Jack’s Garden: Vocabulary ~Once Upon a Book

  Jack’s Garden by Henry Cole

Book Summary: A beautifully illustrated story based on the House That Jack Built, Jack’s Garden doesn’t just tell a story but teaches as well. It has labeled drawings of garden tools, insects in the soil, seeds, clouds, parts of plants, plants, butterflies, birds, and other insects.

 

Garden Vocabulary:

So how is your garden growing? Observing your garden each week is a wonderful way to practice vocabulary:

stem

leaves

bud

roots

veins

fruit

vegetable

 

 

We also printed out this printable from Homeschool Creations. I printed the full page in grey-scale and then another copy in color. I cut the color copy apart and then my girls worked on matching the correct pieces.

Observing a garden is also a great way to learn the names of different herbs, fruits, and vegetables.

 

I had my toddlers up to my teens help create custom plant markers for our garden. It was fun and easy for even the littlest ones. Check out my step-by-step tutorial on how to create these plant markers with your family.

 

You can find even more plant and garden ideas on my Garden-themed Pinterest board.

Don’t miss the other book ideas for Jack’s Garden:

• What Will Be in Your Garden?

• Seed Observation

• Printable Bible Craft

• Garden Rhymes

Jack’s Garden: Rhymes ~ Once Upon a Book

  Jack’s Garden by Henry Cole

Book Summary: A beautifully illustrated story based on the House That Jack Built, Jack’s Garden doesn’t just tell a story but teaches as well. It has labeled drawings of garden tools, insects in the soil, seeds, clouds, parts of plants, plants, butterflies, birds, and other insects.

Garden Poems and Rhymes:

 

A Seed Needs

To the tune of "Ta-ra-ra Boom-de-ay"

I see you are a seed,
Tell me what do you need,
I need some soil to grow,
And then the sun to glow,
Water to make me wet,
Air for my leaves to get,
Space for my roots to spread,
Now I'm a plant.

Iram Khan
http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/songspoems22.html

 

The Gardening Song

First you take a shovel, a rake, and a hoe
Plant a little garden, Plant seeds in a row
Water them and weed them
Through all the summer heat
And then you'll have some…
Flowers or vegetables to eat.
http://www.preschooleducation.com/sgarden.shtml

There are so many rhymes and poems that go along with the plant and garden theme. Pick a few to work on during the week. Sing them while observing plants, while watering your garden, or after reading a book. I’m always amazed that when paired with a song or rhyme, my young children can memorize anything.

 

For even more garden ideas, check out my Garden-themed Pinterest board.

Don’t miss the other book ideas for Jack’s Garden:

• What Will Be in Your Garden?

• Seed Observation

• Printable Bible Craft

Jack’s Garden: Bible Lesson ~ Once Upon a Book

 Jack’s Garden by Henry Cole 

Book Summary: A beautifully illustrated story based on the House That Jack Built, Jack’s Garden doesn’t just tell a story but teaches as well. It has labeled drawings of garden tools, insects in the soil, seeds, clouds, parts of plants, plants, butterflies, birds, and other insects.

Bible: God Cares for Me

 

Supplies:

Flower printable
small craft sticks
tape
crayons
glue
small paper cup
Flower song printable from Homeschool Creations

Hold up the “What Do Plants Need?” poster and sing the song (or read it).

“Plants need air, soil, water, and sunlight. Do you remember how God makes a flower? (from a seed). Remember how we put seeds in the soil and they grew?  The Bible says that God takes care of plants when they are growing. God knows exactly what the plants need! We are even more important to God than plants. Flowers don’t worry about when it is going to rain, or if they are going to get enough sunlight. They just grow. God loves us more than the flowers. That means we don’t have to worry about things. God will take care of us and make sure we have what we need. We can trust Jesus to take care of us.”

Print the flowers onto white paper. Cut along the edge and fold in half. Have your children color the flowers.

After the flower is colored, fold the paper in half. Make a small slit in the center of the fold. Push a small craft stick through and tape down. Next use a glue stick to glue down all the edges.

 

 

Make a small hole in the center of the paper cup. Place the craft stick though. Now it looks like the flower was planted in a pot! Go over the Bible verse and the saying on the back of the flower.

 “Do not worry about what you will eat or drink; or what you will wear. See how the lilies grow?” Matthew 6:25-34

 

For even more garden ideas, check out my Garden-themed Pinterest board.

Don’t miss the other book ideas for Jack’s Garden:

• What Will Be in Your Garden?
• Seed Observation

   

Mommy Made Printables ~ Plants

We are excited to share some PLANTS printables for you to use with your tots as you explore together!

Gardening {from Homeschool Creations}

Flowers {from 2 Teaching Mommies}

L is for Leaf {Tot School Printables Nature/Leaves theme}

Spring Pack {from 3 Dinosaurs}

Flower Pack {from 3 Dinosaurs}

Do you have any free PLANTS printables {free} YOU have created {and share}? If so, leave a link to your blog post in the comments below!

Jack's Garden- Seed Observation ~ Once Upon a Book

   Jack’s Garden by Henry Cole

 

Science: Seed Observation

 

After reading Jack’s Garden and One Bean, set up a seed observation center. Open up some seed packs and place the seeds in an ice-cube tray. I used an ice-stick tray so that we could contain the seeds easily.

Observed and talk about the different characteristics of the seeds:

Which seed is the biggest seed?
Which seed is the smallest?
This seed is ______ (color).
What shape is this seed?
What do you think will grow from this seed?

 

The Montessori Print Shop has a wonderful set of “Plants We Eat” cards. I placed the correct seeds on the cards so that the children could see what would grow from that seed. Can you believe broccoli grows from such tiny seeds?

 

Look around your house for other types of seeds to observe. Can you find the seed in a banana? What about an orange? How about an avocado? In a previous Totally Tots garden post, Jenn shared several seed activities she did with her boys. They sorted seeds, sorted seed packets, and even made their own seed packets.

 

 

Last week I shared how I let my little girls plant their own herbs. Look how many seedlings we have already! They obviously did not follow the “only put 3 seeds in” rule. :)  Of course after reading One Bean, we will be planting beans too. We might try planting seeds in a cd case or on cotton balls. We’ve done this before and it is a wonderful way for young children to observe what happens to a seed once it is planted. For even more garden ideas, check out my Garden-themed Pinterest board.

Crafty Corner ~ Plants

 

Clay Pot Mosaic from The Crafty Classroom

 

Flower Coasters from Mama Jenn

 

Plant Parts from Dressed ‘n Messes

 

Egg Carton Flower Garden from Tired, Need Sleep

 

Paper Plate Sunflowers from Mama Jenn

 

Paper Plate Flower from Tired, Need Sleep

 

Clay Pot Flower Markers from The Crafty Classroom

 

Scrapbook Paper Flower from Tired, Need Sleep

 

d is for Daisy from Totally Tots

 

Recycled Garden from Creative Family Fun

 

Coffee Filter Flowers from Miss Courtney Meets Bobo

 

Daffodil Craft from Tired, Need Sleep

 

Sunflower Craft from Preschool Post

 

Parts of a Flower Craft from Homeschool Creations

 

Garden Stick Markers from The Crafty Classroom

 

Cupcake Wrapper Flower Craft from Mama Jenn

 

 

 

Do you share tot-friendly crafts on your blog? If so, please read here first and then email me (JennAtTotallyTots@gmail (dot) com)! I would love to add you to the "search" list for future posts! Do you have a PLANTS themed craft on your blog that is not already linked here? Please feel free to share your craft by leaving the link to it in a comment!