The Turtles @ AFS: The Planting of the Seeds!

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Monday, April 2, 2012

The Planting of the Seeds!

The Turtles were so excited to see each other and get back to the fun of being a Turtle! Right away they noticed the new changes in the room. The Dramatic Play area has been transformed into an office.

There were memos to type,

calls to make and answer,

and more typing to do.

There were also new things to explore in the sandbox: a garden!

After exploring the sand box, the Turtles were ready to plan our real garden plot! At Morning Meeting, Tamara shared the seed packets that she got: radishes, lettuce, peas, zinnias, and petunias. Then the children helped Tamara decide where to put each crop.

Once we had our grid, we were ready to go outside and prepare the garden.

First we raked the soil out.

Then we made a grid with sticks and yarn.

Next we planted seeds,

nestling them into little rows, and patting the dirt over top of them.

After putting up a fence to keep pests out, our garden was all ready!

Next, we were off to Missy where we danced with scarves, played tee ball, and sang, "Take Me Out to the Ball Game."

Outside, we swung by the bushes and the logs for some adventure play, before heading back inside where Fran read, "There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly."