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Planting Our Bean Garden

Seeds and Plant Growth

Day 13of 180
Week 3of 36
25Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand how seeds grow into plants

2

Carefully plant bean seeds in clear cups

3

Recognize God's amazing design in plant growth

📖 Scripture Connection

Genesis 1:11

“God said, 'Let the earth sprout vegetation, plants yielding seed, and fruit trees bearing fruit after their kind, with seed in them, on the earth,' and it was so.”

— Genesis 1:11 (WEB)

Demonstrates God's original design for plant reproduction and growth

📦 Materials Needed

  • Bean seeds
  • Clear plastic cups
  • Potting soil
  • Water
  • Paper towels
  • BibleMouse Science Journal
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Gather around our BibleMouse Science area and remind children about our seed exploration from previous lessons

💭 Review Question: What did we learn about seeds needing water and warmth to grow?
2Teaching (8 min)

Explain how seeds contain everything needed to start a new plant

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Seeds are like tiny packages of life God created
  • Each seed has a baby plant inside waiting to grow
  • We'll watch our seeds grow step by step
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What do you think will happen to our bean seeds?
  • How does God help seeds grow?
3Activity: Bean Seed Planting Adventure (10 min)
hands-on

Carefully plant bean seeds in clear cups to observe root growth

📝 Instructions:
  1. Put soil halfway up clear cup
  2. Gently place 2-3 bean seeds on soil surface
  3. Cover seeds lightly with more soil
  4. Water seeds carefully
  5. Label cup with name and date
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Parent helps with soil and watering

Challenge: Child measures soil depth and tracks growth in BibleMouse Science Journal

4Closing (3 min)

Discuss how we'll care for our seeds and what we expect to see

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did we learn about planting seeds today?
  • How can we help our seeds grow?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about the first stages of plant growth

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Kindergarteners are naturally curious about how things grow

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Let children do as much of the work as possible
  • Focus on process, not perfect results
  • Use gentle, encouraging language
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might be rough with seeds or overwater

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's excitement about potential plant growth

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Draw pictures of expected plant growth in BibleMouse Science Journal
  • Sing BibleMouse growth and creation songs
  • Read additional books about seed growth from BibleMouse Read-Aloud Library

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