Today we wanted to teach our friends a little more about gardening; while also encouraging them to follow written directions. We started with a empty gradening plot located inside of the nursery playground. The teachers worked together to fill it with enough dirt so that all the 5k and senior students would be able to plant their own tulip bulb. 
We emphasized that the flowers they were planting did not grow form trees but from bulbs. Many of our friends thought that the word bulb was interesting and new. We explained to our friends that tulips were special because they we being planted now but would not grow until the spring. 
We brought our little gardeners out in groups of five to encourage teamwork and collaboration. It appeared that our friends enjoyed gardening together!
After explaining to them about the type of flower they would be planting; we then explained to them how to plant their bulb with an instructional sign created by Miss Shanna. The sign was very helpful in showing our friends that the pointy side of the bulb had to be up in order for it to grow correctly.
Many friends found it enjoyable to get their hands dirty while gardening; while others preferred to dig their holes with shovels. Once our friends had each planted their buld we marked their spots with popsicles sticks so that they could identify which 🌷 tulip they had planted later on in the spring.
Nature Sensory Learning with 5K 