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On the Farm A WebQuest for
Preschool (3-5 year olds)  Designed by
Rita
Adams, Laura Burkhalter, Phyllis Smothers
www.besd61.k12.il.us
Introduction
Come
"On the Farm" and explore!
The Task
It is
your job to learn about farming and the animals that live on a farm.
The Process
Look at the pictures below, read the information and click
on the red boxes to connect to websites to learn information or do activities.
We hope you and your family will express wonder and ask questions about
the farm.
(Illinois
State Board of Education: Division of Early Childhood Education Goal
13.B.ECa)
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This lamb would say, "Baa! Baa!"
Click on the red box below to find out what other
farm animals would say to you.
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These pigs would squeal and oink.
Click on the red box below to listen to the sounds
of other farm animals.
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Want to hear even more sounds?
Click on the red button below and then choose the "Barnyard
Sounds" to listen to even more animal sounds.
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Now you know a lot about the sounds the animals on the farm make.
Click on the red box to read a story.
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On Perry Farm in Bradley, Illinois, oxen roam the
barnyard area.
Take an up-close look at some other farm animals by clicking on the red box below.
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These
baby puppies are playing in the straw in the barn. Many
different kinds of baby animals live on a farm.
Click on the button
below to find out what other baby animals might live on a farm.
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| Kids just love animals of all kinds.
Click on the red button below to get an up-close look at some real farm
animals.
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Enjoy singing some songs about animals with your child.
Click on the red box to link to songs all about farm animals.
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This picture from 1947 shows how farmers
planted two rows of corn at a time.
Click on the red box to read a story about Elmo working on the
farm.
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The photo below taken in 2000 shows a modern
planter
that can plant 24 rows of corn at one time.
| Farmers use many different types of equipment on the
farm. Click on the red box to see other equipment a farmer
might use.
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Evaluation
You've learned a lot
about the farm and the animals that live there.
Now, have some fun
coloring a picture of some of the animals that you have learned about.
| If you have a printer, click on this red
box to print out a picture to color.
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Click on this red box to go to a
website that will let you click
and color on-line.
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Conclusion
As your child colors the
picture, have your child recall
the sounds and
names of animals found living on a farm.
We hope you had great fun
learning
while expressing wonder and asking
questions as you
explored websites.
Credits & References 
The source for horse graphics was: http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/Trails/3543/morepnz1.html
Rita Adams and Laura H.
Burkhalter provided the photographs.
Photos of barn and several animals were taken at The
Bourbonnais Township Park District's Perry
Farm in Bradley, IL
Based on a template from The WebQuest
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