Objective

By the end of this lesson, you will learn about raising chickens and have fun while doing so!

Materials and Prep

Materials needed: toy chickens or pictures of chickens, crayons, paper, and a book about chickens.

Prep: Set up a pretend chicken coop area with the toy chickens and paper for drawing.

Activities

• Draw Your Own Chicken: Use the crayons and paper to draw your own colorful chicken!

• Play with Toy Chickens: Pretend to feed and take care of the toy chickens in the coop area.

• Read a Chicken Book: Listen to a story about chickens and learn more about them.

Talking Points

• Chickens say "cluck, cluck"! They are birds that lay eggs.

• Chickens need food, water, and a cozy coop to live happily.

• Did you know that baby chickens are called chicks? They are very cute!