In order to strengthen children's experience in planting, let children gain direct knowledge in nature, and improve children's awareness of tomato seedlings, on May 9, 2024, Panlong Kindergarten in Xijiashan Town, Jiang'an County, carried out the planting activity of "Hurry up tomatoes".
Planting activities can effectively help children get close to nature, but also can let children's caring nature of life be released and presented, children through the observation of tomato growth and change, to achieve a harmonious and natural interaction with the ecological environment. Inquiry is the core of the planting curriculum, starting from sowing, children accompany the seeds to grow up, observe and record every change in the growth of tomato seedlings, make an "observation diary", and experience the whole process of germination, leaf growth, vine pulling, flowering, and fruiting.
After the May Day holiday, the children came back to find that the tomato seedlings grew differently, some began to bear fruit, some did not even bloom, and found that the rhizomes of the tomato seedlings did not grow straight but were crooked. Then, the children spontaneously invited the teacher to help and help the tomato seedlings "stand up".
It takes time for a seed to break through the ground and grow into a towering tree, and so does the growth of a child. Education is not limited to teaching activities, the "Guide" clearly points out: adults should be good at discovering and protecting the curiosity of kindergartens, make full use of natural and practical life opportunities, and guide children to learn to discover, analyze and solve problems through observation, comparison, operation, experimentation, etc. (Gong Min Miao Rui Source: Panlong Kindergarten, Xijiashan Town, Jiang'an County)