Garden

The sun is shining, it is getting warmer, and the flowers and trees are starting to bloom. What a perfect time to have the theme of gardening and flowers!

Books:

Toddler Books:

The Wind's Garden - Melanie Hope Greenberg

Sunflower - Miela Ford

If You Plant a Seed - Kadir Nelson

Preschool Books:

Plant a Little Seed - Bonnie Christensen

And Then It's Spring - Julie Fogliano

Sunflower - Miela Ford

If You Plant a Seed - Kadir Nelson

Rhymes/Fingerplays/Songs:

Oh, Mr. Rabbit:

"Oh, Mr. Rabbit, you've got a might habit, (jump up and down like a bunny rabbit)

Of running through my garden and eating all my _______." (run!)

Peas, Carrots, Broccoli, Strawberries, Corn, Tomatoes, etc.

Source: This one was a classic script I found in my flannel draw. I updated it by laminating a bunny rabbit and a variety of familiar veggies to go along with the flannel. 

Five Pretty Flowers:

Out in the garden, growing in the sun,

Were five pretty flowers and I picked one.

Count down to no flowers. Show the kids a bouquet of picked flowers.

Source: Mel's Desk

The Gardener Plants the Seeds (Tune: "The Farmer in the Dell"):

The gardener plants the seeds,

The gardener plants the seeds,

High-ho, the derry-oh,

The gardener plants the seeds.

Other verses: 

The clouds bring the rain

The sun warms the earth

The gardener pulls the weeds

The seeds grow into flowers

Source: Preschool Education