Gardening:
- Here is a blog that shares ideas about how to get kids excited about gardening: Nature Moms Blog
Music:
- An Inspiration: The First Lady of Children's Music- Ella Jenkins
-Here are some free Ella Jenkins songs.
-Use children's names to keep involvement going; a good-morning song that greets each child by name will get even the shy child singing. (Source)
- Songs about gardening for kids- here.-Add instruments for variety. Instruments can range from commercial products to an empty oatmeal box you can tap with a wooden spoon. Kitchen cupboards contain a lot of music; measuring spoons to shake; bowls and pots that all make different tones when tapped. Music has been described as organized noise. Organize your own noise to make music. (Source)
-Here is a great source about music and the brain.
-Here is a fabulous collection of music that "introduced children to other cultures through music from around the world." - Putumayo Kids Teacher Tools
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle- 3 R Song, by Jack Johnson & friends
It's always more fun to share with someone, by J. Johnson & friends
With My Own Two Hands, by Ben Harper & J. Johnson
The Mosaic Project (http://www.mosaicproject.org/)
Empathy, by Brett Dennen
The Mosaic Project Theme Song, by Brett Dennen & friends
Paz, by Brett Dennen & friends
