Description
Introduce young learners to familiar animals with the Set of Outdoor Farm Animals 2-3yrs. This ready-made collection has been carefully curated by Early Excellence education specialists to enrich your learning environment, with opportunities for storytelling, narrative building and early language development.
Made from soft, durable materials, the farm role play animal figures are easy to grasp, safe and durable for use within busy outdoor environments. Designed for continuous use, these high–quality animals wil retain their appeal across repeated play and exploration.
As children pick up and place the animals, they develop fine motor control and hand–eye coordination. They may sort animals by animal group (e.g. cows, pigs, sheep), order them by size, or match them to stories or familiar role play scenarios. Through handling and comparing animals, children explore classification, similarities/differences, and early mathematical thinking.
Children can act out farm scenes such as feeding and grazing, along with narrating the animals sounds and actions. These storytelling opportunities strengthen expressive language, build vocabulary and encourage imaginative thinking. In small groups, children can take turns and share their animals, which supports social awareness and collaborative interaction.
This Set of Outdoor Farm Animals 2-3yrs has been thoughtfully assembled by Early Excellence education specialists to support purposeful experiences that connect to early language, social development and knowledge of the natural world.
Pair this set with the Set of Outdoor Vehicles to create farms using the tractors and trailers or invest in the full small world collection Outdoor Small World Resource Collection 2–3yrs, to enrich narrative and create scenes.
Explore the full range of Small World Resources to enhance your early years outdoor classroom, creating an engaging and inspiring environment where children can learn, explore, and thrive.
Learning Opportunities
- Developing vocabulary and animal knowledge through naming, describing and comparing
- Encouraging narrative and imaginative thinking via storytelling and role taking
- Supporting fine motor skills through handling and positioning the figures
- Exploring patterns, classification and sorting through grouping animals by size or type
- Promoting social awareness and cooperative conversation during shared animal explorations
The Set of Outdoor Farm Animals 2-3yrs includes:
- 11 farm animals, including cows, sheep, pigs and horses
- Suitable from age 2 and over
Safety Information
For use with children aged 2–3 years only under appropriate adult supervision.
For full safety details, please refer to the Product Care & Safety Guidance Leaflet.
Variations
Many of our resources are produced in a variety of colours and styles and may vary slightly from those shown; however, we guarantee consistent quality and value.
Secondary images are for representation only.
