Creating a Terrarium

We had an empty fish tank in the classroom and decided to put it to good use.  Since we have plenty of fish already we thought we would use it to create a terrarium.  We love having new plants of various types for the children to look at and care for.  By creating a terrarium we felt the children would take more ownership over the plants.  Ms. Huff brought in four varieties of plants: a friendship plant, an aralia, a polka dot plant and a begonia.  The children were eager to help add the different layers.  We discussed what the plants needed to grow and explained the different layers would help the plants stay watered and healthy.  The children were so excited to create a habitat for the plants, so we are looking for more ways to introduce plants to the classroom.  We are definitely looking forward to spring and more opportunities in the garden.  For now we have been looking at some cuttings of plants and watching the growth of roots.  exploring the seeds from different fruits during reggie rainbow and watching the changes taking place to the plants on our playground.  We hope the children are just as eager to be working in the garden as we are!