Making Connections In the Garden
Posted: Thursday, October 20th, 2011 By: Mrs. Curran
The kindergartners used their senses of sight, smell and touch to make keen observations in the Unquowa garden. Each student was given a sprig of thyme, lemon balm or chocolate mint to carefully examine and then challenged to locate in a bed of herbs. Many of the kindergartners identified the scents of lemon and mint as they rubbed the leaves gently between their fingers while searching for their herbs. Kindergartners also sighted a beautiful butterfly and recognized the symmetrical pattern on its wings, a connection to a recent math lesson. After students identified their herbs, they recorded observations by drawing detailed pictures of the leaves. Kindergartners did a great job making connections and honing their observation skills in the garden!


































































