Flower Songs

Introduction	“Hello Everybody” by Miss Carole
Daily Report	Month, Season, Weather
Yoga Move / ASL	Flower Pose
Book
Finger Rhyme	Flower Petal Countdown Tune: Sally’s Camel. [Child’s name]’s flower has five petals. [Child’s name]’s flower has five petals. [Child’s name]’s flower has five petals. So blow, wind, blow. (kids blow on their petals) Source: Slight changes from Songs, Poems, and Fingerplays
Book
Action Rhyme	Bumble Bee Beanbag Rhyme (with pom-poms) Bumble Bee In the Sky Buzz your wings And up you fly Back and forth, To and fro, Up, up, up And Away You go! Source: Adapted from Storytime Magic by Kathy MacMillan
Action Rhyme	Bees Here (with pom-poms) Bees here, Bees there, Bees, Bees EVERYWHERE ! BZZZ, BZZZ, BZZZ ! Bees on my shoulders, Bees on my toes, Bees on my belly and, Bees on my nose! Bees on my arms, Bees on my lips, Bees on my knees and Bees on my hips ! Bees here, Bees there, Bees, Bees EVERYWHERE ! BZZZ, BZZZ, BZZZ! Source: King County Library System
Action Rhyme	A Bee is On My Toe (with pom-poms) Tune: Farmer in the Dell A bee is on my toe. A bee is on my toe. Heigh-ho, just watch me blow. A bee is on my toe. (blow gently on toe) (refrain: On my nose; On my head; On my ear) Source: King County Library System
Action Rhyme	Little Seed Tune: Pop Goes the Weasel I’m a seed that’s in the ground. I get sunshine and water. I grow a stem, two leaves and then… Pop! I’m a flower Source: King County Library System
Dance Song	“I’m a Little Seed” by Miss Carole
Dance Song	“Ring Around the Rosie” by Caspar Babypants
Closing Songs	ABC’s and Counting to 10.
Goodbye song	Skidamarink By Old Town School of Folk Music

Craft:

Introduction	“Welcome” by Miss Carole
Daily Report	Month, Date, Day, Season, Weather
ASL	Flower
Book
Counting	Five Dandelions Tune : Five Little Ducks Five dandelions in the grass so green. (show five fingers) Little yellow flowers as pretty as you’ve seen. (make a fist) One turned to fluff, and then it blew away. (blow on finger) Four dandelions were left that day! Repeat. Source: Songs, Poems, and Fingerplays by The Mailbox
Book
Action Rhyme	Bumble Bee Beanbag Rhyme Bumble Bee In the Sky Buzz your wings And up you fly Back and forth, To and fro, Up, up, up And Away You go! Source: Adapted from Storytime Magic by Kathy MacMillan
Yoga Move	Flower pose
Action Rhyme	Flower Fun Hand each child a flower and have them: Jump over the flower. Put the flower on their head. Dance around your flower. Source: The Mailbox
Action Rhyme	Balance the Bee Have each child balance their bee on their head and then try to walk around. When I say “Bzzz!” have the kids drop their bee. Repeat with a different body part. Source: The Mailbox
Action Rhyme	Flight of the Bumble Bee (with streamers) Hand each child a crepe streamer and place three different “hives” around the room. Start playing the music and have kids “fly” their bees around the room. When the music stops, kids have to find a hive, rip a piece of crepe paper, and place it in the hive.
Dance Song	“I’m a Little Seed” by Miss Carole
Dance Song	Ring Around the Rosie by Caspar Babypants
Closing Songs	ABC’s and Counting to 10.
Goodbye song	Skidamarink By Old Town School of Folk Music