| Plants & Flowers |
| Parts of the Plants
Tune: "Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes" Do you know the parts of plants, parts of plants? Do you know the parts of plants, parts of plants? All kinds of plants that grow and grow and grow. Do you know the parts of plants, parts of plants? The roots hold the plant in place, plant in place. The roots hold the plant in place, plant in place. The roots store food and water too. The roots hold the plant in place, plant in place. The stem moves water up the plant, up the plant. The stem moves water up the plant, up the plant. The stem brings water to the leaves. The stem moves water up the plant, up the plant. The leaves soak up the sun, soak up the sun. The leaves soak up the sun, soak up the sun. The sun helps the plant to grow and grow and grow. The leaves soak up the sun, soak up the sun. The flower grows into a fruit, into a fruit. The flower grows into a fruit, into a fruit. Inside the fruit are little, tiny seeds. The flower grows into a fruit, into a fruit. Will My Flowers Bloom? Tune: "Wheels on the Bus" The seeds from the pack go in the ground, In the ground, in the ground, The seeds from the pack go in the ground, Will our flowers bloom? The rain from the sky goes drip, drop, drip, Drip, drop, drip; drip, drop, drip, The rain from the sky goes drip, drop, drip, Will our flowers bloom? The sun above is bright and hot, Bright and hot, bright and hot, The sun above is bright and hot, Will our flowers bloom? Our little seeds are sprouting fast, Sprouting fast, sprouting fast, Our little seeds are sprouting fast, Look! Our flowers bloomed! The Gardener Plants the Seeds Tune: "Farmer in the Dell" The gardener plants the seeds. The gardener plants the seeds. High ho the derry oh, The gardener plants the seeds. More Verses: The rain falls on the ground. The sun shines bright and warm. The seeds begin to grow. Flowers grow everywhere. Five Little Flowers Fingerplay Five little flowers standing in the sun (hold up five fingers) See their heads nodding, bowing one by one? (bend fingers several times) Down, down, down comes the gentle rain (raise hands, wiggle fingers and lower arms to simulate falling rain) And the five little flowers lift their heads up again! (hold up five fingers) Little seed in the ground below (form your bodies into balls) Felt the heat of the warm sun's glow (rub hands over arms) Heard the raindrops pitter patter (place hand behind ear) Wondered why the birds did chatter (place hand on head as if pondering) So the seed began to grow (begin to rise) And poked it's head up very slow (lift head) What it saw was such a sight (rub eyes) The plant was in a garden bright! (throw arms apart) Four Little Flowers Play Let the children take turns being the "flowers" as you recite the following poem: Four little flowers I did see. I picked one, then there were three. Three little flowers, pretty and new. I picked another, then there were two. Two little flowers out in the sun. I picked one more, then there was one. One little flower left in the sun. I picked it too, then there were none. 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! |
| Hand Flower Bulletin Board: Have each child trace and cut out 2 brown handprints, 2 green handprints and 2 yellow and orange handprints. Combine and sort the handprints and then build a large flower by gluing the prints to the bulletin board paper beginning with the roots. Label the plant parts with words and then display it in the hall. Flower Parts: Glue white pieces of yarn on the bottom of the paper to represent roots. Glue real seeds to represent the seeds and real leaves to be the leaves, of course. Use green yarn to be the stems and triangles of colored construction paper or tissue paper for the flowers. Paper Plate Sunflowers: You will need paper plates, yellow paint, brushes, glue, sunflower seeds, and green paper. Have the children paint their paper plates yellow to make 'flowers'. When plate is dry put glue on plate and glue sunflower seeds on the middle of their plates. Attach them to green paper stems to create a sunflower garden. Magic Beans: At the bottom of a white piece of paper - glue on a lima bean. Then ask children to draw what they would like to grow from the bean. Some of my children drew babies, trees, dinosaurs, and of course flowers. It is a great project to use the imagination! Flower Paint Brushes: Give each child some flower blossoms and a piece of white paper. (I think carnations and dandelions work best.) Set out small dishes of tempera paint. Let the children use their flowers as paint brushes to dab the paint on their papers. |
| I'm a Little Planted Seed
