[Emily Blunt]

we have planted flowers that bloom and change with each season, we also have some vegetables and fruits .

[Sheila Tanchoco]

I would definitely pick out mini plants or seeds that children can choose and take care off throughout the entire year. I would also provide different tools to interact with like mini shovels, watering pails, buckets, and gloves.

[carrie]

Fall-explore leaves…compare size, shape, color, etc. Make leaf rubbings in art center. Books about fall…leaves, apples, etc. Rakes outside to rake leaves into a pile and jump in them. Measure and weigh acorns, how many leaves tall they are (laying down)

Winter-explore snow…bring snow inside. Explore what happens when we leave snow inside. Paint a snowman with ice cubes in art. Books about snow, winter, cold, etc. Add color to snow…what happens. Put winter clothes in the dramatic play center to help them learn to put on boots, hats, mittens and zip coats. Add an ice skating rink for them to skate on with their winter clothes. (clear shower curtain, fake snow and paper plates to glide on)

Spring-explore plants/flowers. Add dirt or dried black beans to sensory table with little planter pots, shovels, rakes, fake flowers and a few bugs. Paint with carnations. Add real flowers and seeds to discovery center to compare, measure, observe, add life cycle of a flower poster, etc. Books about planting, flowers, seeds, and things that grow. In dramatic play center add brown paper to floor to create a “garden”, have vegetables that you would plant in the garden for them to pretend to plant, water sprayers, watering cans, rakes, shovels, and a flower shop environment (fake flowers, plastic vases, money, cash registrar, etc