Books:
The Little Gardener by Emily Hughes
Pippa and Pelle in the Summer Sun by Daniela Drescher
No, No Gnome! by Ashlyn anstee
Inclusion:
No, No Gnome! by Ashlyn anstee includes children of multiple ethnicities.
In The Little Gardener by Emily Hughes the garden belongs to a black family.
Flannel Activity:
One little, two little, three little garden gnomes,
Four little, five little, six little garden gnomes,
Seven little, eight little, nine little garden gnomes,
Ten garden gnomes having fun!
Ten little, nine little, eight little garden gnomes,
Seven little, six little, five little garden gnomes,
Four little, three little, two little garden gnomes,
One garden gnome in the sun!
Credit: Lady Librarian’s Literacy, Lifestyle, and Lookbook Log
July Repeating Songs:
All Through the Land (to the tune of “The Wheels on the Bus”)
The wings of the dragon go up and down, up and down, up and down,
The wings of the dragon go up and down, all through the land.
The princess in the tower twirls around, twirls around, twirls around,
The princess in the tower twirls around all through the land.
The Knight gallops his horse, gallop his horse, gallops his horse.
The Knight gallops his horse, all through the land.
The people in the kingdom jump and shout, jump and shout, jump and shout.
The people in the kingdom jump and shout, all through the land.
The Knights Go Marching (to the tune of “The Ants Go Marching”)
The knights go marching one by one, hurrah, hurrah,
The knights go marching one by one, hurrah, hurrah.
The knights go marching one by one, they stop and stand to see the sun.
And they all go marching, down to the cave, to capture the dragon.
The knights go marching two by two, hurrah, hurrah.
The knights go marching two by two, hurrah, hurrah.
The knights go marching two by two, the stop to see what’s new.
And they all go marching down to the cave, to capture the dragon.
The knights go marching three by three, hurrah, hurrah.
The knights go marching three by three, hurrah, hurrah.
The knights go marching three by three, they stop and rest by the tree.
And they all go marching down to the cave, to capture the dragon.
The knights go marching four by four, hurrah, hurrah.
The knights go marching four by four, hurrah, hurrah.
The knights go marching four by four, they listen to the dragon snore.
And they all go marching down to the cave to capture the dragon.
The knights go marching five by five, hurrah, hurrah.
The knights go marching five by five, hurrah, hurrah.
The knights go marching five by five, they see the dragon, he’s alive.
And they are go marching down to the cave, to capture the dragon.