By Julie Buratowski, Nutrients for Life Foundation
Get your kids into line with this fun military cadence activity about soil! Have your ‘troops’ march around your garden while practicing this fun call-out and answer activity:
| Leader: | Kids: |
| Well, I don’t know what you’ve been told | Well, I don’t know what you’ve been told |
| Phosphate is really old | Phosphate is really old |
| Nitrogen will keep plants green | Nitrogen will keep plants green |
| Potassium and that’s the team | Potassium and that’s the team |
| Sound off | 1,2 |
| Sound off | 3,4 |
| Well, soil isn’t all just muck | Well, soil isn’t all just muck |
| Even when it’s muddy and yuck | Even when it’s muddy and yuck |
| Plants need nutrients from soil | Plants need nutrients from soil |
| It’s worth more than even oil | It’s worth more than even oil |
| Now we need the world to know | Now we need the world to know |
| Without good soil, our food won’t grow! | Without good soil, our food won’t grow! |
| Lead in | Lead in |
| Lead out | Lead out |
| Blueberry, strawberries and apple pie | Blueberry, strawberries and apple pie |
| Won’t be around if the earth goes dry | Won’t be around if the Earth goes dry |
| Let’s help our farmers with this song | Let’s help our farmers with this song |
| We need nutrients to grow strong | We need nutrients to grow strong |
One of the most important things to do when preparing your garden is to know your soil! Want to learn more? Check out this fabulous article on “Soil Sampling for The Home Gardener.”
