Planting Seeds in First Grade
While my “Earth Day” vacation doesn’t officially start until tomorrow, I visited my daughter’s first grade class today and helped them plant vegetable seeds. I brought in the supplies and each child planted a seed in a cup or glass jar. To start, each child scooped vermiculite plant mix into their container. We then passed out the garden bean seeds which were a nice size for first graders to handle. They each planted the bean under a thin layer of soil and added water. It looks like they are going to keep the containers in the class for a week to see which ones sprouts first before taking them home.
The class asked some very intelligent questions such as how long it would take to grow and how often they should water the plants. I was a little nervous taking on the project because I am only in my second year of gardening – certainly not an expert. But, we kept the project simple and I think everyone had fun with it.
