Being seeds

Talk to the children about how seeds are planted in the ground and how, with rain and sunshine, the seeds slowly grow into flowers, vegetables, trees, or other plants. Ask the children what they would like to grow into if they were seeds. Once the children have made their decisions, invite them to get on the floor in the smallest possible shape, imagining that they’re tiny seeds planted in the earth. Move around the room, alternately pretending to be sunshine and rain, and encouraging the children to grow very slowly until they’re as big as they can be, taking on the shapes of whatever plants they’ve chosen. The concept of growing seeds is science. You might choose to do this activity when you’re planting actual seeds in your setting or in your outdoor area. The word slowly is an adverb, which falls under the content area of emergent literacy.