One of my favorite things about this job is bringing our youngest students out and setting them free to explore!! The Kinders curriculum is so full of lessons that are brought to life by coming out to the garden. Their topics in the fall are Apples, Ants, Pumpkins and Squirrels! Yikes-they might as well just spend the whole day outdoors! WHAT- that is truly crazy-garden-teacher-talk ;) Last week, the classes came out with their scientific tools(clipboards, pencils, and magnifying glasses) to study ants carrying sugar crystals twice as big as their heads back to their colonies.
This week is pumpkin study and lots of talk about life cycles and big orange fruit. The number of things that can be made with delicious pumpkin flavors is endless(just go to Trader Joe's for proof). When the students come to the garden, and can actually touch the plant to realize the texture and see all of the parts of a squash plant working together, it all clicks in their adorable brains.
"Kiss your Brains my friends!!"
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