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Garden Lesson Ideas: SEEDS

  • Posted by Victoria Hackett
  • Categories The Seedling BLOG
  • Date March 26, 2016
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Garden Lesson Ideas: SEEDS 

“If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed; in terms of 10 years, plant trees; in terms of 100 years, teach the people.” Confucius

I am always utterly amazed at the life cycle of a seed. This year I have set up a seed sanctuary. In preparing to jump into the world of seeds, I visited a Master Gardener friend who taught me a few tricks about planting seeds. For starters, I learned to use sterile soil to avoid dampening. (more on that later)

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Introducing children to the life cycle of a seed offers an abundance of teaching and learning opportunities. The process of a seed breaking through the seed coat, taking root and growing invites wonder, curiosity and an opportunity to explore.

 SEED ACTIVITIES: There are many seed activities to do with children.

  • Identifying Parts of a Seed10430486_969269743126218_8832849548910083365_n
  • Seed Matching
  • Sorting Seeds
  • Seed Mosaic Art

SEED BOOKS: Add some favorite books to your lesson on Seeds

  • The Carrot Seed by Ruth Krauss
  • A Seed is Sleepy by Dianna Hutts
  • Seeds by Ken Robinson
  • Flip, float, Fly! Seeds on the Move by JoAnn Early Macken
  • From Seeds to Plant by Gail Gibbons
  • The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle

SEED RESOURCES: Add a little technology to your lesson with time lapse video of a seed life cycle. Time Lapse Video

I want to hear from you! Explore the wonder of seeds with your children and share your seed explorations in the comments below.

Happy Explorations!

Victoria

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ABOUT VICTORIA: My mission is for every child in every school to have access to an Outdoor Classroom. Therefore, I inspire educators to teach outdoors and lead an on-line virtual community of Natural Teachers all over the world to create their own Outdoor Classroom story.

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