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With spring underway, you can expect some wonderful Montessori spring activities from us.
One of the ones we've been working on this week (taken from our Montessori At-Home Program) is germinating seeds and growing seedlings.
You can do this one even if you you're not much of a gardener. Even a one year old call follow along with the process because it doesn't take too long to see the results. The seeds often sprout in less than a week.
This activity is also a fantastic opportunity to introduce some new vocabulary, with words like seed, germinate, and beanstalk.
It brings a huge smile to my face to hear my 3-year-old talk about germinating seeds.
Start by purchasing a package of bean seeds. Sugar snap peas or snow peas work really well and can be eaten raw off of the plant, a great experience for your child.
Soak the seeds in a bowl overnight and then put them into a ziploc bag.
Add a wet paper towel to the ziploc bag and tape to a sunny window at your child's height.
We also used child-sized gardening tools to plant the seeds into the small pots.
You can see from these pics, the progression of the activity from last summer, from the ziploc bag right until the end where we're enjoying the snap peas at the table.
Growing food is such a great way to help children understand where food comes from and how much goes into the process.
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