May 13, 2015 Story Time - Plants/Flowers

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

*marks the books we read

Dandelions Stars in the Grass  by Mia Posada*
Planting a Rainbow  by Lois Ehlert
What is a Flower's Special Power?  by Kay Massey*
Spring Blossoms  by Carole Gerber
Seeds, Seeds, Seeds  by Brian and Jillian Cutting*

For our craft we colored a picture of flower stems and glued flower pictures to the stems

Extra activities:
The children got to plant seeds into small pots they could take home. We had flowers and vegetables available for planting

Daffodils
One little daffodil had nothing much to do,
out popped another one, then there were two
two little daffodils were smiling at a bee,
out popped another one, then there were three
three little daffodils were growing by the door,
out popped another one, then there were four
four little daffodils were glad to be alive,
out popped another one, then there were five
five little daffodils were wearing golden crowns,
they danced in the breeze in green satin gowns

Plants (sung to "The farmer in the dell")
The farmer plants the seeds
the farmer plants the seeds
hi, ho the dairy oh
the farmer plants the seeds

Repeat with verses:
The rain begins to fall
The sun begins to shine
The plants begin to grow
The buds all open up
The flowers smile at me