Tag Archives: Seeds
Visiting the Greenhouse: A Field Trip, a Scavenger Hunt, and a Book
While studying seeds, plants and flowers, I love to take a field trip to a beautiful garden. Unfortunately, my plans to do so recently were vetoed by weather reports for a thunder storm. So instead, we visited a beautiful greenhouse … Continue reading
Start Planting!
I had my favorite gardening help recently….all my boys! We got two dozen seed cups started to transplant to our garden in a few weeks. I love doing this activity with them, not just for the extra “help” (said help … Continue reading
Serendipitous Seed Science
I’m sharing a few old favorites while I’m away this week. This one was originally posted way back in June of 2009. It’s only June, and my preschool age son is already antsy for school. He asked me to “play preschool” with … Continue reading
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Preschool Math Flower Power
Here’s a quick one I’m quite sure you can take and improve on! For your flower theme, create an interactive bulletin board or flannel board activity by creating flower centers with the written numeral and corresponding number of dots. Then … Continue reading
Preschoolers Planting
Here’s a quick sensory table idea for your unit on plants, seeds, flowers, or gardens. Fill your sensory bin with soil – either right out of the bag, or right out of the ground. Add some pansy pony packs, some … Continue reading
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The Empty Pot Seed Experiment
I just wanted to share some photos from the experiment we did after reading The Empty Pot (details on the experiment here). I used pea seeds since they’re nice and large…..and because I already had them on hand, seeing as how I’m way … Continue reading
Seed Finger-Paint
When exploring seeds, plants, and gardens, it’s great to mix in some seeds with this classic finger-paint recipe. Here, I used culinary seeds, since I had them on hand. I used fennel seed in the green, sesame seed in the yellow, … Continue reading
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Book Activity: Planting a Rainbow
Planting a Rainbow is one of my many favorites by Lois Ehlert. Her illustrations are striking and her text is simplistic yet descriptive. Planting a Rainbow follows the story of a mother and child as they plant a rainbow of … Continue reading
