Leaves And Seeds

Last week,  we found out how things grow and why leaves change colors.  We first learned that seeds need sunlight, soil, and water to grow.  During music and movement, the children pretended to be seeds and grew into big oak trees.  They really enjoyed that and asked to do it several times over.  Speaking of oak trees, we learned that acorns are the seeds of oak trees and they take a very long time to grow.  The children were fascinated to learn that if they planted an oak tree seed, it would still be growing when they are adults. 

The children learned about the green tint in leaves called chlorophyll.  Chlorophyll is what helps the leaves absorb or hold sunlight.  We also learned that leaves are important to a tree and provide the it with a kind of sugar that is the tree's food.  

For our art project, we made leaf wreaths.  Each child also created a leaf rubbing in their journal.  We'll be using paint to make leaf prints for our art project tomorrow.  We'll also be cooking up some tasty apple treats as we begin our study of apples and how they grow.