Opening Song

Book: Wonderful Worms by Linda Glaser, illustrated by Loretta Krupinski

Song: “Little Wiggle Worm Song” (Tune: “I’m a Little Teapot”)
I’m a little wiggle worm, watch me go!
I can wiggle fast, or very very slow
I wiggle all around, then back I go
Down into the ground, to the home I know
(Credit: Handley Regional Library System)

Flannel: Images and facts from Deep Down Underground by Olivier Dunrea.

Song: “The Gardener Plants the Seeds” (Tune: “The Farmer in the Dell”)
The worms mix up the soil,
The worms mix up the soil,
Hi-ho, the derry-oh,
The worms mix up the soil. (pretend to dig)

The gardener plants the seeds.
The gardener plants the seeds.
High ho the derry oh,
The gardener plants the seeds. (pretend to plant seeds)

Additional verses:
The rain falls on the ground… (flutter fingers down to ground)
The sun shines bright and warm… (hold hands in circle overhead)
The seeds/plants begin to grow… (slowly raise hands from ground)
Flowers grow everywhere… (hold hands outstretched)
Fresh vegetables to eat… (pretend to eat)

Book: How to Say Hello to a Worm: A First Guide to Outside by Kari Percival

Song: “The Wiggly Wiggly Earthworm” (Tune: “The Itsy Bitsy Spider”)
The wiggly wiggly earthworm dug through the dirt.
Down came the rain, and wet all the earth.
Out came the sun, and dried up all the rain,
And the wiggly wiggly earthworm dug through the dirt again.

Song/Puppets: “Out in the Garden” (Tune: “Down by the Station”)
Out in the garden, early in the morning,
See the red tomatoes all in a row.
See the hungry _______ coming out to eat them.
Crunch, munch, crunch, munch, off s/he goes.

(Have puppets eat different color vegetables and fruits.)

Book/Puppets: Toto’s Apple by Mathieu Lavoie

Closing Rhyme