2) Life cycle: from seed to sunflower - craft

To complement out study on seeds and plants (see previous post on "1-Life cycle: from seed to sunflower" ), the children got to decorate a small cardboard box with seeds and beans. It's a simple craft which they truly enjoyed as they could choose the shape of the box, the seeds, which colour they were going to use etc... They all thought about what they were going to use the boxes for. Sweets, hair clips, rings, stones, seeds etc... What would you use yours for?

1- Life cycle: from seed to sunflower

Theme: New beginnings in Spring

Topics: the life cycle of a seed

For the children to understand the concept of life cycle, there is no better way than getting them to plant their own seeds and let them make their own observations afterward. We used at first pictures to explain to them how a small seed grows into a plant once it is planted in the ground. The pictures showed them the different stages of growth. Of course, without water and without the warmth of the sun, nothing would grow. We then went outside and planted a little sunflower seed. We made a trip to the greenhouse ( how to explain a child that the green house is not actually green?😜) and placed our little pots there. Every day, before outdoor play, the children got a chance to come and water their plants and see them grow!!