Guest Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 Hi our topic next half term is growth.Just wondering if anyone has any realy good ideas for activities or resources? I really want to make a miniture garden with the children but i am not at all green fingered!! Help would be appreciated! Thanks Catherine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panders Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 For a quick grow - and might perhaps look good in your miniature garden - mustard and cress seeds. You might consider making their initial letter in cress -that could be fun, just cut a wad of kitchen roll in the shape of their letter, dampen and spread with seeds, they will be up a few days later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inge Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 bit early in the year for the caterpillars which was always a good one.. if you do ever decide to have them use Green gardener to supply them as they use caterpillars native to uk so better for environment when releasing them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panders Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 There is a company you can rent an incubator from who supply eggs - not sure what they are called, but somebody on here mentioned them last year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SueFinanceManager Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 One year I had 4 geranium plants 1 watered and cared for extra specially...gave baby bio and talked to it 1 kept in a box....no light 1 overwatered.....then when started to look sad we stopped over watering and fed it and cared for it 1 not watered....ignored until it died Talked about caring for things and what we need to grow All worked really well except I named them and one mum came in and said how sorry she was to hear my frind Frank had died....you got it, it was geranium number 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 Hopefully if this works this is a link to a powerpoint i made where the children can water a seed to make it grow and then label the parts of a plant http://www.foundation-stage.info/forums/in...mp;showfile=495 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
korkycat Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 Grow carrot tops in saucers. Make lovely 'trees'. Grow sprouting seeds in glass jars. Mung beans etc. Rinse in water daily and they are ready to eat in a week. Broad bean seeds in glass jar (held in place with blotting paper) Children can view process - put some in sideways or upside down and they can see that roots always go down (geotropism) and shoots go towards light (phototropism). Reception class I help in grew cress on a pile of compost on a 'tuf' spot. Look at the children's own growth - measuring heights, feet, hands, Get parents to send in outlines of rest of families hands so children can compare. korkycat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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