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Farm: a preschool theme week

Checked Oct 30, 2026 · Fall · September, October, November, April

One week on farm for twos to fours: a five-line circle time, 4 books (3 free to read on Peabody), one craft with 5 materials, “Old MacDonald Had a Farm” with its words, a snack from the Kitchen and the letter F.

Plan this weekPrint the two sheets

Circle time

  1. Good morning song, then say each name together.
  2. Calendar: the day, the date and the weather.
  3. Ask: “Which animals live on a farm, and what do they say?”
  4. Sing: Old MacDonald Had a Farm.
  5. Read: At the Farm (level 3).

Threes and fours: ten to fifteen minutes; let a child hold the book.

Books

  • At the Farm (level 3, free on peabody.kids): The farm animals one by one, in a pattern children can say along.
  • Ten Pigs (level 1, free on peabody.kids): Counting pigs to ten, for the math corner.
  • Fox and the Hen (level 1, free on peabody.kids): A hen and a fox who are kind to each other.
  • The Little Red Hen (read aloud, level 4): A read-aloud: who will help? The hen bakes bread alone.

Craft: Paper-bag barn

You need (5): paper lunch bag, red paint, white paper strips, animal stickers or drawings, glue stick.

  1. Paint the bag red and let it dry.
  2. Glue white strips on as the barn doors.
  3. Put the animals in the barn and name each one.

With a grown-up. No heat, nothing hot.

Song: Old MacDonald Had a Farm

The words

Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O! And on that farm he had a cow, E-I-E-I-O! With a moo-moo here and a moo-moo there, Here a moo, there a moo, Everywhere a moo-moo, Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O!

Traditional; public domain. From Top 52 nursery rhymes with lyrics.

Snack

English Muffin Pizzas from the Peabody Kitchen: picture steps, allergy swaps and safety lines on the recipe.

Letter pack

FfF is for farm. Print the two pages (a trace page and a color page).

Threes and fours: trace F and f once, then find F in the room and in the book.

Outside: Animal walk

Walk like each farm animal: a hen pecks, a cow plods, a pig rolls, a horse gallops.

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The books are Peabody's own open library, free with no sign-in. The song is public domain. The snack links to the Peabody Kitchen. Nothing here asks for a child's name.