Students … Inside: Planting seeds is our favorite kids gardening activity. After planting the seeds, children learn the importance of taking care of them while observing their growth. Tell them: 'We are going to investigate how to plant a seed and create a set of instructions to help teach others about growing vegetables. I can distinguish garden produce (e.g. There is an endless amount of books, songs and activities about growing things and the children are sure to love learning about how their world works. Plant flowers that attract butterflies, ladybirds and other interesting insects or birds. Have students share out key parts of today’s discussion and review the Activity Outcomes. For example, your child can measure the growth of the plant and then create a graph. After planting the seeds, children learn the importance of taking care of them while observing their growth. We are going to learn about different parts of a plant.' All children are asked to plant some seeds for themselves, to water their seeds and watch their seeds grow into seedlings and then plants. Learning through Growing Projects in the Early Years Foundation Stage Exploration of the outdoor environment and real experiences of growing things outdoors supports all of the six Areas of Learning within the Early Years Foundation Stage. Students start by writing their observations (either in writing or illustrations) of the seed planting. Wonderful news! Explore (Investigation): (You do) Provide each student with materials to begin growing a seed. You can also embed math lessons into the gardening experience. Discussion about healthy eating can be supported by growing favourite vegetables such as carrots or peas. Gardening. Planting Seeds for Success: Exploring Learning Skills and Work Habits from a Catholic Perspective (Revised: Grades 1 to 12) Planting Seeds for Success: Grades 1-12 (Revised September 2011) 1 . Invite the whole class to act out a seed growing into a plant. Use a trellis or teepee to grow beans or sweet peas. Choose four students to "act out" the process of how a seed grows. We are going to learn about what a seed needs to grow into a plant. Let you students know that they will soon be planting seeds in your Learning Garden and to prepare for our seed planting activity we will be making a tool today to help make sure we plant our seeds with the correct spacing between them. Have one child curl up into a ball to play the seed. There are so many seeds and items to grow in the classroom! 2. PLANTING SEEDS OF HOPE (song lyrics) I've been asked to understand, I've been expected to succeed, But I'm not as smart or able, so the problem must be me. Literacy skills can be part of gardening, too. Subject Focus: Gardening Fundamentals. This Planting Seeds Theme page is filled with preschool activities and ideas for all areas of your classroom.. Let the Theme planning begin!