May 21, 2014 Story Time - Plants


If you missed this weeks story time here is what we did:

*marks the books we read


Up, Down, and Around  by Katherine Ayres*
The Little Pea  by Eric Battut
From Seed to Plant  by Allan Fowler*
Trust Me, Jack's Beanstalk Stinks! The Story of Jack and the Beanstalk as Told by the Giant by Eric Braun
Shapes in the Garden  by Rebecca Rissman
Once There Was a Seed  by Judith Anderson and Mike Gordon
A Green, Green Garden  by Mercer Mayer

The craft we made can be found at:

http://www.dltk-holidays.com/spring/mflower.html

We added words that described the parts of the plant: Stem, Leaf, Roots and Flower

Extra activities:

We talked about the letter "P" the sound it makes and words that begin with "P"

This is the way we plant our seeds
(sung to "Here we go Round the Mulberry Bush")

This is the way we plant our seeds
plant our seeds, plant our seeds
this is the way we plant our seeds
so early in the morning

This is the way the wind does blow
wind does blow, wind does blow
this is the way the wind does blow
so early in the morning

This is the way the rain comes down
rain comes down, rain comes down
this is the way the rain comes down
so early in the morning

This is the way the sun shines bright
sun shines bright, sun shines bright
this is the way the sun shines bright
so early in the morning

This is the way the seed grows up
seed grows up, seed grows up
this is the way the seed grows up
so early in the morning

This is the way we pick our beans
pick our beans, pick our beans
this is the way we pick our beans
so early in the morning

May 14, 2014 Story Time - Seeds


If you missed this weeks story time here is what we did:

*marks the books we read


A Seed Is Sleepy  by Dianna Hutts Aston*
Plant a Little Seed  by Bonnie Christensen
The Watermelon Seed  by Greg Pizzoli*
Once There Was a Seed  by Judith Anderson
Little Seeds  by Charles Ghigna*
From Seed to Plant  by Allan Fowler
Ten Seeds  by Ruth Brown*

For our craft we decorated small brown cardboard pots

Extra activities:

We talked about the letter "S" the sound it makes and words that begin with "S"

Planting Time
(sung to "Row, Row, Row Your Boat")

Dig, dig, dig the earth (make digging motion)
Then you plant your seeds (pretend to drop seeds)
A gentle rain (flutter fingers down)
And bright sunshine (circle arms above head)
Will help your flowers grow (put hands together, raise them and then part your palms)

Seeds Grow
(sung to "Farmer in the Dell")

the Gardner plants the seeds
the Gardner plants the seeds
Deep down inside the ground
The Gardner plants the seeds

The rain clouds give them water
The rain clouds give them water
Seeds need some water to drink
The rain clouds give them water

The sun gives heat and light
The sun gives heat and light
Seeds like it warm and bright
The sun gives heat and light

The Gardner pulls the weeds
The Gardner pulls the weeds
Seeds need the room to grow
The Gardner pulls the weeds

The seeds grow into flowers
The seeds grow into flowers
Flowers that are beautiful
The seeds grow into flowers

May 7, 2014 Story Time - Mothers & Mother's Day


If you missed this weeks story time here is what we did:

*marks the books we read


Mommy's Best Kisses  by Margaret Anastas*
Oh, the Things My Mom Will Do....  by Marianne Richmond
My Mother is Mine  by Marion Dane Bauer*
The Night Before Mother's Day  by Natasha Wing
I Love my Mommy  by Giles Andreae*
Mommy, Carry me Please!  by Jane Cabrera
Mother's Day Ribbons  by Michelle Knudsen*

For our craft we made a necklace with yarn and colored pasta

Extra activities:

We talked about the letter "M" the sound it makes and words that begin with "M"

Special Friend (sung to "Bingo")
I have a very special friend
and Mommy is her name-o
M-O-M-M-Y, M-O-M-M-Y, M-O-M-M-Y
and Mommy is her name-o