The importance of instilling the concept of...
Flowers are bright and cheery and attract bees and butterflies and birds. There are lots of beautiful children's books, songs, and rhymes about flowers and seeds. Here, we've put together a selection that's bound to bring delight to you and your students as you celebrate spring in all its wonder.
Ring a Ring o' Roses
Adapted by Jolanda Garcia, KidsSoup, Inc.
Listen to Tune
The song starts with children holding hands while walking or skipping in a circle. At the end the third verse, children stay seated on the floor. At the end of the fourth verse, children jump up again on the count of 1, 2, 3.
Ring a ring o' roses
A pocket full of posies
A-tishoo! A-tishoo!
We all fall down.
Ting a ting o' tulips
A handful of red tulips
A-tishoo! A-tishoo!
We all fall down.
Ding a ding o' daisy
A bundle of white daisies
A-tishoo! A-tishoo!
We all fall down.
Fing a fing o' flowers
Pretty flowers under the tree.
We all jump up
1, 2, 3!
Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary
Nursery Rhyme
Mary, Mary, quite contrary
How does your garden grow?
With silver bells,
And cockle shells,
And pretty maids all in a row.
Mary, Mary, quite contrary
How does your garden grow?
With silver bells,
And cockle shells,
And pretty maids all in a row.
I'm a Little Flower Pot
Original Author Unknown
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 and make a wide circle with hands or arms.)
Yellow Yellow Daffodil
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.
I'm a Little Daisy
Original Author Unknown
I'm a little daisy,
Tall and slim. (Stand on tiptoes.)
Here are my petals, (Place hands on top of head and wiggle fingers.)
Here is my stem. (Hold arms down clothes to body.)
When the sun comes up, (Make sun with arms.)
And the rain comes down, (Flutter hands and fingers to floor.)
I grow, grow, grow--
up from the ground! (Slowly raise up bring hand over head.)
I'm a Little Flower Bulb
Original Author Unknown
(Tune: I'm a Little Teapot)
I'm a little flower bulb, small and brown,
Buried in the cool, dark ground.
As the days grow warmer, watch and see,
I'll sprout through the earth -- Yippee!
Growing, growing, growing every day,
Sprouting leaves that gently sway,
Next comes a bud and then a flower,
A face to shine 'neath sun and showers.
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