Library Learning Patch - Children Discovering Nature

Week 12 - Grasses and Grass-like plants

This week's lesson was about grasses as well as monocots and dicots. Samples of all were passed out. The children learned to differentiate between dicots and monocots. Monocots have parallel veins. They also learned about reeds and sedges--"Reeds are round, sedges have edges" was the slogan for the day.

Monocot or dicot??

Learning about grasses-hands on

The book for the day was The Empty Pot.

Then it was harvesting time! This week's vegetables were sugar snap peas, onions, and cabbage.

Sugar snap peas!

More sugar snap peas!



Our First Cabbage

Our squash are looking good--so far no squash bugs--maybe our petunias and bay leaves are working! Some should be ready for harvest next week. Wish us luck! Stop by and take a look at the garden!!

Library Learning Patch - Children Discovering Nature

Week 11 - Peppers, Sugar Snap Peas
Hard work pays off! This week, after a short game illustrating how everything on the earth is interrelated, the children headed out to the garden. Our harvest is just beginning. They picked lettuce, a few sugar snap peas, and some bell peppers. Yummy! There will be more next week--we have baby tomatoes and squash also. Of course, weeding is ongoing!!

Bell Peppers



Vine Ripened Tomatoes Soon

He's serious about his weeding!





We also planted a pot of flowers to brighten the entrance to the Library.

Adding the potting soil

Vincas



We should have a nice harvest in the weeks to come. Stay tuned!!



Library Learning Patch-Children Discovering Nature

Week 10 - Taking care of the earth

The book,  Brother Eagle, Sister Sky, gave the children an understanding of how our actions might affect the earth.

The starberry game, played with blueberries, taught the children that 3/4 of the earth is water and out of the 1/4 that is land, a third of that is mountains, a third is desert, leaving only 1/3 which is habitable.

The garden is flourishing. A few of the cabbage out leaves have holes in them, but even after much searching, the culprit was not found!  The children transplanted petunias (which hopefully will deter squash bugs), weeded, and watered. 

Goodbye squash bugs!

 We have blooms on the squash, peas, and peppers, baby cabbages, and even one tiny pepper.

Our baby cabbages!

Blooms of sugar snap peas

Bell pepper



Our flourishing garden!

Stop by and check out our little garden!! We will have baby tomatoes soon!!

BROWN BAG BOOK CLUB

Wednesday, May 2, 2012


12:00 - 1:00 p.m.


Come share about a recent book or an old favorite.

Library Learning Patch - Children Discovering Nature

Week 9 - All About Bees

An exciting day--we had a beekeeper, Bobby Cornelius, speak to our group. The children learned many interesting facts about bees. Mr. Cornelius brought samples of his equipment and housing for the children to examine.

One of the frames where the honey is stored

The children were fascinated!  He even brought his bee hat--one of the group demonstrated for us.

This hat will protect your face

Mr. Cornelius brought local honey for the children to sample. Delicious!

Delicious local honey!

In the garden the children harvested more lettuce and radishes. They planted cucumbers. Of course they weeded and watered. They are getting to be expert weeders.

Weeding around the tomato plant

Salad for dinner tonight!

We are acquiring quite a following. Several chidlren have expressed an interest in joining us next year.

Drop by the library and see the progress. Little baby cabbages are forming, the peas are beginning to bloom, and the onions are almost ready for harvest!

Isn't this fun??