| Introduction | Good Morning |
| Book | Creepy Carrots by Aaron Reynolds |
| Flannel or counting rhyme | 5 Pretty Flowers 5 (4, 3, 2, 1) pretty flowers (raise up five fingers) In the meadow grew. “Hmmm,” I said (touch chin like you are thinking) “I bet they smell pretty too!” I bent down to sniff (sniff big) But they ticked my nose!(tickle nose) Ah-CHOO! (sneeze really big) Oh, no! Away one flower blows. (Remove one flower or drop finger down) Source: Kids Blog Pasadena Public Library |
| Book | The Bad Seed by John Jory |
| 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 | Grow, Grow, Grow Tune: Row, Row, Row Your BoatGrow, Grow, Growing tall. (raise hands slowly) Flowers growing tall. (raise your hands over head) I water my garden (mimic actions) And pull the weeds And flowers grow from seeds. (cupped hands unfold like blossums)Grow, grow, growing wide. (hands spread outward) Pumpkins growing wide. (arms completely out to the side) I water my garden (mimic actions) And pull the weeds And pumpkin grow from seeds. (cupped hands move outward like a pumpkin growing)Grow, grow, growing deep. (hands lower slowly) Carrots growing deep. (hands on the floor) I water my garden (mimic actions) And pull the weeds And carrots grow from seeds. (cupped hands move away vertically, like elongating carrot) Source: Storytimes For Two-Year-Olds by Judy Nichols |
| Action Song | LOWERS GROWING SONG Tune: “The Mulberry Bush”Have your children lay on the floor and curl up into balls. Have them pretend they are tiny seeds buried in the ground.This is the way we sprout our roots, Sprout our roots, sprout our roots. This is the way we sprout our roots, When spring time is here.This is the way we pop through the dirt, Pop through the dirt, pop through the dirt. This is the way we pop through the dirt When spring time is here. Additional verses: This is the way we stretch and grow. |
| Action Song | I’m a Little Green Weed (to the tune of: “I’m a Little Teapot”) I’m a little green weed (crouch down) growing fast! (stand up quickly) I’m hiding in the garden (cover head) but it won’t last. (shake head no) Someone’s going to find me (hands over eyes, searching) and give a SHOUT. (Cover hands over mouth on shout & say it louder) Then bend right over (bend down) and pluck me out. (Pretend to pull weed) Source: Kids Blog Pasadena Public Library |
| Dance Song | Hot Potato by The Wiggles |
| Dance Song | Banana Dance by Dr. Jean |
| Closing Songs | ABC, Count to 15 |
| Goodbye Song | Skidamarink |
Craft: It felt only right for the kids to make their own mini gardens. Sommer’s Lion Pride was my source of inspiration.
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