Dirt Cup & Stereognostic Nature Exploration – Visual & Auditory:
Sensory Scientists - Week 6 GARDENING Welcome, Introduction, Coloring, Decorating Terracotta Pots – Visual & Tactile: (10-15 minutes) Coloring pages Decorate Terracotta Pots?! - markers/ crayons/stickers DIY Modge Podge – 1 c. glue & 1/3 c. water Tissue paper Dry outside during water sensory play
Fruit/Veggie Sensory Bin – Tactile, & Olfactory: (10 minutes)
Heavy Work Carrying veggies/fruit (in a bag/sack) Supplies: Sudsy Water Scrubbing brushes Water pot (cup with holes in bottom for water to drain out??) Ladles Strainer for “clean” veggies Real fruit/veggies Oranges Apples Celery Carrots
Garden Obstacle Course (outside): (10-15 minutes)
Attempt to complete 2x Heavy work Carrying bags of Dirt Shoes off if possible Course Steps: Crawl through tunnel Pick up empty cup Jump through circles Scoop up seed starter (use shovel) Walk over balance stones Scoop up nutrient soil
Plant & Water Seeds (Radishes) – Tactile
Small terracotta pots/ base of sturdy water bottles? Packaged seeds (???) Shovels Dirt Potting mixture Water pot (cup with holes in bottom for water to drain out)