{"id":223,"date":"2020-04-16T23:52:57","date_gmt":"2020-04-17T04:52:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/numbertwopencil.org\/?p=223"},"modified":"2020-04-23T16:55:19","modified_gmt":"2020-04-23T21:55:19","slug":"farm-week-baby-animals-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/numbertwopencil.org\/?p=223","title":{"rendered":"Farm Week – Baby Animals (Chicken)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Which bird on the farm lays eggs? Did you know that a chicken lays one egg a day, single-yolk or double-yolk? Let\u2019s introduce this bird\u2019s family. The dad is the rooster; the mom is the hen; the baby is the chick. Did you know about fertilized eggs that will become a chick and require a rooster? And the unfertilized egg, you can mainly find in the store, are good for cooking and do not need a rooster? Here is a short video about the chicken family. https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wYKJkHcaMzE<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Science<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

For this \u201crooster crest\u201d fun Experiment, you need (1) a small clear bottle, (2) a plastic glove, (3) a rubber band or string, (4) baking soda, and vinegar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s put about 1 tbsp to 2 of baking soda in the glove and about 1\/3 cup of vinegar in the bottle. Cover the neck of the bottle with the Rubber band fastened glove and lift the glove so that the baking soda falls in the vinegar. What happens? You can experiment with the amounts of baking soda and vinegar too!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If your child has a journal, ask to make a drawing that you can date and label.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Language Arts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Chicken Little<\/span> by Laura Rader is one of my favorite story. https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=IpQ0R6NVHFU<\/a>
After viewing the book, ask your child to cut up the character pictures below and retell the story with them. https:\/\/www.themailbox.com\/magazines\/chicken-little-characters\/chicken-little-characters<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fingerplay<\/strong>: \u201c5 Little Chicks\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5 little chicks went walking one day (hold up 5 fingers)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Into the barn and around the hay. (Make fingers walk)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mother Hen said, \u201cCluck, cluck, cluck, clack!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And 4 little chicks came wondering back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4 little chicks….<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3 little chicks….<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2 little chicks….<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1 little chicks went walking one day<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Into the barn and around the hay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mother hen said, \u201cCluck, cluck, cluck, clack!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And 5 little chicks came wandering back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Song<\/strong>: \u201cI\u2019m a \u201cLittle Chick\u201d (Tune of \u201cI\u2019m a Little Teapot\u201d)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m a little chick, yellow and soft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was born in a hayloft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I play all day and I cheep, cheep, cheep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then back to the barn where I sleep, sleep, sleep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Art<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There are many projects:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nesting Hen Project https:\/\/www.themailbox.com\/magazines\/mother-hen-craft\/nesting-hen<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sponge Paint Chick Project https:\/\/www.themailbox.com\/magazines\/chicks-craft\/sponge-paint-chicks<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spring Chick Project https:\/\/www.themailbox.com\/magazines\/chick-craft\/spring-chick<\/a>
Song: \u201cThe Sky is Falling\u201d https:\/\/www.themailbox.com\/magazines\/song-card\/the-sky-is-falling<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Math<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Help your child to continue his\/her April calendar pattern (print-outs in Reptiles Week 3)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you have lots of colored eggs, help your child to count them and to sort them in paper cartons. You can also write a number on the outside of the plastic egg and fill it with the corresponding number of pom-poms, pebbles, noodles, beans, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I added a musical element to it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I put various elements in the eggs and sealed them. They are maracas with different sounds!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Small Motor Skills<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Here is a tracing worksheet https:\/\/twistynoodle.com\/trace-the-dotted-line-from-the-chicken-to-the-barn-coloring-page\/<\/a>
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here is a maze worksheet https:\/\/twistynoodle.com\/help-the-chicken-find-the-barn-coloring-page\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here is a Hen Book https:\/\/twistynoodle.com\/hen-minibook\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gross Motor Skills<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Chicken Family Song<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Down in the barnyard, early in the morning,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See the chicken family all in a row. (walk around flapping your arms)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See the mommy chicken, she is called the hen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cluck, cluck, cluck, cluck and off she goes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Down in the barnyard, early in the morning, <\/p>\n\n\n\n

See the chicken family, all in a row.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See the daddy chicken, he is called the rooster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cock-a-doodle-do and off he goes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Down by the barnyard, early in the morning,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See the chicken family all in a row.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See the baby chickens, they are called chicks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Peep, peep, peep, peep and off they go!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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