Alphabet
>
*Letter F > F is
for Flowers
*Letter G > G
is
for Garden
Crafts > Learn about Flowers Craft
Books > suggestions:
The Carrot Seed 3+ by Ruth Krauss
Planting a Rainbow (2+) by Louis Ehlert
Fairy Tales >
*Jack
and the Beanstalk
*The Little Red Hen
Holidays
and Events >
*April
> National Garden Month U.S.
*May > Flower Month
Online story time > Dottie's Garden
Seasons >
Spring
Summer
Science
>
Plants > Flowers
>
Nutrition
*Sun Block experiment
*How seeds grow experiment
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Ages 2.5 to 6 years old
* Leanne, the creator of this
craft at the DLTK
web site, put
together some great information on how plants grow in two different formats. One
format explains the growth of plants for older children and the
other is a simplified version for preschool age children.
Let this be your guide when presenting the craft.
* How do seeds grow
> Online story and experiment >
Visit this online story that illustrates for young children how a
seed grows > Dottie's Garden
Leanne has also a great
suggestion: plant a bean in a cup and observe the growth.
Beans sprout very quickly and children will be able to appreciate
how a plant grows. Visit this other
method to grow a seed using plastic zip lock bags and paper
towel.
The Sun Block Experiment:
* You can also do this little experiment to demonstrate how plants
are affected by the lack of sunlight:
* place a can or lid on top of a green patch of
grass in your yard (to keep the can steady put a rock or other heavy
object on top).
* In a few days go with child and lift the can,
you will see the patch is losing color.
* in a week it will be very pale
Why? This is because it could not make food in the dark.
It needed sunlight.
* Take away the can and the grass will soon
recover.
Alphabet Activities > Letter F is for Flower or Letter G is
for Garden
* This craft also presents us
with the opportunity to learn introduce or practice letters of the
alphabet. Review and select printable
activities in the materials column.
Books > Books to read about plants growing and having faith:
* The Carrot Seed (3+) by Ruth Krauss
* Planting a Rainbow by Louis Ehlert
Fairy Tales and Folk Tales > Online stories > Jack
and Beanstalk | The Little
Red Hen
These are two classical tales to introduce the concept of growing
seeds and other life lessons.
Nutrition > This activity can be incorporated as part of a
nutrition theme. Growing fruits, vegetables, grains, nuts,
etc. Visit the nutrition
theme for lesson plan activities.
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*glue
*scissors,
*crayons, markers, coloring pencils.
*one piece paper or card stock
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