Oklahoma Ag in the Classroom

Barnyard Fun

Preparation: Small cards with farm animal names in a bag.

  1. Teacher tells students about each farm animal.
  2. Each student draws a card.
  3. Students close their eyes, puts their "bumpers" up (open-faced hands extended), and walk around, making the noise of the animal they have drawn.
  4. Students locate and herd with other players who are making the same animal noise.

Barnyard Jam

Preparation: paper or plastic grocery sacks, one for each student

  1. Divide students into 6-8 barnyard groups, with 3 or 4 students in each group.
  2. Teach the following rhythms, and write them on the chalkboard:
    • / / / /
    • / / >>/
    • / rest rest /
    • >>>>>>>>
    • (count 1,2,3,4 as hands go up and down shaking)
    • / >> / >> g. >> rest >> rest.
  3. Lead the students in making music (not noise) as a class to the different rhythms.
  4. Have them use the grocery bags or make animal noises in time to the rhythm.

Collecting Egg Relay

Preparation: 60-70 "nests" of straw or paper bags with the tops rolled down, 5 dozen eggs or ping pong balls, 5 empty egg cartons

  1. Set up nests.
  2. Place one egg in each nest.
  3. Divide students into five groups.
  4. Each group lines up behind one egg carton.
  5. As a relay, students collect eggs and place in the egg carton. One student from each group collects at a time.
  6. First group to fill their egg carton wins.

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Oklahoma Ag in the Classroom is a program of the Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service, Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry and the Oklahoma State Department of Education

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