Learning about Plants

The grandchildren spent the day with us today, so after a morning of swimming with Grandfather and lunch and a movie, it was time for Grandmother's school.  We watched two videos on YouTube about the needs of a plant (and learned the song) and the life cycle of a plant.  After we had discussed these  two videos, each granddaughter made a hat.  F made a hat showing the life cycle of a plant, and C made a hat showing the needs of a plant.

Then it was time to walk out to our garden with our Garden Investigation sheets.  Did our garden provide the 5 needs of a plant?  What advice do we have for Grandfather's garden for next year?  Could we find examples of all the stages of the life cycle in our garden?

Whew!  It was hot!  Time for a big drink of fizzy water (carbonated water) and a little time to rest while Grandmother put out a huge buffet of foods.  Each girl had to fill out the Eat the Whole Plant sheet.  Once F and C had selected one food for each category, they ate one food from each category.  After that, they could finish off their favorite category.   F ate all the cherries, C ate all the asparagus and asked for more!

Attached are the work sheets we used today.  The links to the two YouTube videos are below.

 Garden Investigations Sheet
Eat a Whole Plant Choice Sheet


YOUTUBE VIDEOS:
Needs of a Plant
Life Cycle of a Plant