Vegetables and flowers grow in gardens, but what else can you find there? Find out with this week's books and activities.
#READ: My Little Garden by Katrin Wiehle
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Hedgehog, Mouse and Sparrow live in the garden and introduce readers to their home: showing the vegetable plots, the fruit trees, and the many other creatures who share their world.
Increase pre-literacy skills as you read together:
- Read the names of the animals, flowers, fruits, and vegetables and ask your little one to repeat them.
- Pause periodically to ask your little learner if they like the fruits and vegetables in the book. Ask them to talk about why they like them.
- Talk about the colors of the animals and plants in the book. Ask your little one if they can think of other things that are the same color.
#SING: The Seeds Grow
(Tune: The Farmer in the Dell)
The gardener plants the seeds
The gardener plants the seeds
Deep down inside the ground
The gardener 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 gardener pulls the weeds
The gardener pulls the weeds
Seeds need the room to grow
The gardener pulls the weeds
The seeds grow into flowers
The seeds grow into flowers
Flowers that are beautiful
The seeds grow into flowers
#EXPLORE: Garden Sensory Bin
Materials
- Plastic bin
- Soil
- Real or artificial leaves, twigs, or flowers
- Optional: plastic garden tools or beach shovel from your little one's playset
Instructions
- Place bin outside and fill it with bagged soil or encourage your little one to use their hands or plastic shovel to dig and scoop dirt directly from the ground into the bin.
- Put artificial leaves, twigs, or flowers in the bin or search all around with your little one for leaves and flowers.
- Pretend to be gardeners. Talk to your little one about what is in their garden. If their garden is full of vegetables, ask about the types of vegetables. If it is a flower garden, ask about the colors of the flowers.
#JOIN: Let's go up, down, and all around gardens when you join us for a virtual or in-person program!
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