A Song of Flowers added 3-12-98 Original Author Unknown

Sung to: "Sing a Song of Sixpence"

Sing a song of flowers, flowers all around.

Flowers that are growing, growing in the ground
Flowers of each color make a pretty view.
Red and orange and yellow.
And blue and purple, too.

Dandelions added 4-14-98 Original Author Unknown

Sung to: "Mary Had A Little Lamb"

Once there was a dandy lady, Dandy lady, dandy lady,

Once there was a dandy lady, Who loved to dance, they say.
She had beautiful hair of gold,........
.......... And loved to dance all day.
As time passed by and she grew old,........
......... Her hair all turned to grey.
Now when the dandy lady dances,........
.........Her hair all blows away.

Plants added 4-14-98 Original Author Unknown

Sung to: "The Farmer In The Dell"

The farmer plants the seeds

The farmer plants the seeds
Hi, Ho and Cherry O
The farmer plants the seeds
The rain begins to fall
The sun begins to shine
The plants begin to grow
The buds all open up
The flowers smile at me

Flower Garden added 4-14-98 Original Author Unknown

Sung to: "The Farmer In The Dell"

The farmer plants the seeds

The Farmer plants the seeds
Hi, Ho and Cheery O
The farmer plants the seeds.

(Use the following verses.)

The sun begins to shine
The rain begins to fall
The plants begin to grow
The flowers smile at us
Parts of the plants added 4-29-98 Original Author Unknown

Sung to: "Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes"

Do you know the parts of plants, parts of plants?

Do you know the parts of plants, parts of plants?
All kinds of plants that grow and grow and grow.
Do you know the parts of plants, parts of plants?

The roots hold the plant in place, plant in place.

The roots hold the plant in place, plant in place.
The roots store food and water too.
The roots hold the plant in place, plant in place.

The stem moves water up the plant, up the plant.

The stem moves water up the plant, up the plant.
The stem brings water to the leaves.
The stem moves water up the plant, up the plant.

The leaves soak up the sun, soak up the sun.

The leaves soak up the sun, soak up the sun.
The sun helps the plant to grow and grow and grow.
The leaves soak up the sun, soak up the sun.

The flower grows into a fruit, into a fruit.

The flower grows into a fruit, into a fruit.
Inside the fruit are little, tiny seeds.
The flower grows into a fruit, into a fruit.

I'm a Little Flower Pot added 8-18-98 Original Author Unknown

Sung to: "I'm a Little Teapot"

I'm a little flower pot mom put out (point to self)

If you take care of me, I will sprout. (nod head, point to self)
When you water me, I will grow (make sprinkling motions w/ right hand)
Into a pretty flower, don't you know! (raise left hand slowly up from
floor, make wide circle with hands or arms)

Daffodil song added 8-18-98 Original Author Unknown

Yellow yellow daffodil, dancing in the sun..

oh yellow , yellow daffodil, you tell me spring has come.
I can hear a blue bird sing, and hear a robin call.
but yellow yellow daffodil I love you most of all.

Relaxing Flowers added 8-18-98 Original Author Unknown

Five little flowers standing in the sun (hold up five fingers)

See their heads nodding, bowing one by one? (bend fingers several times)
Down, down, down comes the gentle rain (raise hands, wiggle fingers and lower
arms to simulate falling rain) And the five little flowers lift their heads up again! (hold up five fingers)
Daffodils Fingerplay added 3-23-00 Original Author Unknown

(Show fingers or make daffodil puppets from cupcake liners and craft sticks!)

One little daffodil had nothing much to do,

Out popped another one, then there were two.
Two little daffodils were smiling at a bee,
Out popped another one, then there were three.
Three little daffodils were growing by the door,
Out popped another one, then there were four.
Four little daffodils were glad to be alive,
Out popped another one, then there were five.
Five little daffodils were wearing golden crowns,
They danced in the breeze in green satin gowns.

I'm a Little Flower Seed added 3-1-01 Original Author Unknown

I'm a little flower seed.

I'm planted in the earth.
I feel the sun come down on me to warm this big old earth. (children sit and tuck in their heads and knees to look
like a ball)
The rain begins to come and gets rid of my big thirst. (wiggle fingers in the air in a downward motion)
I then became a big and pretty flower so you can pick me first. (children stand up)

Flowers  added 3-1-01 Original Author Unknown

Sung to: "Pop! Goes the Weasel"

All around the forest ground

There's flowers everywhere.
There's pink, yellow, and purple too.
Here's one for you.

