Green
Green
Song
(Sing
to the tune of: Row, Row, Row Your Boat)
G
R E E N, G R E E N
I
know how to spell green
G
R E E N
Caterpillars
are green
And
grasshoppers, too.
I
know how to spell green
G
R E E N
Songs,
Rhymes, and Fingerplays
Green
(Tune: BINGO)
There is a color we all know
Can you guess what it is?
G-R-E-E-N
G-R-E-E-N
G-R-E-E-N
Green is what that spells.
The grass and leaves outside
are green as green as they can be.
G-R-E-E-N
G-R-E-E-N
G-R-E-E-N
Green is what that spells!
Color Song
(Tune: If you're Happy and You Know It)
If there's green on your shoes stand up quick
If there's green on your shoes stand up quick
If there's green on your shoes,
If there's green on your shoes,
If there's green on your shoes stand up quick!
(Of course, you can change the article of clothing and the action you do to extend
the song or to include others that have green somewhere else.)
Color Hop Song
(tune of Old MacDonald)
I see something that is green
Do you see it too?
I see something that is green.
HOP there if you do.
With a hop, hop here
And a hop, hop there. Hurry up! Hop it up!
Hop as fast as you dare.
I see something that is green.
Do you see it too?
(Have children tell you what they found)
Peter Piper
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers;
A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked.
If Peter piper picked a peck of pickled peppers,
Where's the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?
Green
(To the tune of "
G-R-E-E-N spells green,
Like a frog,
Or a tree.
G-R-E-E-N spells green,
Just like broccoli.
Green
Green is grass,
String beans and peas.
Green is the branches
on Christmas trees.
Green Giant
There lived a green giant whose name was Sam.
His hair was the color of strawberry jam.
He had one brown and one blue eye,
And a beard the color of pumpkin pie.
His coat and pants were gay and bright,
Like a peppermint stick, all red and white.
His shoes were as brown as a chocolate drop.
His stockings were yellow as lemon pop.
His hat was the color of ginger bread
With a tall, tall feather of raspberry red.
Green
Green is the grass
and the watermelon skin,
fourth color in the rainbow,
the emeralds in a ring.
Bright green apples
are bitter to the tongue,
but spinach and broccoli-
I eat them up yum!
Green mold is medicine
known as penicillin,
and water fights with
green balloons sure are thrillin'.
Green means go
when driving, beep! beep!
and green lily pads
are where the frogs sleep.
For flowers and trees,
and the prickly cactus too-
green is important,
as it is for me and you.
GREEN
Tune: Bingo
There was a farmer who had a snake
and it was very green.
g-r-e-e-n, g-r-e-e-n, g-r-e-e-n
and it was very green.
There was a farmer who had an alligator
and it was very green.
g-r-e-e-n, g-r-e-e-n, g-r-e-e-n
and it was very green.
There was a farmer who had a frog
and it was very green.
g-r-e-e-n, g-r-e-e-n, g-r-e-e-n
and it was very green.
They all lived in the long green
grass
and they were very green.
g-r-e-e-n, g-r-e-e-n, g-r-e-e-n
and they were very green.
Games
and Activities
A Green Story – Gather an assortment of
flannelboard figures, including a number of green ones. Pass out a figure to each of your
children. Ask the children with green
figures to come up and put them on the flannelboard in a line. Then make up a story that includes all of the
figures in the order they appear.
Green Gobbler – On the side of a large box,
paint or draw a (not-too-scary) green monster face with a big mouth. Cut out a mouth opening with a utility
knife. Bring the monster to circle time
and explain that this is the Green Gobbler.
It is always hungry, but it will eat green things. Ask your children to think of things that the
monster will eat. List their suggestions
on chart paper. Extension: As a follow-up activity, place the Green Gobbler in the
classroom where the children can feed it green items and pictures of green
items.
Eat Your Greens – Before circle
time, have your children cut or tear pictures of foods from magazines. At circle time, put a green disposable plate on
the floor and spread the magazine pictures around it. Explain to the children that only green foods
can go on the plate. Have them decide
which foods can be placed there.
Green Things We Know – Brainstorm a
list of green things. With a green
marker, write each word and make a quick sketch of the item on an index card,
using a new card for each word and corresponding sketch. Display each card. Now turn the card over and let the children
choose one card. Have the group help
each child read his or her card and add the words“…is green.” For example,
“Jake’s hat is green.”
Green Day - Have a
green day and have everyone come dressed in green.
