Pre-K Explores the World of Plants

Pre-K has started a new unit all about plants. Last week we planted a paperwhite bulb and made predictions about how many cubes high it will grow.

 

We also sorted seeds with tweezers!  Many of us wondered what type of plant the seed would grow into.

Everyone had fun "planting a garden"! First is the stem and leaf, next comes the flower and last the pollen. 

 We discovered the gardens can be connected together to make one BIG garden.

 

We made observations about another type of bulb: an amaryllis.  It is a bigger bulb than the paperwhite.  Some of the pollen fell onto the petals of the flower!

 

This week was the first time pre-k got to see the roly polies.  The little critters have finally gotten big enough to handle!
 

Pre-K As Paleontologists!

Pre-K has been exploring the world of fossils. They have been observed real fossils and dug for dinosaur "fossils".  They even made their own fossils!

Pre-K Use Their Senses!

Pre-K has been using their senses to learn about their world!  They have been using sight to observe objects; touch to describe how things feel; and smell to decide which smells are the best!

The shells look and feel so bumpy. 

Do they have a smell?

Kinetic sand is so squishy.

It sticks to my hands.

I'm making a pancake.

The magnifying glass makes everything bigger.

Pre-K is also meeting the many critters in the science room.

The snail have two eyes on the top of it's head and two feelers
underneath.

It's so big!

Where are you going?

Red wiggler worms...wiggle a lot!

They like to try to escape.

They are slimy.

The move slowly.

Mealworms are different from red wigglers.

It holds onto my finger.

They are smaller than the red wigglers.

Mystery bags!  What does it feel like?

Touch bags.  What does it feel like?

This feels like a ....

Which materials feels rough? Smooth? Sticky?

What feels smooth?

This feels bumpy.

I found them all.

Mystery smell bottles!  What is this smell? Sweet? Spicy? Orange?

This smells like orange.

This is the pepper!

I like this smell!