Several years ago my library purchased a flannel board set of fruits, vegetables, and nuts. There were no rhymes or stories to go with it. I took some of the most familiar pieces and wrote a piggyback song to use with them.While the song can get a big long if you use all the pieces what has worked well is when I choose the ones that work for a specific theme: just the fruits, just items from the garden, sweet treats, etc.
The title came about because I first used it with a theme of "Big Eaters" with books like THE GLERP by David McPhail.
The Big Eater's Song
(Tune: "Mulberry Bush")
Chorus:
These are the things we like to eat,
Like to eat, like to eat.
These are the things we like to eat,
'cause we are big eaters.
Strawberries so ripe and red,
Ripe and red, ripe and red.
Strawberries so ripe and red,
Will satisfy our tummies.
Chorus
Watermelon so sweet and wet,
Sweet and wet, sweet and wet.
Watermelon so sweet and wet,
Will satisfy our sweet tooth.
Chorus
Pears that are plump and ripe,
Plump and ripe, plump and ripe.
Pears that are plump and ripe,
Picked from the tree.
Chorus
Oranges so big and juicy,
Big and juicy, big and juicy.
Oranges so big and juicy,
Make us wipe our chins.
Chorus
Pineapples from far away,
Far away, far away.
Pineapples from far away,
Are always such a treat.
Chorus
Peas that are green and round,
Green and round, green and round.
Peas that are green and round
Make us use a spoon.
Chorus
Pumpkins that are big and fat,
Big and fat, big and fat.
Pumpkins that are big and fat
Go in a pumpkin pie.
Chorus
Carrots that are long and orange,
Long and orange, long and orange.
Carrots that are long and orange,
That we love to crunch.
Chorus
Green beans so long and thin,
Long and thin, long and thin.
Green beans so long and thin,
From our veggie garden.
Chorus
Nuts with shells we like to crack,
Like to crack, like to crack.
Nuts with shells we like to crack,
For the nuts inside.
Chorus
If I was writing this today, I would probably change the last line of the chorus to " 'Cause they're good for us." or something along that line. As I said, I adapt this to my theme & I encourage you to do the same. Our set also had an eggplant, onion, peach, beets, and a few others in it and verses could be added for those or other fruits, berries, or nuts you might have. This would also work with props such as plastic fruits and vegetables.
Erin at Falling Flannelboards is our hostess this week. If you'd like more information on Flannel Friday, visit their website and learn how you can get involved.
2 comments:
Thank you for sharing this rhyme. I can imagine using it a lot, even with a picture of foods, and with apt book end papers (many oops have great end papers these days, don't you think)?
Oops = books [auto correct in action]
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