A SIMPLE TEXAS GIRL
  • Home
  • About
    • Get Moving >
      • 30 Day Breakaway Round One 5K
      • 10 Rounds Tour Dallas
      • Color Run Tradition 2019
      • A Turn Around >
        • Family Life >
          • Grand Adventures March 2021
          • Just A Bit of Fun
          • Winter Storm of 2021
          • Looking Back At 2020
          • Like The Sands In An Hour Glass
          • Our Furbabies
          • Climbing Out Of The Muck
          • Celebrating Marriage 2020
          • This Simple Texas Girl’s Vision 2020
          • Christmas Adventures 2019
          • Not A One & Done Kinda Trip
          • Intentionally Dating Your Spouse
          • Hickory Moon Anniversary Trip
          • Bookmarking Through Life
          • Morning Devotional Living Heart Healthy
          • A Year In Review 2018
          • Happiest Place On Earth
          • Hello Weekend
          • Horseback Riding With My Girls
          • Mission Trip To Kenya 2011
      • Mother’s Day Transformation
      • First 15K
      • A Year In Review 2019
      • Half Marathon Lone Star 13.1
      • My First 5K
  • Food Fun
  • Toxin Free Living
  • BCAA Adventures
    • Habitats & Homes >
      • Places We Live
      • Rooms
    • Mother’s Day At School
    • Garden Plants & Weeds >
      • Planting Gardens
      • Garden Treasures
    • Small Sea Creatures >
      • Large Sea Creatures
      • Seascape
    • Exploring Space >
      • Giant Planets
      • Rock Planets
      • Space From Earth
      • Space & Sky
    • Read Across America 2021
    • Global Passport Wrap Up >
      • World Market
      • Global Passport
    • BCAA Valentine Party
    • Jurassic Land >
      • Dinosaur Body Parts
      • Types of Dinosaurs
      • Paleontology
    • Interactive Boards
    • Ice Castle >
      • Weather & Seasons
      • Island Fun >
        • Exploring The Island
        • At The Beach
        • Treasure Island Setting Sail
    • October Fun
    • Crawly Things >
      • Camouflage Bugs
      • Bug Homes
      • Backyard Bugs
      • Bugs and Crawly Things
    • May The Fourth
    • Exotic Birds >
      • Tree Birds
      • Bird Parts
      • In The Nest
      • Birds and Eggs
    • Wrapping Up Pond Life >
      • Life Around The Pond
      • Pond Life
    • Gold At The End Of The Rainbow
    • Read Across America 2020
    • Wrapping Up Rhymes >
      • Character Rhymes >
        • Number Rhymes & Valentines
        • Nursery Rhymes
    • How Babies Change >
      • Keeping Babies Safe >
        • Carrying Babies
        • Waiting For Babies
        • Baby Animals
    • The Week Before Christmas >
      • Wrapping Up Winter in the Woods >
        • Winter In The Woods Woodlands
        • Winter In The Woods Animals
    • Cooking Class Cupcakes
    • Organizing My Curriculum
    • Halloween Party 2019
  • Books Movies & More
    • The Runaway Bride by Jody Hedlund
    • A Reluctant Bride by Jody Hedlund
    • Bookaholic For Life
    • More Than Words Can Say by Karen Witemeyer
    • Roseanna M White…Author Spotlight
  • Products We Love
    • A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes
    • What I love About Bend Soap Company
    • Scripture Lullabies Teddy Bear
    • Frozen 2 Scentsy Collection
  • Blog
Picture

Planting Gardens

May 8, 2021

Our first week of Garden Treasures was all about the beginning of it all. You can’t have a garden if you don’t plant anything and there are certain things you need to grow plants. This post may contain affiliate links. We learned all about Soil, Seeds, Sun & Water, Roots and Worms.

With our soil topic we did an Invitation to Create Soil Collage. We gave them thick paper, soil, sticks, grass and we found some flower pedals on the ground so we added those to the pile of items for them to choose from. We had a bag of potting soil since we’ve been gardening and transplanting things. The kids got a big kick out of gluing it to the paper but as you can see from the picture, some kids thought getting dirt and glue on their hands was a little weird. They did it anyway and the collages turned out great. We added a paper frame to the finished product. As with all of our crafts like this, they get to do it however they want. We give them some ideas if they seem to be a bit lost, but they get to make the decisions on how it turns out.

Another Invitation to Create was our Seed Mosaic. The kids got to work on their pincher skills to pick up these small seeds and their creativity on where to put them. The younger kids had glue already on their paper while the older kids got to put it on themselves. It took some time and held their attention.

