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Preschool at home: Lifecycle of a plant

2/27/2016

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Since I have begun my spring planting indoors this was a perfect time to work on the concept of plant lifecycles with my little boys.  They enjoy planting and watching as the seedlings pop up but I wanted a fun craft to really show how the process works.

Here goes, you need a muffin liner, brown and green construction paper, string or yarn, a glue stick and some seeds (any kind will work, I used marigold seeds but even dried beans would work as you are showing a concept here).

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I went ahead and set up the craft and then I used a few books we had to read as teaching tools and then also a graphic I found here: ​Science World that shows a great illustration of the life cycle of a plant.  

This is a great time to check out your local library for books about growing and spring.  Some fantastic titles are:
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On to our project, we gathered our supplies (always better when mom is prepared and has them all laid out beforehand). And I also always like to have a sample of what the finished project is supposed to look like, it helps little minds visualize what they will finish with.
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Alicia link
4/11/2016 11:55:50 pm

This is what my boys are working on this week! Thanks for the ideas!

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incidentalfarmgirl link
4/12/2016 11:49:45 am

Thanks so much for stopping by! Another great trick to go along with your learning is to plant some dried beans (black beans, navy beans, or even pinto) in a styrofoam cup for your boys to watch as they grow! (easy, cheap and very cool in the window sill!)

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