Farm activity pack fun with a 3-D barn scene your students can bring to life with play dough! This unique farm diorama set-up is guaranteed to catch their attention, and it comes with a big collection of hands-on farm activities for pre-k and kindergarten.

Along with the farm scene for play dough, children practice patterns, sorting, reading, writing and tracing, matching, greater than and less than, shortest and tallest, counting to 5 and 10, matching mothers to babies and more. They also build fine motor skills while creating farm scenes with play dough, using clothespins, drawing and writing.

With this farm activity pack, you get

• A 3-D farm scene for play dough with detailed barn assembly instructions
• QR code conversation task cards that read aloud to children
• Clothespin cards for counting and finding tallest and shortest
• Puzzles, games, sorting mats and patterning mats
• Write, trace and draw the room posters and printables

Print, laminate and let the farm fun begin!

What's Included

• Pages 4-14: Farm scenery pieces and instructions
• Pages 15-21: QR code conversation task cards to use with the farm scenery
• Pages 22-26: Clothespin cards for matching farm pictures and counting to 5
• Pages 27-31: Clothespin cards for finding tallest and shortest
• Pages 32-34: Puzzles for matching mothers to their babies
• Pages 35-36: Write & Wipe mat for matching mothers to their babies
• Pages 37-39: Tic-Tac-Toe with farm animals
• Pages 40-45: Farm-themed puzzles for counting to 10
• Pages 46-48: Farm Match It! game
• Pages 49-56: Write, trace and draw the room posters and printables
• Pages 57-61 & 63: Sorting mats
• Pages 62-67: Patterning mats for ABAB, AABB and ABBA patterns

Detailed instructions for assembling the 3-D barn are included.

Why Teachers Love It

• A centerpiece that grabs attention: The 3-D barn scene makes play dough time feel like a real farm adventure.
• Independent exploration: When scanned, the QR codes read the task cards to children, so they can explore on their own.
• Questions that make kids think: Some task cards have one answer, like "Which farmer is the tallest?" Others are open-ended, like "Which farmer is different? Why?"
• Lots of skills in one pack: Counting, sorting, patterns, size comparison and matching are all covered with one farm theme.
• Fine motor practice built in: Play dough, clothespins, drawing and writing strengthen little hands.

Skills Students Practice

Primary Academic Skills

• Counting to 5 and 10: Children count farm pictures with clothespin cards and counting puzzles.
• Comparing size: Children find the tallest and shortest pictures.
• Sorting: Children sort farm pictures on sorting mats.
• Patterns: Children build and extend ABAB, AABB and ABBA patterns. (A pattern is a set of pictures that repeats in the same order.)
• Matching: Children match mothers to their babies and match farm pictures.
• Early reading and writing: Children read, write, trace and draw with the write the room posters and printables.
• Talking and reasoning: Conversation task cards invite children to explain their thinking, such as why one farmer is different.

Secondary Life & Learning Skills

• Working independently
• Communicating choices
• Following directions
• Taking turns
• Using mathematical language
• Building confidence during group participation

How to Use It

Step 1: Print the pages on card stock and laminate most pieces for durability. The farm scenery works best when it is laminated.

Step 2: Assemble the 3-D barn using the detailed instructions and set out play dough so children can create farm scenes.

Step 3: Add the QR code task cards, clothespin cards, puzzles, games and mats to your centers and rotate them through your farm unit.

Materials You'll Need

• Card stock and laminating pouches
• Play dough
• Clothespins
• A device that can scan QR codes

Easy Differentiation

Young learners bring a wide range of skills to centers. This farm pack has activities that fit each child.

For Children Who Need More Support

• Start with the clothespin cards for counting to 5
• Use the QR codes so the task cards are read aloud
• Begin with the ABAB patterning mats
• Match mothers to babies with the puzzles before using the Write & Wipe mat

For On-Level Practice

• Use the farm-themed puzzles for counting to 10
• Sort farm pictures on the sorting mats
• Play Farm Match It! or Tic-Tac-Toe with a partner

For an Extra Challenge

• Use the AABB and ABBA patterning mats
• Answer the open-ended task cards and explain each answer
• Complete the write, trace and draw the room printables
• Ask children to find more than one way a picture is different

For Speech, OT, ELL or Special Education Support

• Use the conversation task cards to practice speaking in full sentences
• Build hand strength with play dough and clothespins
• Practice farm animal names and size words like tallest and shortest
• Give extra processing time and offer fewer choices at a time

Perfect For

• Farm units
• Math and literacy centers
• Play dough and fine motor stations
• Small groups
• Independent exploration
• Speech and OT sessions
• Preschool, pre-k and homeschool

Standards

This farm activity pack supports the 2022 Texas Prekindergarten Guidelines and Virginia's Early Learning and Development Standards (2021) and builds kindergarten skills in Common Core, the TEKS (Math, adopted 2012) and the Virginia Math SOL (2023):

Common Core State Standards

• CCSS K.CC.B.5: Count to answer "how many?" questions about farm pictures.
• CCSS K.MD.B.3: Classify objects into categories and count how many are in each.
• CCSS SL.K.1: Take part in conversations with partners and adults about the task card questions.

Texas Prekindergarten Guidelines

• Texas Pre-K Guidelines PK4.V.A.2: Count up to 10 objects, touching one object for each number.
• Texas Pre-K Guidelines PK4.V.D.1: Recognize and compare heights of people or objects, such as the tallest and shortest farmer.
• Texas Pre-K Guidelines PK4.V.E.1: Sort objects that are the same and different into groups.
• Texas Pre-K Guidelines PK4.V.E.3: Recognize, copy, extend and create patterns on the patterning mats.

Texas TEKS

• TEKS Math K.8.A: Collect, sort and organize objects into categories.

Virginia Early Learning and Development Standards

• Virginia ELDS CD3.1: Count and recognize quantities of farm pictures.
• Virginia ELDS CD3.4: Sort, classify and pattern with farm pictures.
• Virginia ELDS CD3.5: Describe and compare pictures by height.

Virginia SOL

• VA SOL Math K.PS.1.a: Sort and classify objects by one attribute.
• VA SOL Math K.PFA.1.b: Extend a repeating pattern by adding more repetitions of the core.

Add the Farm Interactive Activity Mega Pack to your cart and give your students a 3-D barn scene and a whole farm full of hands-on learning!

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