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Recite Together: Who Stole the Onions from the Farmer’s Field?

Recite the poem. Have children act out the animals in the poem.

Sing Together: “The Opposite Song”

Discuss opposite words and then sing the song. 

Small Group: Check Sprouts

Assign children to rinse the seeds again. Then observe and record how the sprouts have changed.

Small Group: Estimate Watermelon Seeds

Have children estimate how many seeds are in a slice of watermelon.

Small Group: Growing Sprouts #1

Prepare sprout seeds for planting with children.

Small Group: Growing Sprouts #2

Have children rinse the sprout seeds and record any changes they observe in the plant.

Small Group: One, Few, Many

Have children describe some fruits and vegetables and make a chart showing which ones have one, few, or many seeds.

Small Group: Seed Sort

Have children sort seeds in an egg carton. They decide on categories to sort the seeds.

Small Group: Sorting Parts

Help children sort the plant parts they collected outside.

Small Group: Sprout Salad

Pick the sprouts and combine them with other vegetables left over from the week to make a salad.

Talk Together: Roots and Leaves

Have children use sensory descriptive language to talk about and compare different roots and leaves.

Talk Together: Vegetables

Discuss vegetables with children. Review the book Eating the Alphabet: Fruits & Vegetables from A to Z from last week.

Talk Together: What’s at the Grocery Store?

Discuss what a grocery store is in the produce section of a grocery store. Children are introduced to the difference between man-made and natural foods.

Taste Test

Make your child a “taste tester” as you prepare meals. Help her describe how foods smell, feel, look, and taste.

Watch Together: “Bee-bim Bop!” (BTL show)

Play the video Between the Lions “Bee-bim Bop!” Have children listen for the plant foods that go into the bee-bim bop.

Watch Together: “Chicks and Salsa” (BTL show) #1

Play the video Between the Lions “Chicks and Salsa.” Focus children on the plants the animals use in their recipes.

Watch Together: “Chicks and Salsa” (BTL show) #2

Play the video Between the Lions “Chicks and Salsa.” Have children act out scenes in the show.  

Watch Together: “Chicks and Salsa” (BTL show) #3

Play the Between the Lions video “Chicks and Salsa.” Have children listen for the vegetables in the story.

Watch Together: “Collecting and Sorting” (PEEP live-action clip)

Play the video PEEP and the Big Wide World “Collecting and Sorting.” Discuss how the children in the video sort their collections.  

Watch Together: “Peep Plants a Seed” #4 (PEEP show)

Watch the video Peep and the Big Wide World “Peep Plants a Seed” to review what children have learned about seeds and plants.

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