My Garden - fingerplay
This is my garden. I’ll rake it with care.
(Pretend to rake.)
And them some flower seeds I’ll plant there.
(Pretend to plant seeds.)
The sun will shine,
(Put arms over head in a circle.)
And the rain will fall,
(Put hands in air and bring down as rain.)
And my garden will blossom and grow straight and tall.
(Make fist then open slowly as the flower blooms.)
Wiggle Worm - Sung to "Did You Ever See a Lassie?"
Did you ever see a wiggle worm,
A wiggle worm, a wiggle worm?
Did you ever see a wiggle worm
Move this way and that?
Move this way and that way,
Move this way and that way.
Did you ever see a wiggle worm
Move this way and that?
Mistress Mary, Quite Contrary - poem
Mistress Mary, quite contrary,
How does your garden grow?
With silver bells and cockle shells
And pretty maids all in a row.
(Let children tell you what they think silver bells and cockleshells might be. Could they really plant a garden like Mistress Mary?)
I'll Plant a Little Seed - Sung to "I'm a Little Teapot"
I'll plant a little seed in the dark, dark, ground.
Out comes the yellow sun, big and round.
Down comes the cool rain, soft and slow.
Up comes the little seed, grow, grow, grow!
The Seed - Sung to "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star"
I'm a little planted seed.
See the rain falling on me.
Sun shines down through the trees.
These are the things I need indeed.
Oh, how happy they make me.
I'm a little growing seed.
The Garden Song - Sung to "Row, Row, Row Your Boat"
Dig, dig, dig your garden
Make it smooth and neat
Push, push, push that shovel,
Push it with your feet.
Plant, plant, plant your seeds
Push them down an inch
Cover your seeds with some soil
Cover with a pinch.
Water, water, water your seed
This will help them sprout,
Sprinkle lightly and let's not pour
And don't let them dry out.
Sun, sun, sunshine
It will turn them green,
Carrots and radishes and peppers, too
Tomatoes and some beans.
Watch, watch, watch them grow
See them grow so tall
Put a scarecrow in the ground
To protect them all.
Pull, pull, pull the weeds
Keep your garden clear
To make them grow up and out
And stretch out here and there.
Pick, pick, pick your feast
Cook some veggie soup
You'll have lots and lots to eat,
Enough to feed the group.
