Farm Animal Lesson

Preschool
Farm Animals
and Games
2013, Happy and Blessed Home .com
Farm Animal Games

Welcome from Happy and Blessed Home. Im so glad youre taking advantage of
these free printables for your preschooler. My son loves animals and Im sure
your preschooler will too.
This set includes:
- A lesson on Farm Animals (facts from wikipedia.org)
- Farm Animals your preschooler can color
- Farm Animal Games including black and white and color ashcards
Please be aware that these les are intended for personal use only they are not
to be uploaded, oered on another site, or sold or used for commercial purposes
in any way. All illustraRons are my own and are not to be copied or reproduced.
Enjoy these printables, and if you have Rme, please follow along and join us in
our animal & alphabet study at hVp://HappyandBlessedHome.com
If you enjoy these printables please let me know. Thanks! ~Monica
2013, Happy and Blessed Home .com
Lesson in Farm Animals

You can read these fact sheets on Farm
Animals to your preschooler to teach them
about Farm Animals. These facts will be
helpful when they play Farm Animal
Games later.
Chickens eat seeds, insects and

even larger animals such as
lizards or young mice.
Chickens may live for ve to
ten years, depending on the
breed.
Chickens live in groups called
ocks and make a cluck-cluck
sound.
Chickens are raised by farmers
who use them for eggs and
meat.
C is for Chicken
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Hens will o_en try to lay eggs

in nests that already contain
eggs and have been known to
move eggs from neighboring
nests into their own.
Cows live in groups called herds.

Cows eat mainly grasses and grains.
Baby cows nurse from their mothers
just like a human baby nurses from
his or her mother.
A cow has a low moan that sounds
like moo.
A group of cows is called caVle.
Farmers take care of their caVle by
feeding, cleaning and milking them.
C is for Cow
Cows are used for beef, dairy, and

leather products.
Cows are big animals and can weigh
anywhere from 600 to 2500 lbs.
Male deer grow and shed antlers

every year.
Male deer use their antlers to ght
for female deer during the maRng
season.
The male deer is called a "buck" and
the female is called a "doe.
The word deer can mean one deer
or a group of deer.
A baby deer is called a fawn and
does not have antlers. A fawn has
white spots on its fur.
D is for Deer
Deer can weigh anywhere from 70

to 700 lbs.
Deer eat primarily leaves. Deer may
prance-prance with their hooves.
Horses are taller than dogs or cows

and can run very fast.
Horses are o_en used for riding, or
can be used to pull carriages or
farming equipment.
Horses can be ridden at about ve
years of age if they are trained.
Horses live around 25 to 30 years.
Horses make a sound that sounds
like neigh. They have large eyes
that help them see everything going
on around them.
H is for Horse
Horses eat mainly grasses and

grains.
Horses can sleep either standing up
or laying down.
Mice are small animals with a

pointed nose, small rounded ears,
and a long naked or almost hairless
tail.
Mice have poor eyesight but
excellent hearing and smell.
Mice like to eat fruit or grains but
will eat almost any kind of food
scraps. Mice make a nibble sound.
Mice can be kept as pets and like to
sleep on scraps of wood or paper.
M is for Mouse
Mice have babies very quickly. A

mommy mouse has babies a_er
only 20 days.
Mice are o_en fed to snakes and
other pets as food.
Owls are birds that usually sleep

during the day and hunt at night.
Owls can y and have claws for feet.
Owls hunt mostly small animals like
mice, insects, and other birds,
though some owls hunt sh.
Owls have a small beak and wide
face.
Owls have eyesight that works well
from far distances and in low light.
Owls do not see very well up close.
O is for Owl
Owls range from very small 31

grams to 10 lbs.
Owls make a variety of calling
sounds, the most well known is the
who who sound.
Young pigs are known as piglets.

Pigs usually have large heads with a
long snout.
Pigs use their snout to dig around in
the ground to nd food.
Pigs like to eat leaves, grasses, roots,
fruits and owers. Pigs can also eat
other small animals.
Pigs supply people with things like
ham, bacon, pork, and leather.
Their bristly hairs can also be used
in brushes.
P is for Pig
Pigs are known to make a grunRng

oink-oink sound.
The male rabbit is called a buck and

the female is a doe; a young rabbit is
a kiVen or kit.
Rabbits like to live in underground
burrows or rabbit holes. These
holes can be found in meadows,
woods, forests, grasslands, deserts
and wetlands.
A group of burrows is called a
warren.
Rabbits live from nine to twelve
years. Rabbits are most acRve at
dusk and at dawn.
R is for Rabbit
Rabbits like to eat grass and leafy

weeds. Pet rabbits will eat carrots.
Rabbits like to hop-hop here and
there. Rabbits have so_ fur.
Sheep are four-legged gentle

animals with a furry wool coat.
Sheep provide people with wool for
blankets and sweaters as well as
sheeps milk.
A female sheep is called an ewe and
a male sheep is a ram. Baby sheep
are called lambs.
Sheep like to live in groups called
ocks. Sheep make a baa-baa
sound.
Sheep like to eat grass and grains.
S is for Sheep
Sheep like to eat from dawn to dusk,

stopping to rest and chew their
food.
Male turkeys are known as a tom

or gobbler. Male turkeys have a
piece of hanging skin and esh
called a snood.
Male turkeys are larger and more
colorful than female turkeys.
Female turkeys are known as hens
and lay eggs. Some turkeys can be
very protecRve of their eggs.
Turkeys peck to eat food with their
beak and usually eat grains and
seeds. Turkeys make a gobble-
gobble sound.
T is for Turkey
Turkeys can y although they like to

eat while standing on the ground.
Turkeys are raised on farms and
later sold for their meat.
Coloring Pages
Farm Animal Games

These ashcards can be used in the following ways:
1. Matching Game match two idenRcal images
2. Matching the image with the animal sound or
behavior you make the sound or behavior and ask
your preschooler to pick the card that matches, or
pick a card and have your preschooler imitate the
animal
3. Sing Old McDonald had a farm and turn
ashcards face down. When you pull a card and turn
it face up, your preschooler has to imitate that
animal as part of the song {even deer make a
prance-prance sound for this game}.
chicken
cow
chicken
cow
deer
horse
deer
horse
mouse
mouse
owl
owl
pig
rabbit
pig
rabbit
sheep
turkey
sheep
turkey
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2013, Happy and Blessed Home .com

Farm Animal Games

Lesson in Farm Animals

Chickens eat seeds, insects and

Hens will o_en try to lay eggs

Cows live in groups called herds.

Cows are used for beef, dairy, and

Male deer grow and shed antlers

Deer can weigh anywhere from 70

Horses are taller than dogs or cows

Horses eat mainly grasses and

Mice are small animals with a

Mice have babies very quickly. A

Owls are birds that usually sleep

Owls range from very small 31

Young pigs are known as piglets.

Pigs are known to make a grunRng

The male rabbit is called a buck and

Rabbits like to eat grass and leafy

Sheep are four-legged gentle

Sheep like to eat from dawn to dusk,

Male turkeys are known as a tom

Turkeys can y although they like to

Farm Animal Games

Farm Animal Games

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