Tune: "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star " I'm a little planted seed See the rain falling on me Sun shines down through the trees These are things I need indeed. Oh, how happy they make me. I'm a little growing seed. Five Spring Flowers The first one said, "We need rain to grow!" The second one said, "Oh my, we need water!" The third one said, "Yes, it is getting hotter!" The fourth one said, "I see clouds in the sky." The fifth one said, "I wonder why?" Then BOOM went the thunder And ZAP went the lightning! That springtime storm was really frightening! But the flowers weren't worried...no, no, no! The rain helped them to grow, grow, GROW! I'm a Seed! Tune: "Pop Goes the Weasel " I'm a seed that's in the ground. I get sunshine and water I grow a stem, some leaves, and then Pop! I'm a flower. Flowers are Blooming Tune: "Frere Jacques" Flowers are blooming, Flowers are blooming, All around, all around, See the pretty colors, See the pretty colors, On the ground, on the ground. Let's go see them, Let's go see them, Blooming bright, blooming bright, Use your nose to smell them, Use your eyes to see them, What a sight! What a sight! My Garden This is my garden, I'll plant it with care, Here are the seeds I'll plant in there, The sun will shine, The rain will fall, The seeds will sprout and grow up tall. The Little Plant In the heart of a seed, Buried deep so deep, A tiny plant Lay fast asleep. "Wake," said the sunshine, "And creep to the light." "Wake," said the voice Of the raindrops bright. The little plant heard And it rose to see, What the wonderful, Outside world might be. Little Brown Seeds Little brown seeds so small and round, Are sleeping quietly under ground. Down come the raindrops sprinkle, sprinkle, sprinkle. Out comes the rainbow, twinkle, twinkle, twinkle. Little brown seeds way down below, Up through the earth they grow, grow, grow. Little green leaves come one by one. They hold up their heads and look at the sun. I'm a Little Flower Pot Fingerplay Tune: "I'm a Little Teapot" I'm a little flower pot mom put out (point to self) If you take care of me, I will sprout. (nod head, point to self) When you water me, I will grow (make sprinkling motions w/ right hand) Into a pretty flower, don't you know! (raise left hand slowly up from floor, make wide circle with hands or arms) Sunflower Sunflower, sunflower, standing straight and tall, Sunflower, sunflower, you're the tallest flower of them all! Sunflower, sunflower, when your seeds fall to the ground, Sunflower, sunflower, by the squirrels they'll be found! |
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| Observing Seeds and Bulbs: Place several types of seeds, leaves and buds on the science table along with magnifying glasses. Allow the children to use the magnifying glasses to observe the small details of the seeds, leaves, buds, and bulbs. Ask them to describe the details they see.
Stems Hard at Work: Discuss how the stem's job is to carry water to the flower. Place celery in water that has been dyed with food coloring. Soak the celery in the water and them cut them open to show the students how the celery has soaked up the water. Create Colored Flowers: A great science experiment! You will need four clear containers of water, each 1/4 filled. 4 white carnations and ood coloring. Add enough food colouring to turn the water in each glass a different color (about 5 drops depending on the size of the container.) Cut the stem of each flower. Place flower in the container - making sure that the stem reaches the colored water. See how long it takes for the flower to turn the color of the water. Sorting Seeds: I have a collection of seeds that I use for this activity. It is merely just a small container filled with many different types of seeds. I use this as a center activity. I give the students a muffin pan and they can sort the seeds according to size, type, color, etc. Sequencing: Have the students sort pictures in order of growth (seed, sprout, leaves, then flower...). Seed Counting: Use seeds for manipulatives to solve addition problems. |
| Green-Haired People: Students will use real soil, and grass seeds to plant in a cup. They will decorate the cup as a face. They will eventually grown and it will look like hair. Lima Bean Experiment: Fold a brown paper towel and spray it with water. Put the paper towel and three lima beans (that had been soaked in water for about an hour) into a ziplock bag. Staple the ziplock bags to a bulletin board where you can watch the seeds grow. An Indoor Garden: You will need bean and pea seeds, soil, planting containers, and spoons. Let the children spoon soil into the divided planting tray or a portable planting box. Each child can plant a few seeds. make sure to label the row or container with a small picture of the vegetable so the children will better understand what plant is growing. Moisten the soil after planting and place in a sunny windowsill. The children can take turns watering the plants daily and observe the growth and changes. When plants are big enough and the weather is suitable, plant the young vegetables outdoors. Before transplanting acclimate the young plants to outdoor weather by placing them outdoors in the shade 1-2 hours a day. Gradually increase the daily amount for about five days. Harvest and enjoy the vegetables at snack time! (Be sure to plant in a place where little bunnies and gophers can't get to it.) |
