Group Meeting: This time of year is typically garden planting time. During group meeting time, we talked about vegetable gardens and flower gardens. Hopefully, the weather will shape up soon so that we can get some planting done.
Story: The story I selected for today was The Surprise Garden. In this story, children are given a mixture of unidentified seeds to plant. As the plants grow and mature, they are able to tell what kind of seeds that they had planted. After the story, we talked about what seeds need in order to grow. We are going to try to grow a plant from a seed.
Small Group: The children played a game called, "What's Missing?" I placed 7 toys on the table. I asked the children to close their eyes and then removed one item. The children had to figure out which item was missing. The children took turns taking toys away. Then we tried taking two items, three items, etc.
Large Group: The children planted seeds in plastic bags so that we can watch them grow. Each child was given a Ziploc bag, a paper towel to get wet, and two seeds. We will tape the bags onto the window so that they will get sunlight. In about a week, we should be able to see the roots seeking water. Then a stem will grow up and out of the bag. In a few weeks, they will be ready to take home. What seeds are we planting? We'll find out.
Snacks: The morning class had Go-gurt and juice brought by Parker. The afternoon class had trail mix and juice brought by Allison. Thank you!
The shaving cream was so much fun yesterday that we decided put it at the art table. Ask your child to tell you if they did anything with the shaving cream today.
