We have spent the last month learning about Dairy Food. The children sequenced pictures to show the day in the life of a dairy farmer and the process of milk from a cow to the table. At snack time the children were offered milk and ice-cream for tasting and smelling activity.
Our theme in July was Farm Animals. Since beginning of July we have been teaching the children the different sounds that the farm animals make by singing Old MacDonald Had a Farm. The children loved This Little Pig toes counting rhyme very much...They laughed out loud each time the teachers said "This little pig cried Wee Wee Wee all the way home!!" What the children loved best was when the teachers run their fingers up to the children's tummy and give them a tickle. We then looked at textured animals books and completed many fun crafts dealing with a variety of animals. There is a farm house with animals and tractor in the block center too.
We learned about baby farm animals such as chicks, ducklings, piglets, calves and lambs and we played the mummy and me matching farm animal game. We listened to the The Big Red Barn by Margaret Wise Brown. 
After reading this story, we list what we might see on a farm. Our Early Years Group children completed a barn scene using paints, manila cards and lots of art materials. They also learned colour mixing for example red and white makes pink. Yes, pink for our cute curly pig...
Painting and mixing colours activity
Ducky craft using toilet rolls
Little Bo Peep has lost her sheep called Woolly. Don't worry we will just leave him alone and he will come home...
Cute Curly pig
Children learned body parts of a cow
Concepts the children learned on Farm unit were :
o A farm animal lives on a farm
o Barns, stables and sheds are homes for farm animals
o Horses are farm animals that can be used for transportation
o Cows, chickens, pigs, sheep and goats are farm animals that can be used for food, Some supply us milk and eggs
o Farm animals eat corn, hay, oats and grass
o We can recognise some farm animals by their sounds
The children will continue to be taught the importance of washing hands after each activity. We will teach the children about proper use of the playground equipment, outdoor safety such as walking on the sidewalk, not running in the parking lot, and holding hands with an adult when crossing the street.
Don't you think that children nowadays just refuse to let you hold their hands when they are on the road ? Read a news recently that a mum reversed her car and ran over toddler. This news has freaking me out!! That's why we think it's our responsibility to remind children about raod safety.
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