When it was time to learn about Sun & Water, we planted some grass seeds in small cups. We decided the best thing to do was to put everyone in their own circle in the driveway. Then we went around with the bag of potting soil and let them fill their little cups. After everyone had soil, we passed around a bunch of grass seeds and had them poke it down into the dirt. We let the kids put a bit of water in their cup to moisten the soil before gathering them up to get some sunlight.

The next 
Invitation to Create was really fun for the kids. The older kids really grasp what to do while the younger ones just colored on the side. We helped some student with it so they could understand better. I loved seeing how each one turned out.

Probably the most fun they had this week was the Invitation to Create painting these worms. We gave them brown and orange paint and they could paint it however they wanted. This took some time because it was a large worm. We painting in groups since it was so big. The older kids did really well staying in the lines. I loved all of them. It took a bit to dry and I didn’t get a picture of all of the worms together.

Stay tuned for more Garden Treasures!
COPYRIGHT © A Simple Texas Girl 2018-2021
Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.
  • Home
  • About
    • Get Moving >
      • 30 Day Breakaway Round One 5K
      • 10 Rounds Tour Dallas
      • Color Run Tradition 2019
      • A Turn Around >
        • Family Life >
          • Grand Adventures March 2021
          • Just A Bit of Fun
          • Winter Storm of 2021
          • Looking Back At 2020
          • Like The Sands In An Hour Glass
          • Our Furbabies
          • Climbing Out Of The Muck
          • Celebrating Marriage 2020
          • This Simple Texas Girl’s Vision 2020
          • Christmas Adventures 2019
          • Not A One & Done Kinda Trip
          • Intentionally Dating Your Spouse
          • Hickory Moon Anniversary Trip
          • Bookmarking Through Life
          • Morning Devotional Living Heart Healthy
          • A Year In Review 2018
          • Happiest Place On Earth
          • Hello Weekend
          • Horseback Riding With My Girls
          • Mission Trip To Kenya 2011
      • Mother’s Day Transformation
      • First 15K
      • A Year In Review 2019
      • Half Marathon Lone Star 13.1
      • My First 5K
  • Food Fun
  • Toxin Free Living
  • BCAA Adventures
    • Habitats & Homes >
      • Places We Live
      • Rooms
    • Mother’s Day At School
    • Garden Plants & Weeds >
      • Planting Gardens
      • Garden Treasures
    • Small Sea Creatures >
      • Large Sea Creatures
      • Seascape
    • Exploring Space >
      • Giant Planets
      • Rock Planets
      • Space From Earth
      • Space & Sky
    • Read Across America 2021
    • Global Passport Wrap Up >
      • World Market
      • Global Passport
    • BCAA Valentine Party
    • Jurassic Land >
      • Dinosaur Body Parts
      • Types of Dinosaurs
      • Paleontology
    • Interactive Boards
    • Ice Castle >
      • Weather & Seasons
      • Island Fun >
        • Exploring The Island
        • At The Beach
        • Treasure Island Setting Sail
    • October Fun
    • Crawly Things >
      • Camouflage Bugs
      • Bug Homes
      • Backyard Bugs
      • Bugs and Crawly Things
    • May The Fourth
    • Exotic Birds >
      • Tree Birds
      • Bird Parts
      • In The Nest
      • Birds and Eggs
    • Wrapping Up Pond Life >
      • Life Around The Pond
      • Pond Life
    • Gold At The End Of The Rainbow
    • Read Across America 2020
    • Wrapping Up Rhymes >
      • Character Rhymes >
        • Number Rhymes & Valentines
        • Nursery Rhymes
    • How Babies Change >
      • Keeping Babies Safe >
        • Carrying Babies
        • Waiting For Babies
        • Baby Animals
    • The Week Before Christmas >
      • Wrapping Up Winter in the Woods >
        • Winter In The Woods Woodlands
        • Winter In The Woods Animals
    • Cooking Class Cupcakes
    • Organizing My Curriculum
    • Halloween Party 2019
  • Books Movies & More
    • The Runaway Bride by Jody Hedlund
    • A Reluctant Bride by Jody Hedlund
    • Bookaholic For Life
    • More Than Words Can Say by Karen Witemeyer
    • Roseanna M White…Author Spotlight
  • Products We Love
    • A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes
    • What I love About Bend Soap Company
    • Scripture Lullabies Teddy Bear
    • Frozen 2 Scentsy Collection
  • Blog