Flowers Unit

Spring has sprung finally! It's been a long winter for most about everyone and the signs of spring are very evidents. We are doing a mini unit on flowers. A couple of the basic things covered include:

• Flower Identification (Daffodils, Tulips, Roses, Iris, Lily, Morining Glories, Pansies, Poppies Sunflowers, Zinnias)


• How flowers grow (Seeds, Water, Sunlight, etc.)


• Parts of the flower (Roots, Stem, Leaves, Flower)

Books we're reading to help supplement include:

• Flower Garden by Eve Bunting


• Fluffy Grows a Garden by Kate McMullan


• The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle


• Muncha! Muncha! Muncha! by G. Brian Karas


• How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin? G. Brian Karas


• Holly Bloom's Garden by Sarah Ashman


• Flowers and Showers A Spring Counting Book by Rebecca Davis


• Lucy's Secret by Mireille Levert


• Allison's Zinnia by Anita Lobel


• The Complete Book of the Flower Fairies by Cicely Mary Barker


• Bumblebee, Bumblebee, Do You Know Me? by Anne Rockwell

We will include several arts and crafts as well as science projects, too. I will post each as we complete them.

This unit will also compliment Mother's Day as well.

Attatched is a picture of the kiddos from this morning enjoying the tulips.