If you've been following along, you'll know that we started to sprout a few seeds about a week and a half ago. In Upper Michigan, starting seeds indoors is almost a necessity considering that the outdoor growing season is so short.
You can see the start of our project here. We have been taking photos daily to document our observations. (
You can see our full photo stream on Facebook.)
After about 9 days of sprouting in the plastic bags in the window, our peas and beans were ready to be moved to dirt.
The children did a great job planting the sprouts in our fiber pots.
We have been watering them daily with our spray bottles.
The children have been carefully observing the changes and growth of the seedlings.
We have also been testing another experiment with some seeds. We planted a bean seed in each of these test tubes: water, sand, and soil.
(This photos if from day seven of the experiment. We take a photo with a number each day so that we will have a record of the changes.)
We've also been pretending to be tiny little seeds......
First, we are all bunched up like a little seed.
Then our legs reach out, down into the ground just like roots.
Our arms reach straight up into the air like stems.... and then....
Out pop our arms just like the leaves!
Comments
Mmm- I can smell that dirt!
Abbie- Using a tub or our sensory table is always a must with "jobs" like this. With so many little hands at work at various levels, we need something to catch the spills :).
Pam- you aren't really behind (depending on where you are...) We are very early here, as we often have frost into June, but we will just have an inside harvest if we need to! I hope to plant in various stages so that we will be able to have a vine teepee all summer long.
Brenda- Thanks! Yes, the smell of the dirt in the middle of our cold winter has been great! I can't wait to be digging in it again outside.