Most states have a science core standard about the living environment in which we live. Teaching the life cycle of a plant using hands-on plants themselves is a great way to meet the standard in a fun way. One of my favorite things is to fill my sensory table with potting soil with a few plants the students can dig out - and carefully view the parts of a plant. Kids love feeling like real scientists as they take their magnifying classes to find all of the plant parts. I also have a bowl of seeds the students can plant and water in the same soil. It is amazing by the end of a week or two, a lovely flower garden begins to grow!
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