Focus: Plants that grow from seed.

Activity, Ten Brown Seeds

Music / movement

Objectives:

A. The children will explore different plants that grow from seed.

B. The children will participate in acting the song out.

Materials Needed:

Title: Ten Brown Seeds (page 1)

Ten brown seeds lay straight in a row. Said, 'Now it is time for us to grow.'
Up, up the first one shoots;
Up, up from its little seed roots.
Up, up the second one is seen;
Up, up in its little coat of green.
Up, up, up the third one's head;
Comes, up, up from its little earth bead.
Up, up, up the fourth one goes;
Up, up, up we can see its little nose;
Up, up, up the fifth one pops;
Up through the soil and then it stops.

(page 2)

Up, up, up the sixth we see;
up it comes and it looks at me.
Up, up, up the seventh one peeps;
up, up, up through the soil it leaps.
Up, up, up the eighth one we spy;
Up, up, up to stretch to the sky.
Up, up, up the ninth one springs;
Up, up, up and everything sings.
up, up, up the tenth grows fast;
Up, up, up and it is the last.
Up, up, up - the seeds everyone
Become ten plants to smile at the sun.

Describe the Activity:

1. Have children pick out what type of seed they are going to be.

2. Have the Children act out the song