Dandelions by Mia Posada
Little Seeds by Charles Ghigna
Planting a Rainbow by Lois Ehlert *
Spring Blossoms by Carole Gerber
Ten Seeds by Ruth Brown *
This is the Sunflower by Lola M. Schaefer
What Does Bunny See? by Linda Sue Park *
Craft: CD Sunflower
The craft is pictured above. First children glued strips of yellow paper onto the CD looping it over the sides to make the petals. They then colored a 3-1/2" circle and glued it to the center over the petals. They could then pick either red, blue, or green glitter for me to put onto the center of the flower for them.
Literacy Extensions:
- Go on a nature walk to see what kind of flowers you can find. This can be done in your neighborhood, local park or botanical area.
- Try growing some flowers. Pick out either seeds or seedlings together to plant and hopefully grow.
Notes:
This is probably the first time in over 15 years that I have done glitter during story time. I just hate the mess of glitter. However this went really well. The children chose the color and added the glue to the center of the flower while I added the glitter and then shook it off being giving it back to them.
