Plants
Each year we do a unit on plants.
We introduce plants when we visit the pumpkin patch in October before
Halloween. We introduce the life cycle of a plant from seed to
fruit. We expand on the concepts introduced in the fall.
Flower Quilt
We use the grid to the right to make a
patchwork quilt. Click to enlarge the picture. Each child
is given six 2 inch construction paper squares to glue as shown. We
also give them three 2 inch squares of wallpaper paper. The squares
are cut diagonally for the corner triangle patches. You can enlarge
the grid pattern for a 9 inch patchwork square and then use 3 inch
squares.
The flower square is a pattern that they
cut out and glue to a white square. A large button is added for the
center of the flower. Each year we ask parents to donate any old
buttons that they are not using for these kinds of projects.
Coffee Filter Flowers
We used Coloration liquid watercolor or
food coloring with an eyedropper to drop the paint on a coffee filter.
The stem and leaves were made with green construction paper.
Books for Plant Unit
All About Seeds by Melvin Berger
Apple Pie Tree by Zoe Hall
Dandylions by Posada Mia
Flower Garden by Eve Bunting
How Do Flowers Grow by Betsy Maestro
I Am a Leaf by Jean Marzollo
Mushroom in the Rain by Mirra Ginsburg
Rain Forest Secrets by Arthur Dorro
Tiny Seed by Eric Carle
What Shall I Grow by Ray Gibson
Honey Makers by Gail Gibson
Alison's Zinnia by Anita Lobel
Pumpkin Circle by George Levenson
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