Our flowers are in complete bloom and this weekend were putting together garden boxes for growing veggies. Planting veggies and flowers is a terrific method to trigger kids interest and to establish some hands-on learning experiences.

How Plant Seed Travel the World describes how plants grow in the wild and spread naturally..

Flowers and Their Pollinators is a good video that covers a subject that has actually shown up a lot in my home just recently, thanks in part to a Nat Geo Kids book about bees. That subject is the role of bugs and birds in helping plants grow.

Why Daffodils Grow in the Same Place Every Year covers another subject that shows up in our house. That topic being, “why do we have a lot of daffodils?”.

Our flowers are in full blossom and this weekend were putting together garden boxes for growing vegetables. Planting vegetables and flowers is a terrific method to trigger kids interest and to develop some hands-on learning experiences. Second, they provide kids with a little bit of information that they can then take with them as they explore the natural world around them.

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I like these kind of videos for 2 factors. Theyre brief enough to be turned into video lessons with a tool like EDpuzzle. Second, they offer kids with a little bit of information that they can then take with them as they explore the natural world around them. For instance, I like taking my kids on strolls in the woods and parks around us where they can make connections in between what theyve discovered or been told and what they actually see outside..