Tulips added 3-25-01 Original Author Unknown

Five little tulips bright and gay, (hold up fingers and thumb on one hand)
Let us water them each day. (make sprinkle motion with other hand)
Watch them open in the bright sunlight. (cup hand, then open it)
Watch them when it is night. (close hand again)

Flowers Tall and Small  added 3-25-01 Original Author Unknown

Flowers tall, (let tall fingers stand up)

Flowers small, (let little finger and thumb stand up)
Count them one by one,
Blowing with the breezes
In the springtime sun!
1,2,3,4,5 (touch each finger as you count)
Three Little Tulips added 3-11-02 Original Author Unknown

Sung to: "Six Little Ducks"

Three little tulips I once grew,

A white one, a pink one, a red one too.
One little tulip grew, grew, grew.
It grew taller than the other two,
The other two, the other two.
It grew taller than the other two!

I'm a little Daisy added 3-15-02 Original Author Unknown

Sung to: "I'm a Little Teapot"

I'm a little daisy

Tall and slim (Stand on tiptoes)
Here are my petals (Place hands on side of head & wiggle fingers)
Here is my stem (Hold arms down at sides of legs)
When the sun comes up (Make sun with arms)
And the rain comes down (Flutter hands to floor like rain-end in crouching position)
I grow, grow, grow- up from the ground! (slowly raise up bring hand over head)

A Little Sun added 3-24-02 Original Author Unknown

A little sun (hold arms above head)

A little rain (wiggle fingers in the air in a downward motion)
Now pull up all the weeds (pretend to pull weeds)
Our flowers grow, all in a row (hold up all ten fingers lined up like flowers)
From tiny little seeds. (hold thumb and finger to show size of seeds)

Here's a Little Flower added 6-10-02 Original Author Unknown

Sung to: "Did You Ever See a Lassie?"

There's a little flower,

A flower, a flower.
There's a little flower
On my garden path.

A flower so neat!
It's a rose so sweet.
There's a little flower
On my garden path.

(Continue singing additional verses to the song, replacing the word "rose" in the second verse with hollyhock,
marigold, zinnia, daisy, bluebell, lily, peony, pansy, tulip, and sunflower.)

Five Spring Flowers added 7-9-02 Original Author Unknown

Five spring flowers, all in a row.

The first one said, "We need rain to grow!"
The second one said, "Oh my, we need water!"
The third one said, "Yes, it is getting hotter!"
The fourth one said, "I see clouds in the sky."
The fifth one said, "I wonder why?"

Then BOOM went the thunder

And ZAP went the lightning!
That springtime storm was really frightening!
But the flowers weren't worried–no, no, no, no!
The rain helped them to grow, grow, GROW!

Planting Time added 2-28-01 Original Author Unknown

Sung to: "Row, Row, Row Your Boat"

Dig, dig, dig the earth

(make digging motion)
Then you plant your seeds
(pretend to drop seeds)
A gentle rain
(Flutter fingers down)
And bright sunshine
(Circle arms above head)
Will help your flowers grow
(Hold one arm parallel to ground and move other arm up behind it with
fingers extended to represent a flower growing)

I'll Plant A Little Seed added 2-28-01 Original Author Unknown

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!

A Little Sun added 2-28-01 Original Author Unknown

A little sun (hold arms above head)

A little rain (wiggle fingers in the air in a downward motion)
Now pull up all the weeds (pretend to pull weeds)
Our flowers grow, all in a row (hold up all ten fingers lined up like flowers)
From tiny little seeds. (hold thumb and finger to show size of seeds)

The Seeds Grow added 3-01-01 Original Author Unknown

Sung to: "Farmer in the Dell"

The Gardner plants the seeds

The Gardner plants the seeds
Deep down inside the ground
The Gardner 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 Gardner pulls the weeds

The Gardner pulls the weeds
Seeds need the room to grow
The Gardner pulls the weeds

The seeds grow into flowers

The seeds grow into flowers
Flowers that are beautiful
The seeds grow into flowers

Seeds added 3-01-01 Original Author Unknown

Sung to: "Twinkle, twinkle little star"

Dig a hole deep in the ground

Spread some tiny seeds around
Pat them down - so they will keep
They are lying fast asleep
Rain will help the seeds to grow
Sunshine keeps them warm I know

I'm a Tiny Seed added 3-01-01 Original Author Unknown

Sung to: "I'm a Little Teapot"

I'm a tiny seed, deep in the ground

I lie asleep - I don't make a sound
I am waking up now - see me sprout

The Seed Cycle added 3-01-01 Original Author Unknown

Sung to: " Farmer in the Dell"

The farmer sows his seeds.

