others.
In parallel play, two students each have their own I Spy game board and set of cards. They play side-by-side, flipping and matching cards at their own pace.
This approach works well for children who need personal space, are just beginning to join group activities, or who thrive in a more relaxed, non-competitive environment.
Simply print, laminate, cut, and go! The small storage size makes it super easy to keep everything in one place.
Standards Alignment:
✔ Texas Pre-K Guidelines:
Builds vocabulary, visual skills, and cooperative play
✔ Virginia ELDS:
Supports sustained attention, early literacy, and peer interaction
✔ Common Core ELA:
SL.K.1a – Participate in collaborative conversations
L.K.6 – Use acquired words and phrases in conversation
RF.K.3a – Demonstrate knowledge of letter-sound correspondences through vocabulary play
Check out what other educators are saying:
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Christine H. wrote: “I used this as a vocabulary game with my RTI group. It was great to have new types of words… and a good tool to see which students could grasp words and images quickly.”
This Farmer Theme I Spy Game blends the joy of farm life with the benefits of targeted skill practice.
It’s simple to prep, easy to store, and endlessly reusable. Kids won’t even realize they’re working on important academic and social skills... they’ll just know they’re having fun.
Print it once, laminate it for durability, and you’ll have a go-to activity that works for centers, therapy sessions, and small group learning all year long.
📥 Download Info:
This is a digital download: no physical items will be shipped.
I love the "Flip" activities. They're always colorful and engaging. These activities reinforce childrens use of language, labeling, identifying of vocabulary associated with specific themes. My students in the past have loved the Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall flip, so when I wanted to update my beginning of the school year activities I happened to find the September themed one and knew I had to purchase it. I laminate my mats and have the kids cover the images with colored small or large game chips, vase jewels or playdough. If the images on the mats are too busyi make sure to uave extra copies for the kids to engage in matching the images. The kids love it!
I am greatly appreciative of this content. I have developmentally delayed preschool baby 3-5 year olds and this really is helping them a lot. I wish I had pictures, but I don't yet.
Great game. My students love it and my kids at home. Lots of fun times playing this game. I love the variety in boards. My suggestion for customers is to print it on cardstock so you can't see through the cards.
My kindergarten students are using these clip cards as a review activity in our morning bins. This is a fun review activity that also helps build fine motor skills.