Handley Regional had some books,
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And in those books we had some farms,
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It's a week full of fun on the farm at all Handley Regional Library branches! Head over to Bowman, Clarke County, or Handley and pick up some MOOOvelous books that will have you joining in with a moo-moo here, an oink-oink there; here a baaah, there a quack...
Find a storytime that fits your needs by clicking over to our library calendar.
You can find some great books by looking up the tag: #farmfun in the catalog. At home, extend your fun with the game "Farm Animal Freeze Dance." Call out the name of a farm animal and have your children act like that animal. They can move their bodies like the animal as well as make animal sounds. Then call out, “Freeze!” Upon hearing this, the children should freeze in their current position and wait for the next animal to be called.
Below you'll find some old and new songs and finger plays to add to the fun on the farm all week long.
The Cows on the Farm
(Tune: "The Wheels on the Bus")
The cows on the farm go “Moo, moo, moo,
Moo, moo, moo,
Moo, moo, moo.”
The cows on the farm go “Moo, moo moo,”
All around the farm.
Continue with sheep, ducks, chickens, horses, etc.
This Little Cow
(Point to each finger in turn.)
This little cow eats grass,
This little cow eats hay,
This little cow looks over the hedge,
This little cow runs away.
And this BIG cow does nothing at all
But lie in the fields all day!
(Lay thumb on palm.)
We'll chase her and chase her and chase her!
(Draw circles around that lazy thumb.)
Fiddle-I-Fee
I had a cat, my cat pleased me
Fed my cat under yonder tree
My cat says, “Fiddle-i-fee”
I had a hen, my hen pleased me
Fed my hen under yonder tree
My hen says, “chimmy-chuck, chimmy-chuck”
My cat says, “Fiddle-i-fee”
I had a duck, my duck pleased me
Fed my duck under yonder tree
My duck says, “quack, quack”
My hen says, “shimmy-shack, shimmy-shack”
My cat says, “Fiddle-i-fee”
Continue verses, adding other farm animals:
My cow says, “moo, moo”
My sheep says, “baa, baa”
My dog says, “bow, wow”
My goose says, “hissy, hissy”
My pig says, “griffy, griffy”