The farmer sows his seeds.
Hi Ho the dairy-o,
The farmer sows his seeds.

other verses:
The rain begins to fall...
The sun begins to shine...
The seeds begin to grow..
The plants grow big and tall...
The farmer cuts his corn...
And now the harvest is on....

Mary Planted Her Garden added 3-01-01 Original Author Unknown

Sung to: "Mary Had a Little Lamb"

Mary planted her garden,

her garden, her garden.
Mary planted her garden
with rows of pretty bells.

Mary planted her garden,

her garden her garden.
Mary planted her garden,
With rows of cockleshells

(let children make up additional verses as desired)

Down in the Garden added 3-01-01 Original Author Unknown

Sung to: "Down by the station"

Down in the garden, early in the morning,

See the yellow daffodils all in a row.
(bow heads.)
See them lift their head and
give their horns a blow
(lift head and pretend to blow horns)
Toot, toot, toot, toot, off they go.

Out in My Garden added 3-01-01 Original Author Unknown

Sung to: "Down by the station"

Out in my garden
early in the morning
see the little vegetables all in a row
see the rows of carrots
and the rows pf peas.
Water, hoe, grow, grow
In my garden please.

Dig and Hoe added 3-01-01 Original Author Unknown

Sung to: "My Bonnie lies over the ocean"

In my garden I like to work

In my garden I dig in the ground
In my garden I grow great big vegetables
 and have lots of flowers around,
dig, hoe, dig, hoe
In my garden this grow, grow, grow.
Dig, hoe, dig ,hoe
In my garden things grow.

This is the way we plant out seeds added 3-01-01  

Original Author Unknown

Sung to: "Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush."

This is the way we plant our seeds,

Plant our seeds, plant our seeds.
This is the way we plant our seeds,
Early in the morning.

This is the way the wind does blow,

Wind does blow, wind does blow.
This is the way the wind does blow,
Early in the morning.

This is the way the rain comes down,

Rain comes down, rain comes down.
This is the way the rain comes down,
Early in the morning.

This is the way the sun shines bright,

Sun shines bright, sun shines bright.
This is the way the sun shines bright,
Early in the morning.

This is the way the seed grows up,

Seed grows up, seed grows up.
This is the way the seed grows up,
Early in the morning.

This is the way we hoe the soil,

Hoe the soil, hoe the soil.
This is the way we hoe the soil,
Early in the morning.

This is the way we pick our beans,

Pick our beans, pick our beans.
This is the way we pick our beans,
Early in the morning.

Over In The Garden  added 3-10-01 Original Author Unknown

Sung to: "Over in the Meadow"

Over in the garden with a rake and a hoe,

I'll plant some little seeds in a nice straight row.
"Grow," I will say. "Please grow all day long."
And the little seeds will grow
Into plants big and strong.
My Garden added 4-5-02 Original Author Unknown

This is my garden (Extend one hand forward, palm up)

I'll rake it with care, (Make raking motion on palm with 3 fingers of other hand)
And then some flower seeds (Plant motion)
I'll plant in there.
The sun will shine (Make circle with hands)
And the rain will fall, (Let fingers flutter down to lap)
And my garden will blossom (Cup hands together; extend upward slowly)
And grow straight and tall.

The Gardening Song added 7-9-02 Original Author Unknown

First you take a shovel, a rake, and a hoe

Plant a little garden, Plant seeds in a row
Water them and weed them
Through all the summer heat
And then you'll have some..
Flowers or vegetables to eat.

Planting Song added 3-24-03 Original Author Unknown

I took a little seed one day

About a month ago..
I put it in a pot of dirt
In hopes that it would grow.

I poured a little water

To make the soil just right.
I set the pot upon the sill
Where the sun would give it light.

I checked the pot most every day,

And turned it once or twice.
With a little care and water
I helped it grow so nice.

I Plant A Seed
(Sung to: I'm a Little Teapot)
Submitted by Betty
I plant a little seed in the cold, cold ground.
Out comes the yellow sun, big and round.
Down come the raindrops soft and slowly
Up comes the flower grow, grow, grow!

