Farm · 3-5

Objectives and description

3-5 Farm 120 minutes 43 children

Educational goals

The Self and Others: Strengthening the sense of belonging to a group, sharing emotions,
and learning to respect living beings.
• Body and Movement: Developing eye-hand coordination (petting, brushing, etc.) and
global coordination. Engaging in sensory experiences.
• Images, Sounds, and Colors: Observing and listening to animal sounds.
• Speech and Words: Enriching vocabulary and narrating the lived experience.
• Knowledge of the World: Observing the life cycle and distinguishing between different
species.

Step-by-step description

1. Arrival & Welcome
Introduction to the farm animals using characters and
listening to stories featuring animal protagonists.
2.
Experience with Animals
Children observed where the animals live, petted them,
and fed them. Animals present: ponies, goats,
chickens, chicks, rabbits, peacock, turtles, horses, cats,
and dogs.

3.Assisted Pony ActivityAn initial introduction to horses through observation and
care, guided by an expert educator in Animal Assisted
Interventions (AAI). Every child had the chance to ride a
pony.

4. Motor Skills Path: "I am a Pony”

Students played at imitating a pony, reproducing
their sounds and movements.

Materials needed

Pony, brushes and food.

Educator role

Business of management and children


Author: Educatore Demo 08/05/2026