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Chicken Coop Dramatic Play

October’s theme with Experience Preschool with Mother Goose Time is Down on the Farm. Day one was all about chickens so I had to set up a chicken coop dramatic play area.

Chicken Coop Dramatic Play STEAM Station Idea from Experience Preschool Mother Goose Time curriculum Down on the Farm Theme
Chicken Coop Dramatic Play STEAM Station Idea from Experience Preschool Mother Goose Time curriculum Down on the Farm Theme

Chicken Coop Dramatic Play

Lesson on of preschool theme, Down on the Farm: Chicken.

Down on the Farm Preschool themes Chicken

Down on the Farm is one of the most versatile and fun preschool themes! I thought this was such a cute idea for dramatic play. Some of my kids have chickens at home so they were all about gathering eggs! Here is a picture from the preschool lesson plan ideas teacher guide book.

Chicken Coop Dramatic Play STEAM Station Idea from Experience Preschool Mother Goose Time curriculum Down on the Farm Theme

Making paper plate chickens is super easy. I used some large paper plates and some small for a variety.

Chicken Coop Dramatic Play STEAM Station Idea from Experience Preschool Mother Goose Time curriculum Down on the Farm Theme

Simply fold the plate in half and glue. I used hot glue because it’s fast and long-lasting. Add a googly eye, orange triangle beak, and feathers if desired. I completely forgot or didn’t think to add a red comb but I saw another Mother Goose Time educator did and they were super cute.

Chicken Coop Dramatic Play STEAM Station Idea from Experience Preschool Mother Goose Time curriculum Down on the Farm Theme

I’ve seen very cute chicken coop setups made with stacked cardboard boxes but I didn’t want to take the time to create it, so I just used baskets. I have a couple bags of brown crinkle paper so I added that to the baskets for hay.

Chicken Coop Dramatic Play STEAM Station Idea from Experience Preschool Mother Goose Time curriculum Down on the Farm Theme

Our wooden eggs and egg sorters came from Target at Easter time, but you can use plastic eggs as well.

Chicken Coop Dramatic Play STEAM Station Idea from Experience Preschool Mother Goose Time curriculum Down on the Farm Theme

A couple egg cartons would work very well for containers or sorters.

Chicken Coop Dramatic Play STEAM Station Idea from Experience Preschool Mother Goose Time curriculum Down on the Farm Theme

I set our Chicken Coop Dramatic Play area up on a table but be creative with what you have. Play experiences do not have to be complicated or complex – just inviting!

Chicken Coop Dramatic Play STEAM Station Idea from Experience Preschool Mother Goose Time curriculum Down on the Farm Theme

Ask some questions while the children play:

  • What might you find in a chicken coop?
  • How many eggs can you find?
  • Where do you think chickens sleep?
  • What do you do with eggs?

My kids took the eggs to the play kitchen and cooked them! Great idea!

Chicken Coop Dramatic Play STEAM Station Idea from Experience Preschool Mother Goose Time curriculum Down on the Farm Theme

Along with the dramatic play activity, we read Rosie’s Walk. I just love this story. The pictures are interesting, the text is simple and there’s so much to talk about it.

Experience Preschool (formerly Mother Goose Time) is truly a wonderful daycare curriculum for family child care centers. It makes my days so much easier while providing preschool materials and quality learning experiences through play every day.