Monday, May 26, 2008

Kids’ Garden Project

Children love to get involved in a project that literally grows as they do. Gardening offers a valuable opportunity for us to nourish a patch of dirt with manure, sunlight, water and time to make it fertile enough to sustain plant life.

The hands-on approach to learning I encourage is an ideal teaching method for children to understand experientially the nature of nature.

We can grow a vegetable garden including food kids love to eat such as passionfruit, corn, peas, lettuce, carrots and tomatoes. This list is variable according to season and to include the fruit and vegetables that the particular children involved nominate as their preference. Growing a vegetable garden is also a fun way to learn about nutrition, especially when kids can eat what they have grown themselves.

I prefer to work with teams of up to five children so each receives adequate attention and supervision.

Some Ideas:
Herb seedlings planted in shapes of letters that spell a child’s name.
Care of plants such as watering can be incorporated into a daily routine.
A garden diary documenting changes that are observed as plants grow.

I provide all necessary equipment including kids-sized gloves and aprons as well as plants, soil and manure. Please feel free to email me to discuss further details.

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