April 26 was all about plants. (Well, mostly – our games were not so plant oriented). We had two plants to plant in different ways, and one experiment.
Notes: I attribute the success of this meeting to (1) Planning and pre-cutting and sorting; and (2) Tall narrow freezer bags (not the zip tops, but the twist tie ones). Bags? Yes, Bags. By putting each project into a baggie after it was finished, it was possible to send the girls home with three separate projects without major spills or wobbly trays. These are the half quart sized – so narrow and tall.
6:30 Arrival Game – What time is it Mr. Wolf?
6:40 Circle Time
6:45 Brownie Ring
6:50 Program
Discussion: What do plants need to grow? What makes things grow?
Celery Experiment
Supplies: Plastic Cups, Celery cut up into stalks, Water, Food colouring, Plastic Bag
Then Game while we set up for the next – Something for Easter
Plant Cat Grass in Pots
Supplies: Cat Grass Seeds, Plant Pots ($0.34 at WalMart), Soil.
Then another game while we set up for the next.
Grow Sprouts in Jars
Supplies: Mung Bean Seeds, jars (I had baby food jars but bigger is better), Cheese Cloth, Elastics
http://www.i4at.org/lib2/sprouts.htm
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Growing_Edible_Sprouts/Jars
Then another game while we cleaned up.
7:45 – Campfire and Close
Reading: The Garden – from Dragon Sleep Deprived…
Green Grass Song
And that was it. A simple, fun meeting that required a bit of shopping, but not really a lot of work.
