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Caring for a Plant

  • DOMAIN(S)
    Cognitive Development and General Knowledge (CD)
  • INDICATOR(S)
    CD-SC3.1a
  • AGE GROUP(S)
    12-24 months

Provide a nontoxic plant for children to care for and observe. Show them how to water the plant using a water bottle sprinkler. Make several holes in the bottle cap. The children can squeeze the bottle to squirt the water onto the plant. Read The Reason for a Flower by Ruth Heller or How a Seed Grows (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 1) by Helene J. Jordan.