The roots hold the plant in the ground, They gather up the water that falls around. And there's a root inside of me Because a carrot is a root that I eat. That's six parts, six parts, six plant parts that people need
A stem is an elevator growing up from the ground, The water goes up and the sugar back down And there's a stem inside of me Because celery is a stem that I eat
The leaves are the kitchens where the food is done They breathe the air and catch rays from the sun. And there's a leaf inside of me Because lettuce is a leaf that I eat.
This is my garden, (extend palm of hand facing up) I’ll rake it with care, (rake palm with 3 fingers of the other hand) And then some flower seeds, (plant pretend seeds on palm) I’ll plant there. The sun will shine, (circular action with other hand) And the rain will fall, (fingers flutter down) And my garden will blossom, And grow straight and tall. (cup hands and ‘grow’ fingers upwards like flowers) (sing to the tune of TWINKLE TWINKLE
Five little seeds Five little seeds three will make flowers and two will make weeds, under the leaves and under the snow five little seeds are waiting to grow out comes the sun down comes a shower and up come the three pretty pink flowers out comes the sun that every plant needs and up come two funny old weeds.
The farmer plants the seeds, The farmer plants the seeds Hi, Ho and Cherry O The farmer plants the seeds Variations The rain begins to fall The sun begins to shine The plants begin to grow The buds all open up
