Incorporating music and song into garden education creates joyful and engaging experiences for young children. KidsGardening has partnered with our friend Robin Hoch to create new musical resources for garden educators!
Pollinator song!
This 5-minute video is designed to model a brief musical lesson for preschool through second-grade audiences about the importance of pollinators that you can learn for later or share directly with kids. Ms. Robin introduces viewers to the word “pollinators,” what they are, what they do, and why they are important, then sings an original song about them and leads kids through a fun finger play activity about bees.
Grow the rainbow!
This five and a half minute video contains a brief musical lesson about the benefits of growing and eating colorful fruits and vegetables for early childhood, preschool, and early elementary audiences. Educators can learn the lesson or share the video directly with kids. Ms. Robin introduces viewers to many colorful garden-grown foods and explains how they help nourish our bodies. She sings an original song about eating fruits and veggies in every color of the rainbow and leads kids through a fun finger play activity about garden harvest.
A Seed’s Journey!
This six-minute video contains a brief musical lesson about the plant lifecycle, from seed to seed, for preschool and early elementary audiences. Educators can learn the lesson or share the video directly with kids. Ms. Robin introduces viewers to Sunny the sunflower seed and explains how Sunny germinates and grows into a tall sunflower, eventually producing many more seeds. She sings an original song about flowers and seeds, and leads kids through a fun fingerplay activity about the plant lifecycle.
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