My daughter Miriam is four-years-old and is a reception student (the English equivalent of kindergarten). Like most kids, she enjoys being outdoors. We have our kids help us in the garden (including growing plants from seeds) and use playtime outside to teach them about science. Kids are naturally curious about the world around them, so it's easy to teach them about plants, weather, etc.
Recently Miriam has been very excited about the beginning of spring. She's been watching all of the signs of spring (like flowers blooming, longer days, and new leaves growing on plants). I helped her to dissect some seeds to see the insides as well as taking apart some flowers to examine. We've also just started planting new vegetables in the garden.
After finding interesting things outside, Miriam came in and started painting. This is her painting of a new plant growing from a seed. You can see the roots at the bottom of the seedling, the stem, the single new leaf, and the growing plant with the seed husk still on it (I think it's supposed to be a bean plant).
I'm including all this not just to brag about my kid (although Miriam is bright and very artistic). I'm including it because all kids this age can enjoy similar activities and have fun without even realizing that they're learning about science.
For some science lesson plans about plants/seeds/etc. for primary school children, click here.
