Farm Activities For Preschoolers

Preschool Farm Activities

The activities in this preschool farm theme are a fun way to explore fine motor development, math, science, sensory exploration, and early literacy. All activities can be used as a learning center or as individual stations. Whether teaching in a classroom, homeschool co-op, or setting up fun learning activities at home, these farm-themed projects will provide young learners a fun and educational experience.

💡Look through all of our Preschool Fall Activities [here].

Supplies:

• Playdough
• Paper, glue, scissors
• Corn kernels (popcorn)
• Farm animal manipulatives
• Toy tractors and wagons
• Marble run ramps, small cups, and tongs or spoons
• Crayons, markers, colored pencils
• Laminating sheets (optional)
• Dry erase markers
• Game markers
• Googly eyes, yarn, construction paper

Farm Theme Activities

These farm activities were designed by a preschool teacher. They are generally used for pre-k-level kids, but older toddlers and early kindergarten-age kids will also enjoy them!

Activity 1: Play Dough Sunflower Life Cycle

Help pre-k kids explore the life cycle of a sunflower with a fun play dough activity! Kids can create sunflowers from seeds, sprouts, and full-grown plants using the provided play dough mats.

• How to Prep: Print and laminate the play dough mats.
• What Kids Do: Use play dough to make seeds, sprouts, and flowers following the illustrations.

Skills Focus: Fine motor skills and understanding of plant life cycles.

💡Find fantastic homemade playdough recipes [here].

Activity 2: Life Cycle Spinner

Making life cycle spinners is a perfect early science activity for preschoolers to introduce them to the life cycles of crops like corn and tomatoes.

• How to Prep: Print and cut out the spinner templates. Laminate if desired.
• What Kids Do: Color the pictures, trace the words, and use a paper fastener to connect the pieces. Spin to explore the stages!

Skills Focus: Science concepts, sequencing, fine motor skills.

💡 Also, check out our Chicken Life Cycle [here].

Activity 3: Seed Sorting

Let kids compare pumpkin, sunflower, and popcorn seeds using a seed sorting mat.

• How to Prep: Print and laminate the sorting mats and gather seeds.
• What Kids Do: Sort seeds by type and compare their size, shape, and texture.

Skills Focus: Categorization, observation, sensory exploration.

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Activity 4: Farm Sensory Bin

Fill a sensory bin with popcorn kernels for kids to explore! Add farm animal toys and marble run ramps for even more hands-on play with a fun farm theme.

• How to Prep: Fill a tray with popcorn kernels, and add farm toys and ramps.
• What Kids Do: Pretend to harvest corn, fill the wagons, and sort animals by color or type.

Skills Focus: Sensory exploration, imaginative play, sorting.

Activity 5: Corn Life Cycle Crown

Kids will love making a corn life cycle crown! They’ll color the stages of corn growth and wear their crowns to show off what they’ve learned.

• How to Prep: Print the crown template and provide crayons.
• What Kids Do: Color the corn life cycle and cut and tape the crown together.

Skills Focus: Creative expression, understanding plant growth.

Activity 6: Popcorn Painting

Let kids create fall art using popcorn kernels and paint! This activity is perfect for sensory exploration and creative expression.

• How to Prep: Set up a deep tray, tape down paper, and add small dollops of paint.
• What Kids Do: Add popcorn kernels and shake the tray to “pop” the paint onto the paper.

Skills Focus: Sensory exploration, creativity.

💡 Also try process art painting with corn cobs!

Activity 7: Farm-Themed Board Game

Kids can explore the farm by playing a board game encouraging taking turns, counting, and matching.

• How to Prep: Print and assemble the game board and cube.
• What Kids Do: Roll the cube, move their marker to the corresponding picture, and race to the end of the game board.

Skills Focus: Taking turns, matching, counting.

Activity 8: Matching Game

Use the farm-themed matching cards to improve memory and concentration. Kids will flip over cards to find matching pairs.