Green Search and Find Games - Create one
of these games for each of your children. Use a rubber stamp to make several
green prints at random on a piece of white paper. Fill the rest of the paper
with identical stamped-on prints in other colors. To play, have the child
search for the green prints and circle them with a green crayon or marker.
Green Is For “Go” - From construction paper, cut out a
large red circle and a large green circle. Turn the circles into signs by
attaching a craft stick handle to each one. In an open area, invite your
children to drive pretend cars in a large circle. As they do so, hold up the red
sign to bring the drivers to a stop and the green sign to signal that they can
go. Then let the children take turns holding up the signs.
Green Bean Math Games
Use green jellybeans for playing these games with your group.
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Place jellybeans in a zipper-top plastic bag. After estimating
the number inside, count, then eat. |
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Number five paper bowls from 1 to 5 and set out 15 jellybeans.
Take turns putting matching numbers of jellybeans into the bowls. |
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Figure out how many jellybeans are needed to give one to each
person in the group. Count out that number, hand out the jellybeans, and
enjoy. |
Making Green
With your children, try these experiments to discover what happens when blue
and yellow are mixed together.
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Pour light corn syrup into a zipper-top plastic bag. Add drops
of blue and yellow food coloring, seal the bag, and tip it back and forth to
see the colors blend and turn to green. |
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Squeeze drops of blue and yellow food coloring onto white paper
towels or coffee filters. Watch green appear as the colors blend. |
Arts
and Crafts
Fun With Green
Get some yellow construction paper and cut out shapes in blue tissue paper and
gluing them on so they make....Green!
Green Finger Paint
1 medium Ziploc bag
Shaving cream (white)
Food coloring
Squirt white shaving cream inside the Ziploc bag,
add a few drops of food coloring, and close the bag, making sure that all the
air is out. This gives your child the opportunity to explore mixing colors
(blue and yellow makes green, etc.) -- and there's no mess to clean up
afterwards! Or clip a corner & finger paint with it.
Magic Frog
Run off a cute frog black line on bright yellow construction paper, then have
the kids put dots on the frog with "blue" bingo markers. It is magic
to them to see the dots turn out "green" on the frog! They then cut
the frogs out and put them in their color booklets they are making on the GREEN
page.
”Oscar the Grouch”
Using 35 mm film canisters, have the children cut a little square of newspaper
(approx. 3X3") put a drop of glue in the bottom of the canister and then
put the newspaper in so some sticks out of the top; glue one green pompon on
the newspaper, and glue two tiny squiggle eyes on the pompon (they will need
help with the eyes.) it looks just like Oscar the Grouch in his garbage can.
You can get all the film canisters that you need free at a film/camera store.
Green Collage
Paintings
Invite your children to help tear or cut green pictures out of magazines. Give them
large pieces of white paper, and set out green tempera paint. Let the children
brush the paint on their papers. While they are working, have them choose the
pictures they want and stick them onto the wet paint to create collages.
Shades of
Green
Pour white tempera paint into muffin tins or small cups. Show your children how
to mix the white paint with green tempera to create various shades of green.
Then give them small brushes or cotton swabs and let them use their new shades
of green to paint designs on paper
Snacks
and Recipes
Leprechaun
lime finger Jell-O
Add 4 cups boiling water to 4 envelopes unflavored gelatin and 3 packages lime
Jell-O. Pour into 13x9 pan and chill to set. Cut into squares.
Silly Green Lunch
Kiwi Fruit
Lettuce/Salad
Split Pea soup
Green colored milk
Saltine crackers "painted with food coloring in green" It looks
gross, but the kids love it.
Green Snacks
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Add chopped spinach to scrambled eggs. Serve after reading Dr.
Seuss’s book “Green Eggs and Ham.” |
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Make pistachio pudding with your group. |
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Cut up green veggies, such as celery, bell peppers, cucumbers,
and zucchini. Serve with a green dip like guacamole or spinach dip. |
Blood and Guts with Eyeballs
1 package green spinach pasta (elbow macaroni is best)
1 jar spaghetti sauce
stuffed Spanish olives
Boil pasta according to package instructions. Heat
spaghetti spaghetti sauce. Cut olives in half
to make "eyeballs" and place on top of the "blood and
guts."
Green Ghoul Punch
1/2 gallon limeade
1 liter ginger ale
1/2 gallon lime sherbert
Mix together juice and ginger ale. Scoop sherbert
and add to punch. Add marshmallows and maraschino cherries to float in punch.
