• 1.

  Water indoor plants. Discover how different plants grow at varying rates. Study growth rings in a tree stump. Find out ages of familiar plants.

• 2.

  Make Plant Pots and plant seeds. When seeds start to sprout, children proceed with this activity.

• 3.

  Watch children’s math skills grow as they design their own plant-measuring sticks. Each day, young botanists gauge their plant’s growth.

• 4.

  With a ruler, mark each inch on a craft stick with a heavy Crayola® Crayon line. Use a different color for each inch.

• 5.

  Gently push your measuring stick into the soil next to your sprout. Put the first inch mark at the soil line.

• 6.

  Draw a Growing, Growing chart on white paper. Record the dates when your plant reaches each inch in height.

Standards

• Asking Questions
• Letters, Numbers & Words
• Reading Pictures
• Physical: Eye - Hand Coordination
• Social & Emotional: Flexibility
• Thinking: Observing
• Thinking: Predicting Outcomes
• Thinking: Understanding Concepts