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Propagate a Geranium

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Materials

Geranium plant

Scissors

Container of water

Potting soil

Flowerpot

Instructions

1. Discuss the three ways plants grow: from cuttings, bulbs, or seeds.2. With the children, make a cutting from a geranium plant.3. Place the cutting in a container of water for a few weeks to let roots form.4. Pour potting soil into a flowerpot and transplant the cutting.5. Enjoy a new plant in the classroom. Encourage the children to help care for the plant.More to do:Art: Make tempera flower pictures using little fingers to make the blooms.

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