activity intention:
Children are curious, inquisitive, willing to try their hands, and like to explore the mysteries of nature. However, today's children have a superior material life, and the virtual world such as the Internet and TV has gradually made them lose the opportunity to get close to nature. In life, many children open their mouths for food and stretch out their hands for clothes, and rarely participate in labor by themselves. In this activity, children can master the essentials of planting and scientific observation and recording methods through hands-on planting, observation, practical operations, and communication and sharing. It can not only satisfy children's desire to explore, stimulate children's sense of responsibility, but also allow children to experience to the joy that labor brings.
Activity goals:
1. Visit the kindergarten’s plantation and learn about the names and characteristics of some plants.
2. Understand the planting process and the basic conditions required for seed growth.
Activity preparation:
1. Vegetables in the kindergarten plantation: water radish , lettuce, green onions, lettuce : and trees in the kindergarten planting area: hawthorn tree ,
2. Prepare to watch the seeds sprout before the activity Video
3. Before the activity, parents are asked to guide their children to understand how to plant.
Activity process:
1. Invite children to watch the video of seed germination to arouse their interest.
Question: Children, how do seeds grow? Do you think it is magical? Do you want to visit the plants in our plantation to see if the seeds have grown? (Teachers actively encourage children to answer and give praise in a timely manner. )
Take the children to visit the plantation in the kindergarten and ask: What was it like here a few days ago? What changes have taken place now?
2. Please observe the various plants in the kindergarten and ask the children to understand their names and characteristics. .
A. Do you know the names of these plants?
B. The teacher introduces the names and characteristics of various plants to the children.
3. Group discussion: Understand the basic conditions required for seed germination. The teacher asked: Where should the seeds be placed most conducive to their growth? Why?" (These places have good air circulation, sufficient sunshine, and convenient watering.) Teacher summary: The basic conditions for seed growth are sunlight, water, soil, and air
4. Mobilize children’s existing experience and discuss planting methods with them.
(1) Guide children to discuss with each other and tell about the planting process of seeds. The teacher asks: Who knows how to plant seeds in the soil? After the seeds are planted, What needs to be done?
5. Teachers and children work together to sort out the experience and clarify the planting method. Planting process: Sprinkle the seeds evenly on the soil surface (the seeds cannot be placed too much), then completely cover the seeds with fine soil, and finally Pour an appropriate amount of water on the seeds (the water should completely moisten the soil in the container).
6. Children are divided into groups to carry out planting activities in the bathroom or a suitable place, and the teacher provides key guidance.
(1) The teacher guides the children to follow the correct steps. Planting (Article from Teacher Qu’s teaching website)
(2) The teacher guides the children to think during the planting process: Where is the best place to plant the seeds in the soil? Why?" (The seeds cannot be too deep, too deep. It cannot sprout; it cannot be too shallow, otherwise it will dry out)
7. Share and communicate - kiss the treasures of our plantation.
The teacher organized the children to share their feelings after the visit.
8. Educate young children to care for plants, know that plants are hard-won, and know how to respect the fruits of others' labor.
Activity summary:
The teacher summarizes the children's performance today, praises and encourages children who are active in the activities. Let children feel the joy brought by scientific exploration activities while carrying out planting activities.At the same time, teachers should take care of children who are relatively quiet during activities so that they can be happy at the end of the activities to cultivate their interest in scientific activities.
activity extension:
1. Painting "Let's Plant Together".
2. Guide children to observe and record.
activity reflection:
1. This educational activity meets the practical needs of middle-class children who are willing to explore, participate in labor, and be close to nature, and are of great value to the development of young children.
2. In this activity, the teacher organized the children to watch the video of the plant growth process in advance, so that they could feel the magic of seed growth and prepare for this activity. In this activity, teachers lead children and their children to visit the plants in these plantations, which makes children more interested. In the form of teacher-child discussions, based on the children's existing life experience, they work with the children to summarize the planting methods and the requirements for seed growth. The basic conditions allow children to easily master knowledge during activities. Most children are more interested and achieve their goals well.
3. In this series of activities, children move from theory to practice, not only understand the methods of seed planting and the conditions for germination, but also experience the joy of labor. This activity also contains a lot of educational value in the later plant growth process. As the seeds continue to grow, children must take careful care of them. This invisibly increases the children's sense of responsibility. At the same time, the children also , you will understand the process of plant growth and experience the magic of life.
