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Years ago, I adapted a song by Meish Goldish that I have found very effective. I tried to upload it, but the site got funky, so I put it at the bottom of the post instead. We act it out as well,
roots: squatting (usually bounding a littleas we tap the ground)
stems: standing from the squat, return to squat, stand again
leaves: extend arms without touch friends, and flap arms
flowers: extend arms, curl to tap top of head
seeds: return to a squat or twist and wave with feet planted,
bulns. runners: return to squat, exnted arms to side
I have also varied it for different seed transmissions:The seeds of the plant stuck to the fur, the seeds of the plant blew in the wind, the seeds of plant were eaten by a bird (we usually use goldfinches)
And since not all plants are propagated by seed, I’ve used
The bulb of the plant divides underground
the runners of the plant gorw underground
Have fun!
Anne
Song Parts of Plants
(Tune: Wheels on the Bus)
The roots of a plant grow underground
underground, underground
The roots of a plant grow underground
Roots are parts of plants
The stems of a plant hold up the leaves
up the leaves, up the leaves
The stems of a plant hold up the leaves
Stems are parts of plants
The leaves of a plant make food from the sun
food from the sun, food from the sun
The leaves of a plant make food from the sun
leaves are parts of plants
The flowers of a plant are growing seeds
growing seeds, growing seeds
The flowers of a plant are growing seeds
flowers are parts of plants
Seeds of a plant drop to the ground
drop to the ground, drop to the ground
The seeds of a plant drop to the ground
Seeds are the start of plants
Adapted From: 101 Science Poems and Songs for Young Learners
by Meish Goldish Schlolastic Professional Books 1996
ISBN 059096369
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