PLANTS, PLANTS, PLANTS!

PLANTS, PLANTS, PLANTS!

The first grade has been having a lot of fun learning about the life cycle of plants! For the past month or so we have learned about the parts of a seed and how they grow into plants. The best part is that we actually got to see this process happen right before our eyes in our own Tower Garden!

Back in February during kindness week, we planted our "seeds of kindness" to start our process. Each child placed seeds in the little pods. When they turned into sprouts we placed them in the Tower Garden and labeled our variety of lettuces and herbs. Then we watched and waited!

Each week our lettuces grew fuller and bigger! The kids loved seeing the transformation! However, their favorite part was when we had our "Salad Party!" Our lettuces were ready for harvesting so each student got to pick about 10 leaves of lettuce and chose some dressing to go with it! Just about every first grader ate every piece! The peppery arugula was definitely the crowd favorite!

We will continue to grow and harvest our lettuces and herbs! We hope to send each kid home with a bag of lettuce so you can try it at home too!