Book: Growing Vegetable Soup by Lois Ehlert
Song: “The Gardener Digs the Soil” (Tune: “The Farmer in the Dell”)
The gardener plants the seeds. (pretend to put a seed in the ground)
The gardener plants the seeds.
Heigh-ho, let’s watch it grow,
The gardener plants the 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 plant begins to grow… (slowly raise hands from ground)
The bud opens up… (put palms together then move palms apart)
The flower smiles at me… (big smile)
Book: My Garden by Kevin Henkes
Puppet Song: “In My Garden”
There’s something in my garden,
Now, what can it be?
There’s something in my garden,
That I can’t really see.
I hear its funny sound…
RIBBIT – RIBBIT – RIBBIT
A FROG is what I found!
RIBBIT – RIBBIT – RIBBIT
Additional verses:
THUMP – Rabbit
SQUEAK – Mouse
CAW – Crow
TWEET – Bird
BUZZ – Bee
WIGGLE – Caterpillar
FLUTTER – Butterfly
(Credit: SurLaLune Storytime)
Song: “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes”
Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes,
Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes,
Eyes and ears and mouth and nose,
Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes.
Scarf Song: “One Bright Scarf”
One bright scarf waiting for the wind to blow. (hold in hand)
Wiggle it high, (wiggle scarf above head)
Wiggle it low. (wiggle scarf by knees)
Shake it fast, (wiggle scarf quickly)
Shake it slow. (wiggle scarf slowly)
Where did it go? (put it behind back, bring out empty hands)
Scarf Rhyme: “Popcorn Kernels”
Popcorn kernels (wave scarves overhead)
In the pot. (make their scarves ‘disappear’ by bunching them up in their fists)
Shake them, shake them, shake them (shake fists)
‘Til they POP! (toss scarves up into the air)
Song: “Icky Sticky Bubble Gum” – David Landau: Kids and Kitties