Kiwi Melon Drink
2 kiwifruit peeled
1 cup honeydew melon cubes
2 tablespoons sugar
Blend together for one
minute. Serves 2.
Mom's Zesty Zucchini Bake
1 onion
1 tablespoon vegetable or olive oil
2 medium zucchinis
1 can whole tomatoes
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
1/2 cup bread crumbs
salt and pepper to taste
Cut up onion and saute in oil until transparent. Next add 2 zucchinis peeled and sliced. Cook until tender.
Add tomatoes, canned or fresh, to the mixture. In a greased glass
baking pan, layer the onion and zucchini. Season to
taste with salt and pepper. Now you are ready to layer this like
lasagna. Add mozzarella cheese, and keep layering until you use all the
mixture. Top with bread crumbs (store bought or homemade in the blender). Bake
at 350F degrees (175C degrees) for 20 minutes.
French Green Bean Casserole
1 can green beans,
drained
1 can cream of mushroom soup
2 tablespoons sour cream
salt and pepper to taste
1 can french fried onions
Mix together green beans, soup, sour
cream in a bowl. Salt and pepper to taste. Pour into a
9X13 inch casserole dish. Bake for 15 minutes in a 350F degree (175C degree)
oven. Casserole should be nice and bubbly. Remove from oven, sprinkle onions on
top, and bake for 5 more minutes. Serves 4.
Avocado
1 avocado
juice of 1/2 lemon
1 tablespoon oil
1 teaspoon garlic salt
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1 slice American cheese
2 slices bread
Mash the avocado in a bowl. Add lemon juice, oil, garlic salt,
salt, and pepper. Stir together. Spread over sandwich bread and top with a slice
of American cheese.
Green Grape Salad
This is a wonderful dessert salad that
never failed to be a hit. Made the day before the brown sugar
makes the sauce taste like caramel. You can use less brown sugar, if you
wish. Prep Time: approx. 15 Minutes. Ready in: approx.
15 Minutes. Makes 8 servings.
Printed from Allrecipes, Submitted by Noreen
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4 pounds seedless green grapes |
1 teaspoon vanilla extract |
Directions
Cucumber Dip
The dill flavor in this creamy summer favorite goes great with
cucumber slices. Kids love it -- it never lasts long! Try this dip with other
veggies, as well. Prep Time: approx. 10 Minutes. Ready in: approx. 8 Hours 10
Minutes.
Makes 2.5 cups (20 servings).
Printed from Allrecipes, Submitted by Michele
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1 cup sour cream |
2 teaspoons Beau Monde |
Directions
1 In a medium bowl, mix sour cream, mayonnaise,
onion, parsley, dill weed, Beau Monde ™ seasoning, seasoning salt and pepper.
Cover and chill in the refrigerator 8 hours, or overnight, before serving.
Enjoy!
Lime Fluff
A
. Makes 8 to 10 servings. Printed
from Allrecipes, Submitted by Amy
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1 (6 ounce) package lime |
pineapple with juice |
Directions
In a large bowl, mix together gelatin,
whipped topping, pineapple with juice, sour cream, marshmallows, and pecans.
Cover and chill in refrigerator for at least 1 hour. Serve cold.
Limeade
A delicious and refreshing drink made with limes. Serve over ice on a hot day.
Prep Time: approx. 10 Minutes. Ready n: approx. 10 Minutes. Makes 8 servings.
Printed from Allrecipes,
Submitted by Marisela Rivas
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3 limes |
2 quarts cold water |
Directions
Cut limes in half and squeeze lime juice into a 2 quart
pitcher. Add sugar and stir until dissolved. Fill pitcher with cold water, stir and chill in refrigerator.
Green Stuff Salad (Instant Pistachio Salad)
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1 (20 ounce) can crushed |
1 (8 ounce) container frozen |
Directions
In a large bowl, combine the pineapple and dry pistachio pudding
mix. Fold in thawed whipped topping and marshmallows until well mixed.
Refrigerate until chilled and serve.
Pistachio Fluff Fruit Salad
This is a light and fluffy dessert salad based on pistachio
pudding; the pudding is made lighter with the addition of whipped topping. Add
an extra can of mandarin oranges, if you like. Prep Time: approx. 5 Minutes.
Ready in:
approx. 35 Minutes. Makes 6 to 8 servings.
