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Fruits and Veggies Story Time – Preschool

Opening Song: “Bread and Butter”

Book: The Life Cycle of a Carrot by Linda Tagliaferro

Fingerplay: “Five Little Peas”
Five little peas in a pea pod pressed. (fold hands in front of you)
1 grew, 2 grew, and so did all the rest. (pull one set of fingers out of the fist at a time)
They grew and they grew, (slowly pull hands apart)
And they did not stop, (stretch arms as far apart as possible)
Until one day, that pod went, Pop! (clap hands loudly)

Book: Lunch by Denise Fleming
Lunch

Flannel & Puppet Song: “Out In the Garden” by Jean Warren (Tune: “Down By the Station”) (Use a mouse puppet to eat the veggies from the garden.)
Out in the garden early in the morning,
See the red tomatoes all in a row,
See the hungry mouse coming out to eat them,
Munch, crunch, munch, crunch, off they go.

Additional verses:
Red tomatoes
Yellow corn
Green peas
Orange carrots
Purple peppers
White onions
Brown potatoes

Book: The Watermelon Seed by Greg Pizzoli

Song: “Apples and Bananas” – Raffi: One Light, One Sun

Song: “Hot Potato” – The Wiggles: Yummy Yummy

Closing Rhyme

Vegetables Story Time – Toddler

Opening Song

Book: Monsters Don’t Eat Broccoli by Barbara Jean Hicks, illustrated by Sue Hendra

Song: “Monster Boogie” – Laurie Berkner: Buzz Buzz

Song: “Vegetable Song” (Tune: “Twinkle Twinkle”)
Carrots, peas, and broccoli,
Vegetables are good for me.
For my snack and in my lunch,
Veggie sticks are great to munch.
Carrots, peas, and broccoli,
Vegetables are good for me.

Book: Up, Down and Around by Katherine Ayres, illustrated by Nadine Bernard Westcott
Up, Down, and Around book cover

Rhyme: 10 Vegetables
I have ten little vegetables,
And they all taste yummy to me.
They grow everywhere,
Would you like to see?
I can pick them from up high,
I can pick them from down low.
I can chop them and put them in a pot,
And cook them nice and slow.

Song: “When the Pod went Pop!” – Rachel Buchman: Sing a Song of Seasons
(say “pop” then clap)

Rhyme: Five fat peas
Five plump peas in a peapod pressed (press two fists together)
One grew, two grew, so did all the rest (fingers gradually pop up from fist)
They grew and they grew and they did not stop (slowly, spread hands farther & farther apart)
Until one day the pod went POP! (bring hands together with a big clap!)

Book: Very Tasty Vegetables by Bryony Jones, designed and illustrated by Rebecca Fox

Song: “Jump, Jump” – Joanie Leeds and the Nightlights: I’m a Rock Star

Song: “The Wheels on the Bus” – Children’s Music: Toddlers on Parade

Song: “Icky Sticky Bubblegum”- David Landau: Kids and Kitties

Closing rhyme

Craft: Peas in a pod

Veggies Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: Up, Down, and Around by Katherine Ayers, illustrated by Nadine Bernard Westcott
Up, Down, and Around book cover

Song: “If You Like Vegetables and You Know It” (modified version of “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
If you like vegetables and you know it, clap your hands.
If you like vegetables and you know it, clap your hands.
If you like vegetables and you know it, and you really want to show it.
If you like vegetables and you know it, clap your hands.

Additional verses: stomp feet , jump up and down, shout hooray!

Book: Growing Vegetable Soup by Louis Ehlert
Growing Vegetable Soup book cover

Flannel: Rainbow Soup

Song: “Vegetable Song” (Tune: “Twinkle Twinkle”)
Carrots, peas, and broccoli
Vegetables are good for me
For my snack and in my lunch
Veggie sticks are great to munch
Carrots, peas, and broccoli
Vegetables are good for me

Book: The Life Cycle of a Carrot by Linda Tagliaferro

Rhyme: “Five Little Peas”
Five little peas in a pea-pod pressed,
One grew , two grew, and so did all the rest;
They grew…and grew…and did not stop,
Until one day the pod went…POP!

Song: “When the Pod went Pop!” – Rachel Buchman: Sing a Song of Seasons

Book:  Very Tasty Vegetables by Bryony Jones, illustrated by Rebecca Fox

Song: “Clap your Hands” – They Might Be Giants: Here Come the ABCs

Opening Song

Craft: Vegetables in a basket