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Here is a handy chart for teaching children about farm animals and their families.
| Animal Family |
Father |
Mother |
Child |
| Pigs |
Boar |
Sow |
Piglet |
| Chickens |
Rooster |
Hen |
Chick |
| Horses |
Stallion |
Mare |
Foal |
| Sheep |
Ram |
Ewe |
Lamb |
| Goat |
Billy |
Nanny |
Kid |
| Duck |
Drake |
Duck |
Duckling |
| Cattle |
Bull |
Cow |
Calf |
LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
There are many ways you can introduce farm animal families to your children, listed below are a few simple ways.
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STORIES
Look for library books that include farm animals families in them. Read the stories to your children and stress the different names of the family members. |
FARM PICTURES
Point out the names of the animals you see in pictures of farm animals that you see in signs, museums, picture books, or on T.V.
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TOY ANIMALS
Look for toy animals to purchase for your child that include animal families. Use the animals to make up stories about the animals. Encourage your child to also make up stories, including the appropriate names for the animals. |
ANIMAL SONGS
A fun way to help children remember the names of the various family members of farm animals is to sing the following versions of “Farmer In The Dell” and “Old MacDonald”.
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OLD MAC DONALD
Tune: “Old Mac Donald Had A Farm”
Old Mac Donald had a farm – e-i-e-i-o.
And on this farm he had some chickens –e-i-e-i-o.
With a father rooster and a mother hen
Here a chick, there a chick, everywhere a chick, chick, chick.
Old Mac Donald had a farm –e-i-e-i-o.
Adapted by Jean Warren
(Continue with other animal families) |
THE FARMER IN THE DELL
Tune: “The Farmer In The Dell” The Stallion in the dell,
The Stallion in the dell,
Heigh-ho; the derry-oh
The Stallion in the dell.
The Stallion takes a Mare,
The Stallion takes a Mare,
Heigh-ho; the derry-oh
The Stallion takes a Mare.
The Mare takes a Foal,
The Mare takes a Foal,
Heigh-ho; the derry-oh
The Mare takes a Foal.
Adapted by Jean Warren
(Repeat song singing about other farm animal families.) |
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