Flower Garden Story Time

A Seed Grows by Anotoinette Portis is beautifully done. Sparse words accompany bold, clean sponge painted illustrations. This book is about the life cycle of a seed from birth to regrowth.

We Are The Gardeners by Joanna Gaines is also gorgeous and includes several good teachable moments.

SONGS

Oh Mr. Sun

Oh, Mr. Sun, Sun
Mr. Golden Sun
Please shine down on me
Oh, Mr. Sun, Sun
Mr. Golden Sun
Hiding behind a tree
These little children
Are asking you
To please come out
So we can play with you
Mr. Sun, Sun
Mr. Golden Sun
Please shine down on me

RHYME

There's Something In My Garden

There’s something in my garden,
Oh, what can it be?
Hear its funny sound
Let's guess and we'll see . . .

(And for this one, I'll make a funny sound, let the kiddos guess what it is, then pull out a puppet of the animal.)

Rain On The Rooftop (A Scarf Poem)

Rain on the green grass,
Rain on the tree.
Rain on the rooftop,
But not on me!
Because I have my umbrella!

(For the last line, we wave the scarves over our head like an umbrella)

Jump Like A Dog ACTION POEM

Jump like a frog,
stretch like a cat
Hop like a bunny,
and flap like a bat!
Wiggle like a worm,
slither like a snake 
Be a wet dog
and shake, shake, shake.