Planting Flowers (Sung to: Ferez Jacques)

Planting flowers, Planting flowers,
In the ground, In the ground,
Water them and they grow,
Water them and they grow,
All around, All around.
Do You Know the Parts of Plants? Tune: Head, Shoulders,
Knees, And Toes
Do you know the parts of plants,
Parts of plants?
Do you know the parts of plants,
Parts of plants?
All kinds of plants that grow and grow and grow.
Do you know the parts of plants,
Parts of plants?

The roots hold the plant in place,

Plant in place.
The roots hold the plant in place,
Plant in place.
The roots store food and water, too.
The roots hold the plant in place,
Plant in place.

The stem move water up the plant,

Up the plant.
The stem move water up the plant,
Up the plant.
The stem brings water to the leaves.
The stem move water up the plant,
Up the plant.

The leaves soak up the sun,

Soak up the sun.
The leaves soak up the sun,
Soak up the sun.
The sun helps the plant to grow and grow and grow.
The leaves soak up the sun,
Soak up the sun.

The flower grows into a fruit,

Into a fruit.
The flower grows into a fruit,
Into a fruit.
Inside the fruit are little tiny seeds.
The flower grows into a fruit,
Into a fruit.

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

 The gardener plants the seeds.
The gardener plants the seeds.
High ho the derry oh,
The gardener plants the seeds.

Second Verse: The rain falls on the ground.

Third Verse: The sun shines bright and warm.
Fourth Verse: The seeds begin to grow.
Fifth Verse: Flowers grow everywhere. OR The flowers smile at us.

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

The farmer plants the seeds. (put seeds in the ground)
The farmer plants the seeds.
High ho the derry oh,
The farmer plants the seeds.

Second Verse: The sun comes out to shine. (make big circle with arms)
Third Verse: The rain begins to fall. (hands flutter to the ground)
Fourth Verse: The seeds begin to grow. (children begin to rise)
Fifth Verse: The farmer digs them up. (pretend to use a shovel)
Now we'll have some to eat. (pretend to eat)

Little Seed (Tune: I'm a Little Teapot)

Here's a little seed in the dark, dark ground.
Out comes the warm sun, yellow and round.
Down comes the rain, wet and slow.
Up comes the little seed, grow, grow, grow!

This is the Way We Plant the Seeds (Tune: Mulberry Bush)

This is the way we plant the seeds,
Plant the seeds, plant the seeds,
This is the way we plant the seeds,
Early in the springtime.

Other Verses: This is the way we dig the hole...

This is the way we put in the seeds...
This is the way we cover the seeds...
This is the way we water the seeds...
This is the way we check the seeds...

Parts of Plants Song (Tune: Muffin Man)

Oh, do you know the parts of plants,
The parts of plants, the parts of plants?
Do you know the parts of plants
That make them grow and grow?
 The roots, they hold the plant in place,
The plant in place, the plant in place.
The roots they hold the plant in place
Soak up food and water, too.

The stem moves water up the plant,

Up the plant, up the plant.
The stem moves water up the plant
Brings water to the leaves.

The leaves soak up the rays of sun,

The rays of sun, the rays of sun.
And help the plant make food.

The flower grows into a fruit,

Into a fruit, into a fruit.
The flower grows into a fruit, Which holds the tiny seeds.

Now you know the parts of plants,

The parts of plants, the parts of plants,
Now you know the parts of plants,
That make them grow and grow.

Green Plants Need Song (Tune:"Three Blind Mice")

Three main things, three main things,

Green plants need, green plants need.
For plants to grow and plants to thrive,
In order to keep green plants alive,
What does it take for them to survive?
Just three main things.

Plants need sun, plants need sun,

That's number one, plants need sun.
For plants to grow and plants to thrive,
In order to keep green plants alive,
What does it take for them to survive?
Just three main things.

Plants need air, plants need air,

Be aware, plants need air.
For plants to grow and plants to thrive,
In order to keep green plants alive,
What does it take for them to survive?
Just three main things.

Plants need water, plants need water,

 Especially when it's hotter, plants need water.
For plants to grow and plants to thrive,
In order to keep green plants alive,
What does it take for them to survive?
Just three main things.

Plant Fingerplays

Mister Carrot
Nice Mister Carrot
Make curly hair, (Hand on head)
His head grows underneath the ground (Bob head)
His feet up in the air. (Raise feet)

And early in the morning

I find him in his bed (Close eyes, lay head on hands)
And give his feet a great big pull (Stretch legs out)
And out comes his head!