Focus: Plants that grow from seed.

Activity, Getting Garden Ready for Planting

Outdoor Activity

Objectives:

A. The Children will explore different soil.

B. The children will get the flowerbeds ready planting.

Materials Needed:

§ Shovels

§ Clay

§ Topsoil

§ Rake

Describe the Activity:

1. Have the children put some peat in the flowerbed.

2. Have the children out some topsoil on top of the peat.

3. Have the children rake the soil.

Questions:

1. What can we do with this left over topsoil?

2. What else cam we use a rake for?