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You can’t have flowers without Sunshine! During recent outdoor adventures, the Sunshine Class noticed the myriad flowers blooming on our magical campus. A new mini unit of exploration soon sprouted: flower power! During Circle Time, our students learned about a flower’s life cycle (seed, germination, seedling, plant). Also, during a multi-step color, cut and sequence venture, our kiddos investigated the anatomy of a flower (root, stem, leaf, petal). Did you know that broccoli is actually considered to be a flower? Our Sunshine children do! To complete our learning, each child helped fill Magic Garden’s summer pots with marigolds, pansies and impatiens. These blooms greet students as they arrive at school every day. Check them out! Up next: planting cherry tomatoes and green peppers in Peggy’s Garden!

It’s that time of year again! The Starburst students recently visited MG’s prized campus garden. Immediately, the children grabbed hoes, spades and rakes and began tidying the raised beds. Several kiddos observed the remarkable growth in our strawberry plants since their initial planting last year. They counted almost fifty-five flowers! Strawberry-themed cooking adventures are surely in the plans for Starburst. During Choice Time, the girls and boys all took the opportunity to help Ms. Michele plant pumpkins and zucchini from seed. Growth stages and plant anatomy were just some topics explored during this hand-on activity. Lastly, during a cozy story time, the Starburst friends listened to the classroom favorite, Planting a Rainbow by Lois Elhert. Harvest season can’t come soon enough! Up next: water play fun!

Fee fi fo fum! Moonbeam and the beanstalk! Recently, our students began exploring the world of seeds. Using plastic bags and damp paper towels, the students planted “magic” beans for the classroom “window garden.” Each day, our kiddos used magnifying glasses to observe the changes as germination ensued. One child said, “It’s cracking open!” Another claimed, “Mine is sleeping, I think. Right?” One student shouted, “Mine is growing hair on it!” Later, the Moonbeam friends investigated soil and gardening tools when transplanting their seedlings to small cups. Each day, our students water and care for their enchanted bean plants. Who knows? Maybe they will continue to grow, eventually reaching the clouds! Coming up: Moonbeam’s Annual Year End Celebration.

The Rainbow Room delights in touring the Magic Garden campus throughout the year. During a recent stroll, our youngster began noticing changes in the trees that shade us: buds! Ms. Melyssa and Ms. Sheryl collected numerous sprouting branches from oaks and maples, promptly displaying them on the classroom seasonal board. The students were then free to view the differences and similarities between various buds. Later, during Circle Time, each child engaged in creative movement, pretending to be a bud pushing up, up, up toward the sun. Our Rainbow kiddos sure know how to grow! Coming up next: crafting cool May flowers.