Plants

Learning About Plants

For the last two weeks we have been learning all about how plants grow.  Children learned about the life cycle of a plant and what a plant needs to survive.  We used Carnation Flowers and Celery to show how the stems act like a straw and drink up the water.  We placed these plants in water and watched how they turned color over the course of the week.  Children also had the opportunity to plant their own cup of grass seed.  On our doors we have bags with lima beans and wet paper towels that are beginning to sprout.  We have had so much fun learning about plants and flowers and the children have even been looking closely at the plants on our playground. 

Plant Tasting Party

Many thanks to all of the families that donated various fruits, veggies, or seeds for our plant tasting party!  Some kids were so amazed to know that the carrot that they were eating was the root part of the plant!  We set up a buffet of plant parts in the hall and children enjoyed watching a movie about plants while they ate.  Children loaded up on seeds, stems, leaves, flowers, and fruits and we were very proud of how willing all of the boys and girls were to try each item!