• How to Prep: Print and cut the matching cards.
• What Kids Do: Flip over cards and find matching pairs. Continue until all matches are found.

Skills Focus: Memory, concentration.

Activity 9: Cover Up! Game

This simple cover-up game lets kids match farm-themed cards with pictures on a game board.

• How to Prep: Print the cover-up game board and cards.
• What Kids Do: Draw a card and match it to the correct space on the game board. Play until all pictures are covered!

Skills Focus: Matching, visual discrimination.

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Activity 10: Farm-Themed Puzzles

Challenge kids to assemble these simple farm life puzzles that feature images of tractors, a barn, corn, and more.

• How to Prep: Print and cut the puzzles.
• What Kids Do: Mix up the puzzle pieces and put the pictures together.

Skills Focus: Problem-solving and fine motor skills.

Activity 11: Scarecrow Faces Craft

Children can create scarecrow faces using craft materials like yarn, googly eyes, and construction paper.

• How to Prep: Print the scarecrow face template and provide craft materials.
• What Kids Do: Color and decorate the scarecrow face using play dough or craft supplies.

Skills Focus: Creativity, fine motor skills.

Activity 12: Farm-Themed I Spy

A fun twist on the classic “I Spy” game, kids will search the room for farm-themed objects like corn and sunflowers, then color them on the worksheet.

• How to Prep: Print the I Spy sheet.
• What Kids Do: Find and color objects as they explore the room.

Skills Focus: Observation, visual scanning.

Activity 13: Scarecrow Shape Faces

Combine art and early math concepts by having children use different shapes to build scarecrow faces for simple farm math activities

• How to Prep: Print the scarecrow shape pages.
• What Kids Do: Choose shapes to create and design their scarecrow face. Color and glue the pieces to complete the scarecrow.

Skills Focus: Shape recognition (math, creativity.

Activity 14: Writing Center

Add these farm literacy activities to a writing center. Kids will use vocabulary word cards to create sentences about pumpkins and then draw a picture to match.

• How to Prep: Print the word cards and sentence activity page.
• What Kids Do: Complete the sentence using the word cards and draw a picture to illustrate their sentence.

Skills Focus: Early literacy, sentence construction, creativity.

Activity 15: Tracing Cards

Perfect for building fine motor skills and early writing, these tracing cards focus on farm words like yellow, market, and cows.

• How to Prep: Print and laminate the tracing cards.
• What Kids Do: Use dry erase markers to trace the letters and learn to write farm-related words.

Skills Focus: Fine motor skills, early writing practice, letter recognition.

Farm-Themed Extension Activities

1. Visit a Local Farm
Take the class on a field trip to a nearby farm. Kids can see animals, crops, and farm equipment up close. Many farms offer interactive tours where children can feed animals or pick produce.

2. Farmers’ Market Field Trip
Visit a local farmers’ market to explore fresh produce, meet farmers, and learn where food comes from. Kids can observe different fruits, vegetables, and farm products.

3. Classroom Garden
Start a small classroom garden where children can plant and grow crops like sunflowers or beans. Watch the plants grow and learn how to care for them.

4. Visit a Petting Zoo
If a farm visit isn’t possible, plan a trip to a local petting zoo. Kids can interact with common farm animals like goats, sheep, and chickens.

5. Farm-to-Table Cooking Activity
Create a simple cooking activity using farm-fresh ingredients. Make butter, bake bread, or create veggie snacks to connect farm life to the kitchen.

6. Read Farm-Themed Books
Read books about farm life, animals, and seasons. Some great titles include “Big Red Barn” by Margaret Wise Brown and “The Little Red Hen” by Paul Galdone.

7. Farm-Themed Sensory Walk
Take kids outside for a sensory walk to explore the sights, sounds, and textures of nature. Collect leaves, seeds, or observe farm-related items like tractors.

Farm Preschool Theme Pack

Find all these fantastic printable preschool activities in our Fall on the Farm Theme pack! Or grab our Preschool Bundle with 20+ themes.