Group Meeting: Last week, we planted bean seeds in a plastic bag with a wet paper towel. The bags are taped on the windows to receive the most light. In a weeks time, they have begun to grow. The children and I took a few minutes today to look at the seeds. They are beginning to grow roots.
Story: I read the book One Watermelon Seed. In this counting book (first by ones and then by tens), children plant one watermelon seed, two pumpkin seeds, three eggplant seeds, etc. They water and weed the garden. When the fruit and vegetables are ripe they pick ten watermelons, twenty pumpkins, thirty eggplants. etc. At the end, they have picked one hundred ears of corn which pops into thousands of pieces of popcorn.
Small Group: After we looked at our seeds, each child started a book to document what has happened. The children drew the plastic bag with the seeds and the seeds growing roots. We will add pictures to this book as the seeds continue to grow.
Large Group: Our plan for the morning was to go to the Outdoor Classroom. However, just as we stepped out of the door, it began to rain. So the children voted to play Musical Chairs instead. In the afternoon, it rained during snack time. We thought that we might have to stay in as well, but it stopped just in time.
Snacks: The morning class had vanilla wafers and strawberry milk brought by Grace. The afternoon class had cheese popcorn and juice brought by Wyatt. Thank you!
