Seeds for the Future
This past month we have been growing leaps and bounds in all aspects of the classroom. We have decided to have a vegetable and fruit garden in the classroom so the children can learn and watch the process of planting and growing. We have planted potatoes, sweet potatoes, watermelon, apple, and banana. Each fruit or vegetable was planted 
in a different way to show the children that there are several different ways to grow in life. The potato was planted using the eyes that grew on a potato that had been sitting on the counter for awhile. The sweet potato was planted using "hydroponic" meaning set in water to grow roots to be transplanted to dirt. The watermelon was planted using seeds from a package that was bought at a store and the apple and banana was planted using the seeds from food that was in children's lunchboxes. Throughout this process, we have been recording our "hypotheses/predictions" and a journal of what has been observed by the children.
The plants have grown so much over the past week and a half and the children look forward to coming in and seeing the growth each day. Each one of us take turns watering each plant which helps to teach responsibility. We are hoping that once the plants get too large for the containers they are in now, we are able to transplant them into a larger planter to be outside for the spring time. With the rate of their growth right now, they will outgrow their containers by next week!! We have come to the conclusion, we are great farmers.
seeds to grow in dirt, we plant seeds with children to help our "family" grow in the school. We now have our license to have infants starting at the age of 6 weeks. This helps the process of learning begin at an earlier age and the children will develop skills in the classroom that will be used in their everyday lifestyle. The older children are very excited to get infants in the building so they can help in the progression of the young ones. We have already seen how this has begun to evolve with the toddlers in the primary classroom. The older children help find work for the younger ones and they are always there to listen to them say their numbers, sounds and continents. It is very exciting as a teacher to see the love and consideration each child has for the next no matter the age, gender or different personality. Our "family" has done nothing but mesh from day one and it continues to grow through the seeds we have planted and as we continue to water the roots, we will continue to bloom for a flourishing future.
