Day 5: Music Time – Roots, Stems, Leaves
Fridays are for dance parties, or as we like to call them, Barn Boogies! Turn up the speakers and sing and dance along to one of our favorite farm songs. You can even join the band by making an easy at home instrument – see below!
Roots, Stems, Leaves
By: The Banana Slug String Band
CHORUS:
Roots, stems, leaves, flowers, fruits and seeds
Roots, stems, leaves, flowers, fruits and seeds
Roots, stems, leaves, flowers, fruits and seeds
Roots, stems, leaves, flowers, fruits and seeds
That’s six parts, six parts, six plant parts that people need.
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.
CHORUS
The flowers are dressed so colorfully,
They hold the pollen and attract the bees.
And there’s a flower inside of me
Because cauliflower is a flower I eat
The fruit gets ripe, then falls on down
It hold the seeds and feeds the ground.
And there’s a fruit inside of me
Because an apple is a fruit that I eat.
CHORUS
The seeds get buried in the earth,
And the cycle starts again with a new plant’s birth.
And there are seed inside of me
Because sunflower is a seed that I eat.
Now you know what this whole world needs,
It’s roots, stems, leaves, flowers, fruits and seeds.
There’s six plant parts inside of me
Because a garden salad is what I eat.
CHORUS
Musical Shaker Making
Materials:
Toilet paper roll
Beans or uncooked rice or birdseed or beads
Colorful duct tape
Scissors
Optional: stickers or gems and glue
Instructions:
It’s time to make music! Gather a toilet paper roll, unroll and cut the colorful duct tape and cover one side completely. Once, it is sealed on one side, please fill with about 2 tablespoons of beans or uncooked rice or birdseed or beads. Lastly, cover the rest of the toilet roll, to prevent any leaking.
Optional, add stickers or glued gems to your music shaker. You can make multiple music shakers, do the shakers sound different, when filled with different items? Gather your pots and pans and spoons and homemade shakers, and let’s Rock!
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