Garden – Toddler – LIBRIONYIAN

Introduction	Hello Hello!
Opening Rhyme	Be a Seed Be a seed, (crouch down) Small and round (make your hands into a circle) Sprout, sprout, sprout up from the ground. (start sprouting) Shake your leaves for all to see (stretch your arms out wide while shaking leaves) Stretch your arms up, you’re a tree! (Slowly raise your arms overhead like branches) Source: King County Library System
Book	There’s a Pest in the Garden by Jan Thomas Lola Plants a Garden by Anna McQuinn
Flannel	PLANT THE GARDEN Tune: “Frere Jacques”Plant the garden, plant the garden. Watch it grow, watch it grow. Count the pretty flowers, Count the pretty flowers In a row, in a row. Plant the garden, plant the garden. Watch it grow, watch it grow. Count the yummy veggies, Count the yummy veggies In a row, in a row Source:Preschool Express
Book	Plant the Tiny Seed by Christie Matheson
Nursery Rhyme	Mary, Mary Quite Contrary Mary, Mary quite contrary How does your garden grow? With silver bells and cockle shells and pretty maids all in a row!
Traditional Rhyme	This is Big Big Big This is big big big This is small small small This is short short short This is tall tall tall This is fast fast fast This is slow slow slow This is yes yes yes This is no no no Source: Mel’s Desk
Sign Language	Garden
Action Rhyme	Little Seed in the Ground Little seed in the ground (crouch down on the floor) Sitting so still (stay crouching) Little seed, will you sprout? Yes, I will! (jump up!) I repeated this rhyme three times and had the children act they were a seed growing. By the the third time, the kids acted like they were bursting through the dirt.Source: Storytime Around the Year by Kimberly K. Faurot
Action Song	Butterfly Beanbag Rhyme Butterfly In the Sky Flap your wings And up you fly. Back and forth To and fro, Up,up, up And away you go! Each child gets a beanbag or scarf. With each line, you move the bag from hand to hand above your head. On “up, up, up” start lifting the bag higher and then throw the bag in the year on “away”. Source: More Storytime Magic by Kathy MacMillan
Dance Song	I’m a Little Seed by Carole Peterson
Dance Song	Jump in the Puddles by Carole Peterson
Traditional Song	ABC, Count to 10
Goodbye Song	Skidamarink