The Farmer Gathers Eggs and Plants Seeds

Children spend the morning with the farmer: they gather eggs (balls) from the henhouse without breaking them, carry them along a narrow path (ropes), then plant the garden and grow like plants. It builds balance, careful handling and the sequence of a farm task.

How to play

1. The teacher, as the farmer, says the hens have laid eggs all over the yard (balls scattered around) (1 min).
2. Each child takes a basket and gathers eggs by squatting slowly, one at a time, so they don’t break (3 min).
3. The path to the house: walk along a rope on the floor holding the basket without dropping an egg, then leave them in the kitchen (3 min).
4. Planting: squat and drop seeds (beanbags) into the rows (parallel ropes), stepping sideways along the row (3 min).
5. Rain and sun: children turn into the plants, grow up from the ground and wave their leaves in the wind (2 min).
6. The farmer harvests: with a gentle tap, each plant sits down and rests (2 min).

Rules

• We pick up eggs gently, one at a time.
• On the rope path, I go slowly.
• Each seed goes in its row.

Variations

Adaptations

• Limited mobility: put eggs on a table at the child’s height and make the path a lane between two ropes for the wheelchair.
• Visual impairment: use sound balls, and follow the rope with the foot.
• Autism: preview the three jobs (eggs, path, planting) with real objects in a box.

Learning goals

• Handle objects gently.
• Keep balance while carrying something.
• Learn about farm work.

Equipment for a class of 25

• Foam balls: 40
• Baskets: 12
• Ropes: 8
• Beanbags: 30

Teacher tip

Use foam balls, never small plastic eggs. Any child can be the farmer in the second round. Kids usually step off the rope while staring at the basket; tell them to look at the end of the path.

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