Our family recently moved into a new home. Prior to that move I'd been buying various plants and seeds that we could put in a garden. The kids have been asking about these seeds but I kept putting it off. Well there was a loose pipe under the kitchen sink where I just so happened to store my seeds which caused my seed packets to be soaked through. So today became plant day, while daddy fixed the pipe. I'd asked my husband to put a cheap desk we've had for years outside. We then potted some rosemary, cilantro, dill and basil in pots. I have some pea seeds as well but I'm saving most of those for a pee tepee later on this fall. I did let the kids plant them in a baggie so we can watch it sprout. The baggies were then taped to the table to deter the kids from pouring out the seeds and dirt.
After we planted the seeds the kids and I talked about what seeds need. I let them answer and ask me questions and found they new most of the basics. Even KJ (3) was able to answer questions about what plants need to grow and how all plants start. I'm hoping that as the kids see their seeds sprouts we can venture into photosynthesis and if we get SJ's microscope in the next week or so we can even look at leaves on slides. This will naturally lead into the makings of a cell. I don't want to push it to far. I want them to be able to understand some basic science terms though and science is all about exploration right?
The picture on the left is showing the sun, the run rays, and rain following onto the seed covered by the ground. That one is mine, I wanted them to use they materials in the art basket (shown on the table) to copy my picture to the best of their ability explaining what happens to a seed.
They had fun. SJ did her own thing and put multiple seeds in her blue ground and KJ tried to mimic exactly what I did. I love teaching these two!!
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