Printed from Allrecipes, Submitted by Jane
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1 (20 ounce) can crushed |
2 large bananas, sliced |
Directions
Dump instant pudding into a large mixing bowl. Add pineapple, and mix
well. Mix in nondairy whipped topping. Stir in bananas, marshmallows, fruit
cocktail, and mandarin oranges. Cover, and refrigerate until thoroughly
chilled.
Homemade Guacamole
Homemade guacamole is an excellent accompaniment to any of your
favorite Mexican foods. Makes 6 servings.
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3 avocados, peeled and diced |
pepper, finely diced |
Directions
1 In a bowl, mush avocados until slightly
chunky.
2 Add tomato, onion, peppers, garlic, lime and
salt. Mix together.
3 Serve immediately with tortilla chips,
vegetables or pita bread.
Green eggs and ham make an unbeatable
breakfast. Here are some recipes that are eggs-tremely
tasty and easy to follow too! We got these at Seussville
(http://www.seussville.com/titles/greeneggs/recipes.html)
Green Eggs and
Ham à la Sam-I-Am
Ingredients
1-2
tablespoons of butter or margarine
4 slices of ham
8 eggs
2 tablespoons of milk
1-2 drops of green food coloring
1/4 teaspoon of salt
1/4 teaspoon of pepper
What You'll
Need
knife, medium-size
mixing bowl, wire whisk or eggbeater, large frying pan, spatula, aluminum foil,
serving plates
1. With an adult's help, melt a teaspoon of butter in a large
frying pan over medium heat. Add sliced ham and brown until edges are slightly
crisp. Remove the ham from the pan, cover with aluminum foil, and set aside.
2. In a medium-size mixing bowl, combine the eggs, milk, salt, and
pepper. Beat with a whisk until frothy. Then add 1-2 drops of green food
coloring until you reach the desired shade of green.
3. With an adult's help, heat a tablespoon of butter or margarine
in a large frying pan over medium heat until the butter begins to sizzle. Then
add the egg mixture to the pan.
4. Stir the egg mixture with a spatula until the eggs are firm and
not too runny.
5. Transfer the eggs to individual plates. Garnish with a sprig of
parsley. Add the ham prepared earlier. Serve with toast or warm rolls.
Feeds 4 hungry green-egg lovers.
Green Eggs and
Ham Deluxe
Ingredients:
2-4 ounces of
ham
8 eggs
2 tablespoons of milk
1/4 cup of chopped chives
1/8 cup of chopped fresh parsley
1/4 teaspoon of salt
1/4 teaspoon of pepper
1 tablespoon of butter or margarine
What You'll
Need
knife, medium-size
mixing bowl, wire whisk or eggbeater, large frying pan, spatula, serving plates
1. With an adult's help, cut the ham into small pieces.
2. In a medium-size mixing bowl, combine the eggs, milk, ham,
salt, pepper, chives, and parsley. Beat with a whisk until frothy.
3. With an adult's help, heat a tablespoon of butter or margarine
in a large frying pan over medium heat until the butter begins to sizzle. Then
add the egg mixture to the pan.
4. Stir the egg mixture with a spatula until the eggs are firm and
not too runny.
5. Transfer the eggs to individual plates. Garnish with a sprig of
parsley. Serve with toast or warm rolls.
Feeds 4 hungry green-egg lovers.
Green Eggs-travaganza!
Ingredients
4 eggs
3 teaspoons of mayonnaise
1 teaspoon of mustard
1/4 teaspoon of salt
1/4 teaspoon of pepper
2 drops of green food coloring
What You'll
Need
knife, medium-size
mixing bowl, spatula, medium-size saucepan, serving plates
1. Place the eggs in a saucepan and cover with cold water. With an adult's help, cook over high heat until the water starts to
boil. Then turn the heat to low and simmer (low boil) for 10 minutes.
2. Place the cooked eggs in cold water. When they are cool enough
to touch, crack the eggshells all over by rolling them on a hard surface. Peel
away the shells carefully and cut the eggs in half widthwise.
3. Remove the yolks from the eggs and place them in a mixing bowl.
Add the mayonnaise, salt, pepper, and mustard.
4. Stir the egg mixture with a spatula until it is creamy. Add
green food coloring until you reach the desired shade.
5. Scoop the egg mixture back into the egg whites. Place the eggs
on top of individual ham rounds and serve with toast points if desired.
Feeds 4 hungry green-egg lovers. (Double or triple quantities if you're serving this as fun finger
food at an eggs-travagant party!)
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