Douglas Florian-Poetry Break

Introduction:
This poem would make a great introduction to a science unit on seeds. Before you read aloud- have a variety of seeds placed on the different table groups.

Spring Seeds
By: Douglas Florian

Spring Seeds

We tilled the earth,

Took out the weeds,

Then in the soil

Planted seeds:

Pumpkin,

Parsely,

Carrot,

Pea,

Spring succeeds ex-seed-ing-ly.

Extension: Let the students pick out a seed and draw an illustration of what their seed will turn into and how watching something grows makes them feel.

from Handsprings by Doulas Florian, Greenwillow Books, 2006.