Literacy Lessons

Gardening

Learning about plants and gardening can help preschoolers develop an empathy for the environment. Gardening is also a fun, healthy activity that most preschoolers are likely to enjoy. This preschool thematic unit on plants and gardening will acquaint preschoolers with some plant and gardening basics.

When: 25 February 2019, Mon, 16:00-17:00

Teachers: Ashley, Lindsay

Categories: Gardening, Outdoor

Objectives

The preschoolers will learn how plants need to be nurtured and how to tend to a garden. They will learn to recognize different gardening tools and implements. They will learn the importance of water, sunlight, and soil for plant growth. They will develop:

• Speaking skills by talking about what they have done or are doing.

• Reading skills by perusing picture books.

• Art skills by drawing pictures of plants and gardens.

• Math skills by sorting plants and non-plants, and counting number of plants, leaves, flowers, and flower petals.

Materials

• Plants, seedlings, seeds

• Gardening implements for children

• Flashcards of plants

• Photographs and vide os of gardens

• Photographs of garden creatures – butterflies, bees, birds, etc.

• Drawing paper

• Colors – water-color, pastels, pencils, markers

• Picture books on the plant and gardening theme