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Seeds and growing: a preschool theme week

Checked Oct 30, 2026 · Spring · March, April

One week on seeds and growing for twos to fours: a five-line circle time, 4 books (2 free to read on Peabody), one craft with 5 materials, “Lavender's Blue” with its words, a snack from the Kitchen and the letter G.

Plan this weekPrint the two sheets

Circle time

  1. Good morning song, then say each name together.
  2. Calendar: the day, the date and the weather.
  3. Ask: “What does a seed need to grow?”
  4. Sing: Lavender's Blue.
  5. Read: Meg and the Seed (level 3).

Threes and fours: ten to fifteen minutes; let a child hold the book.

Books

  • Meg and the Seed (level 3, free on peabody.kids): A seed that takes its time.
  • The Bean in the Cup (read aloud, level 5): A read-aloud: the very thing the room is doing this week.
  • The Enormous Turnip (read aloud, level 5): A read-aloud: a turnip so big everyone pulls.
  • At the Farm (level 3, free on peabody.kids): Where things grow, in a pattern book.

Craft: Bean in a cup

You need (5): a clear cup, cotton balls or soil, a dried bean (grown-up holds it), water, a name sticker.

  1. Put the wet cotton or soil in the cup.
  2. A grown-up pushes the bean in against the side so you can see it.
  3. Water a little each day and watch for the root.

With a grown-up. No heat, nothing hot.

Song: Lavender's Blue

The words

Lavender's blue, dilly dilly, lavender's green; When I am king, dilly dilly, you shall be queen.

Traditional; public domain. From Top 52 nursery rhymes with lyrics.

Snack

Chia Pudding from the Peabody Kitchen: picture steps, allergy swaps and safety lines on the recipe.

Swap: Milk → oat milk.

Letter pack

GgG is for grow. Print the two pages (a trace page and a color page).

Threes and fours: trace G and g once, then find G in the room and in the book.

Outside: Grow like a seed

Curl up small as a seed; rain falls, the sun shines, and everyone grows slowly up tall.

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The books are Peabody's own open library, free with no sign-in. The song is public domain. The snack links to the Peabody Kitchen. Nothing here asks for a child's name.