Tells the story of a man with a special magic wand who creates a garden out of a sad, lonely field. The characters are all the animals and elements present in a growing garden. First verse of the song in present tense; blows/blew; flies/flew, etc. Second verse in past tense with all irregular verbs, such as falls/fell; sits/sat, etc.

In the forest, Tom Cat naps at the top of his favorite pine tree and wakes up too afraid to get down by himself. He waits for his animal friends to come help him down. The song teaches synonyms for action words, as each animal has its own way of getting up into a tree. Second verse designates the one animal that does finally help Tom Cat get down.

There once was a lion who was very grumpy, so all his friends decided to play a guessing game to help cheer him up. Song teaches rhyming words, as each animal gives a clue that rhymes with its name. (stork/fork; pig/wig; cat/hat, etc.)

What are all the fun things we can do to play in the snow and ice, when Old Man Winter comes around? Song teaches verb tenses, with the first verse in future perfect, and the second verse in past tense. Introductory story teaches the seasons of the year, as well as the phases of life.

Chaco loves going to the zoo, where he hears about a special trip to Africa called a safari. What unique animals would we see there? Story discusses what is seen on a safari, and the song introduces descriptive adjectives for each animal, such as a playing gorilla, hunting tiger, strutting peacock, etc.

Lucy and Larry forget about their jar full of butterflies when the go to lunch, so their animal friends all come around to try to get the jar open and set them free! Song teaches correspondence and body parts, as each animal uses a different body part to try to open the jar. Great for increasing memory skills!

Have you ever heard of a frog who doesn’t know how to swim?  This story is about just such a frog, who asks his friends at the lake to show him how to move his body.  Song teaches unfamiliar action words to describe how each animal moves in the water.  Second verse tells us which animal the frog is able to imitate so he can swim, too!

One little duckling just won’t come out of shell, so all the animals on the farm bring him their favorite things as presents.  Maybe he will crack his shell to see what the gifts are!  Song teaches correspondence of animals with their gifts (the horse brought hay, the cow brought milk, the dog brought bones, etc.) and stimulates memory skills.