Enjoy this preschool lesson plan all about pigs. The activities below will introduce children to pigs through fun facts, activities, books, songs, and crafts. This lesson plan works well in daycare centers in conjunction with a unit with a theme about animals or farms.
Learning about pigs
Basic facts about pigs:
Pigs can be gray, pink, black, brown, or white
Pigs have a snout, 4 toes on each foot, and a tail that may be curly or straight.
Pigs cool themselves in mud because they have no functional sweat glands
Pigs eat animals and plants
A liter of piglets are usually 6-12 piglets
Pigs usually live in the forest or grasslands
Craft
Pigs in the Mud
Materials: Pink construction paper, Brown paint
Instructions: Cut pig shapes out of pink paper. Allow children to paint the pig with brown finger paint. Encourage them to cover their pig with the brown finger paint “mud.” Alternatively, use shaving cream mixed with a little brown paint.
Song/Finger Play
“Ten Little Pigs”
Sing this song to the tune of “Five Little Ducks Went out to Play”
“Ten little pigs rolled in the mud -
Squishy, squashy, felt so good.
The farmer took one piggy out.
“Oink, Oink, oink,” the pig did shout!
(Continue with nine, eight, etc until there are none)
No little pigs rolled in the mud.
They all looked so clean and good.
The farmer turned his back and then,
Those pigs rolled in the mud again”.
Storytime
Pig (See how they Grow) by DK Publishing [DK Preschool, 2007]
Perfect Piggies by Sandra Boyton [Workman Publishing Company, 2010]
Pig Takes a Bath by Michael Dahl and Orial Vidal [Picture Books Windows, 2010]
All Pigs are Beautiful by Dick-Kingsmith and Anita-Jeram [Candlewick, 1993]
Two Crazy Pigs by Karen Berman Nagel and Brain Schatell [Cartwheel, 1992]
Cooking and Snack
Grain in a Trough
Ingredients: Oat cereal, popcorn, cheese crackers, raisins, dried fruit, nuts (check for allergies first!)
Instructions: combine all ingredients and serve in small boxes that look like small troughs.
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