Flowers have parts on the outside (petals) and the inside (ovule, pistil, stamen, stigma). Flowers produce seeds that can grow into new plants. As you play soft music let children slowly grow in to a flower, and then sway in the wind and look up to the sun.Įxplain to children that a flower or any plant has different parts: roots, stems, leaves, flowers, and seeds. Let children roll into a ball pretending to be a seed. Print the Flower Life Cycle cards and place on the board. The seeds all scatter, (float hands, wiggling fingers gently)Īnd they float through the air (spread hands) They have soft puffballs (make circle with thumb and forefinger) Where the dandelions grow, (touch heels of hands together, curve fingers) Place moist sand in your sand table together with silk flowers, sunflower seeds, plastic gardening tools, a watering can, and garden gloves. Let children pretend to be a flower shop and selling flowers to their customers. Provide shoeboxes, plastic vases, silk flowers, a cash register, pictures of flowers, and wrapping paper. Let children create garden beds and plant flowers. Free Flowers Activities, Printables, Crafts, and Flower Book Suggestions Flowers Learning CentersĪdd some brown fabric or felt, silk flowers, toy garden tools, and seeds to your block center.
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