Several of our teachers are taking advantage of the beautify garden and benches we have outside for teaching outside. Some of the centers include drawing pictures of flowers and insects on the sidewalk using water and paintbrushes and then watching it evaporate instantly under the sun, they are also drawing pictures using butcher paper and real paint and hanging them outside the garden fence to dry, catching flying animals around the garden and determining if they are insects by counting their legs, digging for worms and measuring them.
Every day the students look forward to going outside and spending time around the garden. In addition, they are always looking for the different stages of butterfly growth on our milkweed plants. They have learned so much through hands on experiences and real life situations. Most of them know the parts of a plant, the butterfly stages of methamorphosis, what is an insect, what is a weed and why are they bad for plants, what are the needs of a plant, garden took names, what is an ecosystem and much more.
It is so neat that everyone from your school can benefit from the garden, not just one class. Until you actually plant a garden and watch it grow, you don't realize how much there really is to learn about. There is always so many things going on, changes happening everyday and interesting things to seek out:) Exciting huh?