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Exploring seeds with preschoolers, part 1

February 10, 2015 by Katie 2 Comments

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I am so excited to begin sharing all of the really fun activities we did last spring to learn about seeds! This post is the one of two I’ll be sharing about exploring seeds with preschoolers.

One of the first activities we did during our seed unit was to spend some time closely observing different kinds seeds to learn more about them. This is a perfect seed activity for preschoolers to work on their observation skills.

Note: For more seed activities your kids will love, see my Botany Unit Study page.

Exploring seeds from packets: A simple observation activity for preschoolers to learn about seeds || Gift of Curiosity

For this activity, I purchased 12 packs of vegetable seeds for us to use. One packet at a time, I handed a seed from each packet to my kids so they could observe it.

We described the shape, size, and color of each seed.

Exploring seeds from packets: A simple observation activity for preschoolers to learn about seeds || Gift of Curiosity

We even spent some time smelling the seeds. They didn’t have much of an odor though :-).

Exploring seeds from packets: A simple observation activity for preschoolers to learn about seeds || Gift of Curiosity

After observing each seed, we placed them into separate wells of a plastic paint palette.

Exploring seeds from packets: A simple observation activity for preschoolers to learn about seeds || Gift of Curiosity

Once we had filled the wells of our plastic paint palette with seeds, we discussed how the seeds were alike and how they were different. There was quite a bit of diversity in the seeds, which was really fun to notice.

Exploring seeds from packets: A simple observation activity for preschoolers to learn about seeds || Gift of Curiosity

Then we played a matching game. I handed my kids the packets and had them try to match each packet with the seeds in our plastic paint palette.

Exploring seeds from packets: A simple observation activity for preschoolers to learn about seeds || Gift of Curiosity

Some of the packets were easy to match to a seed, but others were challenging because some of the seeds looked very similar to one another.

Exploring seeds from packets: A simple observation activity for preschoolers to learn about seeds || Gift of Curiosity

Finally, we decided to see what other seeds we had around the house to see how they compared to the seeds we had just observed. Because we had already read several books about seeds, my kids already knew what to look for. They went right into our cupboards and pantry to dig things out.

Exploring seeds from packets: A simple observation activity for preschoolers to learn about seeds || Gift of Curiosity

I was actually surprised at how many seeds we found in our home! I guess I had simply never taken the time to think about all the things we eat that are seeds.

Exploring seeds from packets: A simple observation activity for preschoolers to learn about seeds || Gift of Curiosity

Among the items we found were several varieties of beans, lentils, split peas, pumpkin seeds, chia seeds, rice, and popcorn kernels. So many seeds!

Exploring seeds from packets: A simple observation activity for preschoolers to learn about seeds || Gift of Curiosity

More resources for learning about seeds

More posts about seeds from Gift of Curiosity:

  • Books about seeds
  • Exploring seeds from nature
  • Sprouting seeds
  • Seed medallions craft
  • Experiment: Do seeds need light to grow?
  • Experiment: What temperature do seeds like?
  • Experiment: Do seeds need air?
  • Experiment: Do seeds need their seed coat?
  • Experiment: What liquids do seeds like?


For more seed activities your kids will love, see my Botany Unit Study page and my Botany & Gardening Pinterest board.

Follow Katie @ Gift of Curiosity’s board Unit Ideas: Botany & Gardening on Pinterest.

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  1. Natasha says

    February 11, 2015 at 3:29 am

    What a great idea!

    Reply
  2. Marilyn Beaumont says

    February 11, 2015 at 2:21 pm

    Another wonderful resource. Thank you for the great activities and ideas!

    Reply

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