September 28-October 1

We had our first STEM experience this week! We modeled the story "Planting a Rainbow" in the garden. As we moved through the book we emphasized the planting process, the rainbow order and the bulbs since that is what we would be planting.

Connecting a book to an experience gives the children a better understanding of the process and purpose behind the task. We were also able to refer back to the book as we planned and implemented our garden experience.

Next we examined the bags of bulbs and their picture labels and sorted them by color. Once the bulbs were sorted, the children used the magnifying glasses and their hands to examine the different bulbs. We discussed shape, size, texture and appearance as they moved around the table to explore the color trays.

The next day we took our bulbs and headed to the garden! We started off by weeding the preschool flower bed and then preparing the dirt for planting. We named each color of the rainbow and added a colored stick to each end of the row of bulbs. These colored sticks are a reminder of what colored bulb we planted in each row. Next week we will predict and draw what we think the flowers will look like and then compare their pictures to what actually grows in the spring!