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Springtime Gardening with Kids - Taking your homeschooling outdoors.

Spring fever has hit...why fight it? Go with it. Get outside and have fun with the kids. Gardening is a great way to get outdoors and yet still accomplish learning - and it's great exercise too! Kids love to dig in the dirt. They love to water their seeds and care for their gardens. It's fun to see their faces light up when they see their first sprout.

Planning Your Garden

• Math in the Garden

Preparing the Soil

• Enrich the Soil
• Four Major Components of Soil
• Science Project: How Seeds Grow in Different Soils

Planting the Seeds

• How to Plant
• Starting Tiny Seeds

Charting the Growth

• Daily Plant Observations Chart

Keeping a Journal

• Make a Journal

Gardening Glossary

Learn about:

• Seeds
• Plants
• Plant Reproduction and Growth
• Structure of Plants
• Flowers

Other fun ideas:

• Flip Books-Creating an Illusion of Time Passing in the Garden
• Meet the Plant Parts
• Garden Tools Concentration Puzzle
• How to Dry Flowers

Related Resources:

• Garden Crafts
• Gardening Books for Young Gardeners
• Kid-sized Gardening Tools