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Explore Together (indoors): Edible and Nonedible Plants
Discuss plants children can and cannot eat. Have them continue to explore their plants and record changes in their science notebooks.
Explore Together (indoors): Explore Fruits, Vegetables, Seeds
Let children freely explore a variety of fruits and vegetables with their senses, and compare the seeds in the plants.
Explore Together (indoors): Exploring Vegetables
Let children freely explore a variety of vegetables and compare them to the plants they are growing.
Explore Together (indoors): Leaf and Root Salad
Review the vegetables from the week and make a leaf and root vegetable salad to eat.
Explore Together (indoors): Revisit Our Bean Plants
Have children return to their bean plants to explore and record changes in the plants.
Explore Together (indoors): Sort Seeds and More Seeds
Have children identify which fruit or vegetable seeds come from. Have them sort the seeds in different ways.
Explore Together (indoors): Taste and Compare
Have children compare plant foods by having them taste, smell, feel, and look at fruits and vegetables.
Explore Together (outdoors): Animal Signs
Take children outside to explore plants and look for evidence that animals have been eating the plants.
Explore Together (outdoors): Flowers and Vegetables
Take children outside to explore flowering plants. Have them compare these plants to other plants they observed.
Explore Together (outdoors): Grocery Store Visit
Visit a grocery store or farm stand and explore and compare fruits and vegetables.
Explore Together (outdoors): Measuring Up
Have children check and measure their sprouts. Then observe and measure the plants they repotted outside.
Explore Together (outdoors): Plants on the Ground #2
Have children collect plant parts on the ground and compare them to the sprouts they are growing inside.
Explore Together (outdoors): Seed Scientists
Take children outside to collect seeds. Discuss with children the relationships between seeds, animals, and nature.
Explore Together (outdoors): Sort the Travelers
Have children sort seeds by how they travel.
Explore Together (outdoors): Visit a Community Garden
Take children to a community garden to let them observe growing plants.
One-on-One Reading: A Fruit Is a Suitcase for Seeds
Read aloud A Fruit is a Suitcase for Seeds to individuals or small groups. Have children point out fruits or vegetables they like and identify how they travel.
Tasting Center
Create a tasting center with different foods on a table. Have children describe the foods and talk about what they like and dislike about each one.