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.
