Dear Parents,
During circle on Wednesday, we made a list of seeds we know. The children named seeds from flowers, fruits, and vegetables. We looked at two seeds to compare: strawberry and mango. During snacks we found seeds in our cucumbers. We reread Anno’s Magic Seeds, about how seeds multiply. We read The Selfish Crocodile about how a hurt crocodile gives a nut seed to a mouse who helps him. We read We Are Alike, We Are Different and thought about how seeds are similarly alike, yet very different.
When we went out to the yard we discovered seeds had fallen from one of our trees. We looked around the yard to figure out which tree they belonged to. We read Seeds, In The Garden, Summer, Fall, Winter, and Spring. We looked at our pictures of us under our tree and observed that we have been through four seasons together. We repeated the pattern aloud: summer, fall, winter, spring.
On Thursday everyone chose seeds to sprout in baggies. The children chose between kidney beans, cannellini beans, and popcorn. We placed them in baggies with a paper towel, and added water. The children said they also need sun to grow, so we taped them in the window.
The class helped sprinkle grass seeds on our bald spots in the yard. We sprayed them with water. A little sprinkle of water got on the children much to their delight. And now we wait. A watched seed will sprout!
We have been on the lookout for seeds everywhere. We found some more in our snacks on Friday. We had apples. We started a seed chart to display seeds we’ve found. If y’all find some at home you can send them in to add to our collection.
Have a seedy weekend,
Therese