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Children love to get their hands dirty with whatever they put their
hands on. My daughter loves to put her hands in potting
soil. Children are closer to the ground than adults are so their
backs won't hurt as
much. Gardening can be indoors too. If you don't have a backyard
or if you want to do it inside your home, apartment or classroom, you
can
do projects in a pots or other things. I have found some links
that
will help you and your children grow a garden. It can be flowers,
food, etc. I have also found online activities for children to
play
online.
You can find other garden links at Food Theme.
There are lots of coloring pages you can use as you learn more about
different fruits or vegetables.
Music
LDS
Church Music: Little Seeds Lie Fast Asleep, CS, page 243
KidzSing - The
Garden Song (Inch by Inch by David Mallett)
Mrs. Jones
- Sing Along: The Garden Song Another song sung to "The Farmer in
the Dell".
Books
Jack
and the Beanstalk Books
A Seed that Grows by Pamela Hickman
Inch by Inch The Garden Song by David Mallett - Scholastic
(Including sheet music.)
Over in the Garden by Jennifer Ward - Scholastic (A song
about
10 insects.)
Science & Books
Seed - Plant a
seed. Look at different seeds. Compare them.
Bean Activity
Jack
and the Beanstalk
(or other books) Extension
Activity
Place a damp paper towel in a sealable plastic bag or bottle.
Place a bean in the bottom of the bag or bottle. Watch it
grow. Dampen the paper towel when it is almost dry. Watch
it grow. Draw pictures.
Place the sprouted bean in soil when the roots start to grow (put the
roots facing downward) in a cup or something else. The bean(s)
will need to be out of the soil (depending which stage you plant
it). Make holes in the bottom of the cup so excess water can come
out. Lightly water the soil. Watch it grow, measure, and
draw pictures.
You can plant the unsprouted bean in soil. See stages of beans to
see which way to place the bean. (Some beans/seeds don't grow or take
extra time so use more than one.)
Stages of Beans
Bean
Germination and
Growth
Life
Cycle of Bean Plant
Molly and Emmett’s Surprise Garden by Marilyn Hafner
Stone Soup: An Old Tale (Spanish: Sopa de Piedras) by Marcia
Brown
Stone Soup by Ann McGovern
Activities and books at: Food Theme: Soup.
Grow
Your Own Soup - New Era
The Carrot Seed or (Spanish: La Semilla de Zanahoria)
by Ruth Krauss
Activities and books at: Food Theme:
Carrot.
Cooking and Snacks
Eat sunflower, pumpkin or other types of edible seeds.
Use the lesson plan found at How Many
Apple Seeds?.
Decorate apple shaped sugar cookies.
Sugar
Cookies
Dairy-free
Sugar Cookies
Use red food coloring; you can also use green and
yellow if you would like.
Have the children put raisins or chocolate chips on top
for seeds.
Printables
Funstuf:
Hide-and-Seek Maze (a flower bed) and Green's Greens
Garden
Roundup You can type this game up for an activity.
Grandma's
Herb Garden Word search puzzle.
Help the Mice
Match the Seeds @ Bry-Back Manor
My Pages
Insect
& Bug Themes: Butterfly Gardens
Easter and
Spring Themes
Other Links
Angiosperm
Growth and Development
Aggie
Horticulture Just for Kids
Ask ERIC
Bry-Back
Manor: Garden Fun (It's Spring!)
Flower icons, clipart, spring flowers clipart, The Recycle Game
(for Mac's), Frogs, and fun activities.
Carrot,
Beet, and Radish
CG
Online - Gardening with Kids
Composting
for Kids
Davis College of Agriculture,
Foresty and Consumer Sciences
Frugal-moms.com:
Gardening with Kids: The Family Garden
Garden
Crafts @ Danielle's Place
Make Seed Packets and Start your own Seed Company, "Plant a Little
Kindness" plant marker, Bold Garden Crow, and Keepsake Stepping
Stones. There are patterns to go with most of these crafts.
Garden for
Kids
@ Mastergardenproducts.com
Gardening
for Kids!
Gardening for Kids
Gardening for
Kids: Flowery Name
Gardening for
Kids
Theme Page
Gardening
with Kids @ about.com
GardenWeb
The Great
Plant
Escape
For teachers (parents) and children.
Case Brief, Facts, Mysteries, and Activities.
HortSource
HortSource:
Zucchini Secrets
Is This
Poison Ivy?
KD Craft
Exchange - Baby-food Jar Gardens
KidsGardening!
Check out hydroponics, plant and insects, and seeds: the promise of
life
KinderArt:
Seasonal Arts and Crafts: April
KinderArt:
Earth
Day
KinderGARDEN
Linda's
Garden
(including gardening with kids)
MarthaStewart.com
Click on "gardening" and then "101" on the bottom or the side. It has
-seed starting with kids seed starting worksheet, in good things
look at eggshell flower pots.
Minnesota
Department of Agriculture: IMP Publicatons
Download various fact sheets (insects, weeds, plant disease, rodents,
pesticides, ABackyard Activity Book for Kids (in separate pdf files),
and "Thicket! (articles, links, etc.).
Missouri Botanical Garden
My
First
Garden Facts and a teacher's guide.
Plants and
Botany
Links
Propagation
of Plants by Stem Cuttings
Springtime
Gardening with Kids @ about.com
This is a site you don't want to skip over.
Teacher
Vision: Gardening with Kids
The Edible Schoolyard
Van Dyck's:
Gardening With Kids
Van
Dyck's: Gardening With Kids - Pressing Flowers
Wisconsin Fast
Plants To know a plant, Grow a plant
Where there?
Worlds of Weeds -
Fascinating Science - Practical Tips and Tools
Includes gardening.
Online Gardening Activities For Older Children
These links are for older children.
Garden
Jigsaw Puzzle
Garden Word
Scramble
Gardening & Action Verses @ lds.org
Easter
Activities: Eggshell Garden
Exploring:
Cucumber Gifts!
Exploring:
Water Gardening
Tiny
Strawberry Garden
For
Little Friends: Let's Plant a Garden (action verse) and Egg Carton
Garden
For
Little Friends: My Garden (action verse) and Garden Watering Bottle
Recycled
Gardening Kit
Fun Activities @ lds.org
A
Happy Harvest Some gospel related and a dot-to-dot
Sharing
Time: Make a String Picture
Sharing
Time: Reverence for Creation (create a garden in a shoe box)
Plant
a Garden - Song
Grandma's
Garden - Story
Other Links @ lds.org
The
Prophet Said to Plant a Garden - Song
From
Latter-day Prophets: Spencer W. Kimball
For
Little Friends: Faith
Sharing
Time: Faith in Jesus Christ and make a book: "The Word of God Is
like a Seed"
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