Spring has Sprung!

I reflect back on these past 6 months, and think about how each Bumblebee started the year.  I have observed so much growth, both academically and socially!  This week the Bumblebees were so proud to have their own published book! We have shared them at Gathering, and they get to read them in the Author's Chair in the Library today. We have also started to study nature around us, using inquiry to guide our study. On Wednesday, I gave the group a box of seeds and had the explore them with the microscopes.  Great questions came up, especially around the idea of why some seeds have umbrellas (dandelions), many are smooth, (beans, pumpkins), and while others "feel velcroy." I asked today what will be the first thing that happens to a planted seed.  We have mixed hypotheses whether the stem or root will come out first. In addition, we are keeping lots of observable and measurable data, and will be introducing the concept of control and variable in later experiments.