Words to these songs can be found on the back of this ...Pot Pot Sung to: "I'm a Little Teapot" I'm...
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Five practices (Read, Write, Talk, Sing, Play) that caregivers can use to develop early literacy skills starting at birth.
Reading books together is the
single best way to help
children develop early
literacy skills. Read together
every day and talk about the
books you read.
Lois Ehlert has written many bright and colorful books about lots of different
subjects. For Playspace, we are focusing on planting vegetables and flowers.
All of her books are worth reading, both the marvelous words and seeing her
bold and beautiful artwork. Lois Ehlert has also been the illustrator of a few
books written by other authors. The back of this paper lists the books Lois
Ehlert has written. Here are a few books she has illustrated.
• Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin, Jr.
• A Pair of Socks by Stuart Murphy
• Limericks by Lear by Edward Lear
Writing activities help children
learn letter names and sound out
new words. Writing also helps
children understand that written
words represent ideas, places
and events.
• Lois Ehlert labels a lot of things in her books. You can label things in
your house. Write out the name a few things and stick the word by the
object. This will be fun to use when starting to identify letters and
words.
• Allow your child to help you make the grocery store list. Tell him/her
what you need and let him/her “write” it on a list.
• Write out/draw a simple recipe together. For example, draw a slice of
bread, then a jar of peanut butter, and so on until you have made a
recipe to make a Peanut Butter and Jelly sandwich!
Singing helps children hear
the distinct sounds that make
up words. Songs also teach
new vocabulary and
introduce new ideas and
concepts.
Words to these songs can be found on the back of this paper.
• “The Farmer Plants the Seeds”
• “I’m a Little Flower Pot”
• “The Vegetable Song”
• “Out in My Garden”
Children learn how to
express themselves, the
meaning of words and
other literacy skills by
playing.
• Take out some spoons and plastic bowls and cook together with
your child.
• Gather various scraps from around your home (like Lois Ehlert did
when she was young) and work together to create a collage
picture.
• Get some gardening gloves, a few shovels, find some dirt and dig,
dig, dig!
Talking with your child is one
of the best ways to help
develop language and other
early literacy skills.
• Take a trip to the grocery store together. Walk around the fruit and
vegetable aisle and talk about the different colors and sizes of fruits
and vegetables.
• Talk together about planning your dream garden, listing off all the
things you would want to grow. They can be real (cucumbers) or
dream-like (rainbows and unicorns.)
• While you are cooking in the kitchen, talk about what you are doing
and how you are preparing the food.
PLAYPLAYPLAYPLAY leads to literacy (reading and writing.) Play with your child. Let your child lead. Ask open ended questions. You can use everyday moments to naturally engage with your child.
Some Books by Lois Ehlert
Snowballs
Eating the Alphabet
Planting a Rainbow
Color Zoo
Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf
Leaf Man
Growing Vegetable Soup
The Scraps Book
RRRalph
Waiting for Wings
Feathers for Lunch
Fish Eyes
Hands: growing up to be an artist
Nuts to You!
Pie in the Sky
Color Farm
Boo to You!
Lots of Spots
Top Cat
Oodles of Animals
Wag a Tail
Circus
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)
I 'm a Little I 'm a Little I 'm a Little I 'm a Little Flower Flower Flower Flower
PotPotPotPot Sung to: "I'm a Little Teapot"
I'm a I'm a I'm a I'm a little flowerlittle flowerlittle flowerlittle flower pot pot pot pot
mom put outmom put outmom put outmom put out (point to self)
If you take care of me, If you take care of me, If you take care of me, If you take care of me,
I will sproutI will sproutI will sproutI will sprout. (nod head, point to self)
When you water me, I When you water me, I When you water me, I When you water me, I
will growwill growwill growwill grow (make sprinkling motions w/ right
hand) Into a Into a Into a Into a ppppretty flowerretty flowerretty flowerretty flower, , , ,
don't you knowdon't you knowdon't you knowdon't you know!!!! (raise left hand slowly up from
floor, make wide circle with hands
or arms)
The Vegetable Song (Tune: "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star")
Carrots, Peas, and Broccoli,
Vegetables are good for me.
For my snack and in my lunch,
Veggie sticks are great to munch.
Carrots, Peas, and Broccoli,
Vegetables are good for me.
Out in My Garden
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 of peas.
Water, hoe, grow, grow
In my garden please.