DIY Farm Animal Game & Free Printable Dice

Learning With a Farm Animal Theme in Preschool

FARM ANIMALS FOR PRESCHOOLERS

FARM ACTIVITIES IN PRESCHOOL ARE A GREAT WAY FOR KIDS TO LEARN ABOUT THE WORLD! KIDS ARE FASCINATED BY FARMS AND EVERYTHING CONTAINED WITHIN THEM.

The free farm printable die is a great introduction to animals on the farm! Stick it in your lesson plans as a fun farm animal game for kids to play, or use it to learn vocabulary, characteristics, and other facts about farm animals.

In addition to having fun, this farm game for preschoolers is good for working on language skills. Great words to learn include: next, animal names, last, spots (on the cow), red (barn). Language skills are an extremely important part of my 4 year old’s learning, so while these words may seem basic for a preschooler, some kids still need to work on them at this point.

Make it extra fun by having the kids make the noise of the animal they land on. We did and it was hilarious! We decided when we landed on the barn, we had to make ALL of the animal noises!

Games like this also encourage good sportsmanship and patience which are essential skills for preschoolers (and anyone, really.)

In addition to learning to identify farm animals, you can pose additional questions to young learners.

• What fruits and vegetables are grown on the farm?
• Do you have a favorite farm animal? Why?
• What kind of work happens on the farm?
• Why are farms important?

What Can Children Learn While Playing a Preschool Farm Animal Game?

PRINTABLE PRESCHOOL FARM ANIMAL GAME

PRESCHOOL FARM ANIMAL ACTIVITIES HELP THEM UNDERSTAND THE WORLD A BIT BETTER. THE MORE ANIMALS THEY LEARN, THE MORE COMPARING AND CONTRASTING THEY CAN DO.

Learning about the farm in preschool can extend in many directions. We don’t need to stop the preschool farm theme at animals. Kids can learn about habitat, growing food, farm equipment and tools and more.

The printable die includes five animals and a barn:

• Horse
• Pig
• Cow
• Sheep
• Chick

How to Make the Farm Animal DIY Board Game

To Prep:

Print the preschool theme farm dice download. Cut out the cube template. Create the cube and tape the tabs to hold the cube together.

To make the gameboard, create a “path” using the stickers in a repeating pattern. I choose to weave back and forth, but you could also do a spiral with the end in the center.

To Play:

Start with the game markers at the first sticker.

Roll the die.

Move your game marker to the next sticker that matches the animal rolled on the die.

Continue to the next player.

Repeat until the first person reaches the last sticker on the board. (Player must roll to match the final sticker.)

Extend the Activity

Expand Background

Increase background knowledge with videos on YouTube that can show kids the different animals that live on the farm (or elsewhere). Continue with dramatic play on the farm after learning.

Sensory Bin

A farm themed sensory bin complete with plastic farm animals is a great way to implement sensory play into learning about animals and continue to work fine motor skills.

Picture Matching

Give your child real-life farm animal pictures and see if they can match them to the farm animal printable die pictures or a different farm animal worksheet.

Download the Free Animal Die here for the DIY Farm Animal Game.

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