Harvest

Week #2 was the theme of Harvest. This could be harvesting the fields for the fall, gardening, or anything in between. 

Books:

Toddler Books:

Lola Plants a Garden - Anna McQuinn

What Does Bunny See?: A Book of Colors and Flowers - Linda Sue Park

Preschool Books:

Muncha! Muncha! Muncha! - Candace Fleming

My Garden - Kevin Henkes

Lola Plants a Garden - Anna McQuinn

What Does Bunny See?: A Book of Colors and Flowers - Linda Sue Park

Red are the Apples - Marc Harshman

Rhymes/Songs/Fingerplays:

Colorful Butterflies:

The first to come to the garden bed

Is a lovely butterfly of brilliant RED

Then in comes another and that makes two,

Fly right in my friend of BLUE.

"This garden is fine, the best I've seen"

Says the butterfly of softest GREEN.

Our garden needs a sunny fellow,

Fly in butterfly with wings of YELLOW.

Little friend of PURPLE, fly in too,

The garden is waiting for a color like you.

ORANGE, orange, you've waited so long,

Fly right in where you belong.

Butterflies, butterflies, you're such a sight,

Flying together, what a delight!

Source: Perry Public Library

If You're an Insect and You Know it (Tune: "If You're Happy and You Know it"):

If you're a butterfly and you know it, flap your wings.

If you're a butterfly and you know it, flap your wings.

If you're a butterfly and you know it, and you really want to show it,

If you're a butterfly and you know it, flap your wings.

Other verses:

If you're a cricket and you know it, jump up and down.

If you're an ant and you know it, stomp your feet.

In My Garden (Raffi):

Lyrics:

Digging, Digging,

This is how we dig the ground, In our garden, In our garden

Digging, Digging,

This is how we dig the ground, Early in the morning.

Hoeing, Hoeing,

This is how we hoe the weeds, In our garden, In our garden

Hoeing, Hoeing, 

This is how we hoe the weeds, Early in the morning.

Planting, Planting,

This is how we plant the seeds, In our garden, In our garden

Planting, Planting,

This is how we plant the seeds, Early in the morning.

Growing, Growing,

This is how the peas will grow, In our garden, In our garden

Growing, Growing,

This is how the peas will grow, Early in the morning.

Picking, Picking,

This is how we'll pick the peas, In our garden, In our garden

Picking, Picking,

This is how we'll pick the peas, Early in the morning.

Eating, Eating,

This is how we'll eat those peas, From our garden, From our garden

Eating, Eating,

This is how we'll eat those peas, Early in the morning.