Objective

By the end of this lesson, you will learn fun facts about horses and gain a basic understanding of how to take care of them.

Materials and Prep

• Toy horses or pictures of horses
• Pencil and paper
• Book about horses (optional)
• Prepare a space for drawing or coloring

Activities

• Horse Facts: Look at pictures of different horse breeds and discuss their colors and sizes.
• Coloring Time: Choose a horse picture to color and talk about the colors you are using.
• Story Time: Read a short story about a horse or make up your own story about a magical horse adventure.

Talking Points

• Horses are big animals that like to run and eat grass.

"Horses are like big, strong friends who love to run and eat yummy grass in the fields."

• Horses can be different colors like brown, black, white, and even spotted!

"Just like how we have different favorite colors, horses come in many colors too! Some are brown like chocolate and some are white like snow."

• Horses have a mane on their neck and a tail that they can swish to keep flies away.

"Horses have beautiful long hair on their neck called a mane, and a tail that they can swish to shoo away pesky flies!"

• Horses need to be taken care of by giving them food, water, and a safe place to sleep.

"Just like how we need food, water, and a cozy bed, horses need these things too to stay healthy and happy."