The girls have been having so much fun with this months Mother Goose Time theme, growing gardens. They are so excited for the lessons and my oldest is always asking if we can do more. The past few days we've been learning about sprouts, stems, and leaves. The girls have sang songs, danced, completed art projects, done experiments, played games, read books, practiced writing, and just had an overall great time learning. Incorporating so many different learning styles really helps reinforce the lessons.
One of their favorite things we did was when we went on a walk looking for different stems. They collected a bunch, which we brought home. They each picked 2 of their favorites to trace and measure, and we were able to do all this outside while enjoying the beautiful weather.
picking plants with stems
measuring a dandelion stem
They also created their own seed stories by making a fingerprint and then adding roots, stems, leaves, etc.
We tried the celery experiment, where you put celery in colored water and the leaves change color. Unfortunately I could only find celery with a tiny bit of leaves, and I don't think it was fresh enough to work well. We left it in water for 3 days with only a tiny change to the leaf edges.
Luckily I found this youtube video that shows the results much better.
The second experiment we tried worked much better. We put a plastic bag around some leaves and after about an hour we already had water forming on the inside. This was a great way to show the girls that plants lose water through their leaves.
The girls also made their own bean plants using the provided supplies.
We observed real plants that we've been growing: sunflowers, peas and wheat. The girls like the wheat because it was grown in a tube with a paper towel so you can see everything on it. The seed, roots, and stem are all clearly visible.
And of course the girls also played games and completed workbooks.
One of their favorite things we did was when we went on a walk looking for different stems. They collected a bunch, which we brought home. They each picked 2 of their favorites to trace and measure, and we were able to do all this outside while enjoying the beautiful weather.
We tried the celery experiment, where you put celery in colored water and the leaves change color. Unfortunately I could only find celery with a tiny bit of leaves, and I don't think it was fresh enough to work well. We left it in water for 3 days with only a tiny change to the leaf edges.
Luckily I found this youtube video that shows the results much better.
The girls also made their own bean plants using the provided supplies.
We observed real plants that we've been growing: sunflowers, peas and wheat. The girls like the wheat because it was grown in a tube with a paper towel so you can see everything on it. The seed, roots, and stem are all clearly visible.
And of course the girls also played games and completed workbooks.
What an awesome lesson - so many great ideas!
ReplyDeleteI know, Addie loves science experiments so these lessons were great for her.
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