Hannah Rocke

Read 366
Literacy Prop Box

Role:
- Farmer

Objectives:
- Through reading the provided books, the students will learn the responsibilities of a
farmer.
- Through play, the students will show their understanding of what they read by assuming
the role of a farmer and demonstrating what a farmer does.

Books:
- Click Clack Moo
o Cronin, D., & Lewin, B. (2000). Click, clack, moo: Cows that type. New York:
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.
- Farmer Duck
o Waddell, M. (1992). Farmer duck. Cambridge, Mass.: Candlewick Press.
- A Visit to a Farm
o Rice, D. M. (2011). A Visit to a Farm. United States: Teacher Created Materials.
- Mrs. Wishy-Washys Farm
o Cowley, J. (2005). Mrs. Wishy-Washys Farm . New York: Philomel Books.

Vocabulary:
- Coop
- Plow
- Soil
- Fruit
- Vegetables
- Tractor
- Seeds
- Fertilizer
- Barn
- Hay
- Barrel
- Rake
- Hoe
- Crops
Hannah Rocke
Read 366
Literacy Prop Box

Materials:
- Straw hat
- Plastic rake
- Plastic hoe
- Small shovel
- Plastics eggs
- Plastics fruits and vegetables
- Small barrels of hay
- Container of play-doh in which crops can be planted
- Watering can
- Tractor wheel

Questions:
- What crops would you grow in your garden as a farmer?
- What animals would you have as a farmer?
o Why did you choose these animals?
- How can you help your crops grow?
- How would you take care of your animals?
- What could you sell to others from your farm?

Finger play/Songs:
- Chicken Dance
- Old McDonald
- Itsy Bitsy Spider
- Here is the Barn
o http://www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan/0,2351,7-160-
18668_26038_31186-83119--,00.html
- Five Little Farmers
o http://www.prekfun.com/themes/prekthemes/A-F/Farm/Farm__Songs.htm