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Free Printable Farm Animals Flashcards
This free printable flashcards set helps young English learners master common farm animal vocabulary with bright, child-friendly pictures and clear labels.
Perfect for circle time, songs, and movement activities.
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The flashcard PDF contains 9 cards.
Full Page Size: A4
2 picture cards per page
Each flashcard features a colorful illustration with easy-to-read text to help children connect English words to familiar animals and their sounds.
The complete set includes 9 essential farm animals vocabulary words: horse, pig, cow, chicken, goat, duck, turkey, donkey, sheep.
How to Use These ESL Flashcards
- Vocabulary Introduction: Show each card, model the name and sound (cow—moo), and have students repeat.
- TPR and Movement: “Gallop like a horse,” “Quack like a duck,” “Waddle like a turkey,” “Baa like a sheep.”
- Songs and Chants: Use with “Old MacDonald Had a Farm”—hold up each card as you sing the verse.
- Speaking Practice: “It’s a cow.” “I see a duck.” “A goat has horns.” “A donkey is strong.”
- Listening Games: “What animal am I?” Make a sound; students point to or hold up the correct card.
- Phonics and Spelling: Focus on initial sounds (h is for horse, p is for pig, c is for cow/chicken, g is for goat, d is for duck/donkey, t is for turkey, s is for sheep).
- Categories and Sorting: Barn vs. pond animals; two legs vs. four legs; big vs. small.
- Prepositions and Places: “The cow is in the field,” “The duck is near the pond,” “The chicken is in the barn.”
- Games: Bingo, memory matching, Go Fish, I Spy, charades with animal sounds.
- Quick Checks: Picture-to-word matching, exit tickets, and mini oral quizzes.
- Laminate for Durability: Ideal for centers, small groups, and repeated use.
Perfect for ESL/EFL/TEFL classrooms, preschool, kindergarten, and early elementary, these printable farm animals flashcards build core vocabulary, listening, speaking, phonics, and classroom routine skills.
Download your free farm animals flashcards PDF today to bring the farm to life in your ESL lessons.