1. By: Grace Sloane Samantha Meril
Plant in a Cup
By:
Grace Sloane
Samantha Meril

2. Intro to project Hands on approach Learning the life cycle of a plant
Kindergarten
5 week time span
Promote healthy life style
Get parents involved

3. Educational benefits to project (objectives)
Children will:
Learn about the life cycle of a plant
Learn about responsibility
Improve their writing
Be creative through illustrations
Be able to connect classroom projects to the real world

4. Materials needed Large bag of planting soil
Package of green bean seeds
Styrofoam cups
Water
Paper for pages in books
Writing pencils
Crayons
Watering can

5. About the book
children are given 30 minutes to complete their page in the book after every lesson
Incorporate sight words with fill in the blanks
Draw picture representing the plant in the stage it’s in
students will share their books with parents and teachers who attend green thumb day
Book will serve as an evaluation if each student understanding the stages of growth and development that the pants go through.

6. Green thumb day Last Friday afternoon
All parents/ guardians are invited
Advocate the importance of taking care of the enviroment
Showcase their books and plants

7. Getting the parents involved
Improve family-school connections
Motivate children
Contact them through:
Two weeks in advanced- flyer
One week prior- detailed letter
Two days before- reminder
Notices will be in English and Spanish

8. THANK YOU!!!!