In the Music and Movement Center play Swan Lake and invite the children to pretend to be different seeds that grow. There Are So Many Things That Grow, Grow , Grow, by Hap Palmer, can be used with hand movements to show how things grow. The Farmer in the Dell , is a classical children's song to try. Use small farm animals or finger puppet as props when singing Old MacDonald Had a Farm . After reading the story, Barn Dance , play barn dance or line dance music and invite the children to move and dance.
Children can explore farm settings using computer software programs.
Place toy farm animals, laminated photographs, or postcard-sized art reproductions by the computer as children interact with software programs. The art shows crops, equipment, or buildings. The painting by William Keith entitled Barn Interior depicts the animals and poultry sometimes seen on family farms both in the 1880's and today.