Last week we learned all about the plants that grow in and around ponds with Mother Goose Time. It was a lot of fun because we live near several ponds and we have a lake right out in our backyard. We learned about Submerged pond plants, bog plants, emergent pond plants, floating pond plants, and algae. We were lucky because we got to go out and see a lot of the plants that we leaned about.
The suggested stories that went with this week were also very helpful and gave us a lot of information about the different kinds of pond plants. I actually learned a lot about pond plants! Did you know that submerged pond plants are a major source of oxygen in the pond, or that cattails are edible, and there are different zones in a pond. Our favorite day was the day we spent learning about floating pond plants. We spent our day making mini ponds, doing a root experiment, and investigating things that float. We also decided to go on a pond walk at the end of the day to look for pond plants in real life.
The water roots experiment was our favorite activity. We decided to use a carrot, avocado seed, and a strawberry as our test subjects. Both kids got really into this and made predictions about what they think each will do when submerged in water over a period of time.
We investigated each item with the magnifying glass that Mother Goose Time provided this month. We talked about what we saw and what we already know about each item. Then we found containers and put each in some water. We then got out our nature journals and drew a picture of our set up experiment. My daughter wrote her predictions in her book and I helped my son write down what he thought would happen.
We plan on checking on the experiment in about a week (or daily, because they think its going to happen overnight) and recording any changes in our journal.
After this we grabbed our journals and went to our lake to see if we could find any pond plants or animals. We saw a lot of cattails and algae growing around the lake. We even got to see some ducks and other birds. We used our binoculars to see them a little closer. We even closed our eyes so we could hear all the pond sounds better. We then set our stuff up on the deck and added what we saw to our nature journals. We got a few pictures of cattails, algae, and ducks drawn before it started to rain. It was such a lovely day of learning.
*Mother Goose Time has generously provided our curriculum to us in exchange for our stories and honest opinions*
The suggested stories that went with this week were also very helpful and gave us a lot of information about the different kinds of pond plants. I actually learned a lot about pond plants! Did you know that submerged pond plants are a major source of oxygen in the pond, or that cattails are edible, and there are different zones in a pond. Our favorite day was the day we spent learning about floating pond plants. We spent our day making mini ponds, doing a root experiment, and investigating things that float. We also decided to go on a pond walk at the end of the day to look for pond plants in real life.
The water roots experiment was our favorite activity. We decided to use a carrot, avocado seed, and a strawberry as our test subjects. Both kids got really into this and made predictions about what they think each will do when submerged in water over a period of time.
We investigated each item with the magnifying glass that Mother Goose Time provided this month. We talked about what we saw and what we already know about each item. Then we found containers and put each in some water. We then got out our nature journals and drew a picture of our set up experiment. My daughter wrote her predictions in her book and I helped my son write down what he thought would happen.
We plan on checking on the experiment in about a week (or daily, because they think its going to happen overnight) and recording any changes in our journal.
After this we grabbed our journals and went to our lake to see if we could find any pond plants or animals. We saw a lot of cattails and algae growing around the lake. We even got to see some ducks and other birds. We used our binoculars to see them a little closer. We even closed our eyes so we could hear all the pond sounds better. We then set our stuff up on the deck and added what we saw to our nature journals. We got a few pictures of cattails, algae, and ducks drawn before it started to rain. It was such a lovely day of learning.
*Mother Goose Time has generously provided our curriculum to us in exchange for our stories and honest opinions*
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