G is for Garden's

For our garden unit we learned about what a plant needs to grow, the parts of a plant, how the edible parts of a plant can be roots (potatoes, onions, radish, carrots etc), seeds (sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, corn), leaves (lettuce, cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower),  and stems (asparagus,  celery).  We also had the chance to do some garden painting using real fruits and vegetables.  I think they turned out spectacular!  We made some garden stepping stone mosaic decorations using air dry clay, cookie cutters, pasta, gems and beads.  The kids were especially excited to take these home!  We did some garden patterning using green clovers and flowers and we used my alphabet grid to play a bean bag toss game where you throw the bean bag and then say the name and sound of the letter the bean bag lands on.  We also grew green grassy guys as part of our letter g/garden theme.  The kids anxiously awaited the growth of their green "hair".  Finally, we did the classic celery experiment where you soak celery in colored water for several days to observe how the celery soaks up the water and starts to change into the same color of the water.