Books Read:

Plant the Tiny Seed

by Christie Matheson
ISBN: 9781682632826

Up, Down, and Around

by Katherine Ayres
ISBN: 9780140556667

There’s a Billy Goat in the Garden

by Laura D. Gugler
ISBN: 9781419760112

Songs & Interactives:

The Gardener Plants the Seeds (To the tune of The Farmer in the Dell)

The gardener plants the seeds
The gardener plants the seeds
Heigh-ho let’s watch them grow
The gardener plants the seeds

(repeat) + the rain begins to fall,
+ the sun begins to shine,
+ the plants begin to grow

The Insect Song (To the tune of The Wheels on the Bus)

The firefly at night goes blink, blink, blink
Blink, blink, blink
Blink, blink, blink
The firefly at night goes blink, blink, blink
All through the town

(repeat) + The bees in the garden go buzz, buzz, buzz,
+ the ants in the garden go march, march, march,
+ the grasshoppers in the field go hop, hop, hop

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Activities:

Sunflower Seed Sensory Tub

We filled our sensory tub with sunflower seeds to simulate dirt in the garden, and then we hid a bunch of felted vegetables and pretend worms inside! Kids used tiny gardening tools and some plastic carrots to explore scooping, pouring, and stacking!

Dot Marker Flowers

Dot marker flowers were a big hit, and a great way to practice our fine motor skills! Each child could use assorted colored dot markers to create patterns on their paper plate flower! We used a hole punch to allow us to attach a pipe cleaner stem to the flower when the project was complete. 

Leaves in the Wind Tunnel

The wind tunnel is one of our most popular items in the library! While we usually put scarves inside, for this program we decided to switch it up by putting some pretend leaves in! The leaves swirled around creating the perfect fall windstorm, and then the kids got to use the toy rakes to clean up and go again! 

Pretend Play Gardens

Kids also got to play with pretend gardening sets that allow them to build their own miniature gardens with plastic flower pieces.