Free Printable Farm Animal Masks That Your Kids Will Love -

Kids love pretending, especially when it’s something that in reality they could never be. When I was young I always wanted my parents to get us a dog. When that didn’t happen, I just pretended I was a dog instead. One of the best parts of being a kid is using your imagination. You can be anything you want to be!

Let us help you out with some of the artistic details. Our printable farm animal masks will be a huge hit for any animal loving kid, or perfect for a farm unit. Allow your students to be as creative as they want and enjoy the many farm animal sounds that will soon be blessing your classroom!

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Why Do We Pretend In Preschool?

PRETEND PLAY

ASKING STUDENTS TO USE THIER IMAGINATIONS CAN HELP BUILD SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL SKILLS. STUDENTS CAN ANSWER QUESTIONS LIKE:

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What will my pet elephant eat today?
What type of signs will I need for my shoe store?
How can we each get a turn with our favorite doctor’s uniform?

It’s important for kids of all ages to practice using their social and cognitive skills in order to explore the people and the world around them.

These free printable farm animal masks can be used with an individual child, a pair of children, or a small group.

The masks included in the printable: cow, pig, chicken, rooster, horse, and sheep.

Farm animal masks can fit into any part of your child’s day-

As a part of a farm unit in the dramatic play center
During a rainy day
After a classroom activity or assignment was finished
On a field trip to the farm
As a boredom buster when the whining begins

These free farm animal masks will add some extra fun to your farm unit!

In addition to exercising a child’s social and emotional skills, here are more concepts to explore using the Farm Animal Masks:

Lifecycles
Living vs. nonliving
City vs. country
Adding or subtracting animals
Exploring where our food comes from
What letter does each animals begin with? What sound does that letter make?

Why Is It Important For Kids To Pretend Play?

Besides the fact that kids love making crafts, there are so many other reasons you should incorporate pretend play into your day.

Fine Motor Skills

Children will practice using fine motor skills by cutting, coloring, and gluing to create masks and props for pretend play. These skills also come into play when buttoning and zipping up costumes.

Improve Literacy Skills

Adding writing materials (notebooks, pencils, dry erase boards) encourages children to experience beginning writing. Menus, books, and signs can be used to help identify letters, letter sounds, and sight words.

Explore Different Ideas

When children pretend, they can be anything, anywhere. What a great way to explore different cultures by adding kimonos, sombreros, or Dashikis. Different areas can also be staged in dramatic play to represent a laundromat, a coffee shop, or a veterinarians office.

Develop Language and Vocabulary

Taking an order at McDonalds or giving a friend pretend medicine for a cold provides kids with a means of strengthening communication skills. Introduce new vocabulary words that fit in with the theme.

Tools you’ll need

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How To Use These Farm Animal Masks

How to Use the Activity

Print, cut out, and laminate the activity for durability.

Using the Masks

To create the masks, simply print on card stock and/or laminate.

Cut around the outside of the head, cut the eye holes (I use a box cutter), poke one hole near each ear and thread a piece of string or elastic through to create a mask.

Our Favorite Farm Books For Kids:

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Once your child’s creativity is sparked with this fun activity, take it a step further with these engaging resources:

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Big Red Barn Counting Animals on the Farm: Counting book for kids, Learn numbers from 1 to10, Counting Animals Farming (New & Updated Edition)National Geographic Readers: Farm Animals (Level 1 Co-reader)I Spy Life On The Farm: A Fun Guessing Game Picture Book for Kids Ages 2-5, Toddlers and Kindergartners ( Picture Puzzle Book for Kids ) (I Spy Books for Kids 13)Farm Animals! – From Cows to Chickens (Farming for Kids) – Children’s Books on Farm Life Grandpa’s Tractor Modern Farms Sleep Tight Farm: A Farm Prepares for Winter

What Other Animals?

Have your children think of additional animals they can create masks for? Use a paper plate (with eye holes cut out) and have your child create their new mask with crayons, markers, yarn, etc.

Write a Story

Write down on a piece of paper a story that your child tells you about their farm animal. Modeling writing for your child shows them proper letter formation and print/word concepts.

Creative Storytelling

Have your children come up with a short play or story and use their farm animal masks as props.

Focus Skills

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partner play

Language Development

hand-eye coordination

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