In the garden this week, Ms. Stuti started class by reading the book Oh Say Can You Seed? by Bonnie Worth and illustrated by Aristides Ruiz. The first graders then divided into three groups and got to explore a collection of seeds of all different sizes, colors, and shapes. The largest seed they examined was a coconut. The smallest seeds came from the sesame plant. Students took turns making observations about the seeds, then came up with their own classification system. Some groups sorted the seeds by edibility; others sorted by color; others sorted by texture. After the sorting was done, other students got to guess how each group chose to classify their seeds.
We ended class with a seasonal snack of sliced Navel oranges and time to water the plants and explore the garden. Why do you think there is such an array of seeds found in nature?!
