Beech and Chestnut Rooms at Hartcliffe Nursery School have been getting into gardening this week, with broad beans sparking some brilliant curiosity and conversation!
It all started with the children taking a close look at some broad bean seeds and sharing what they already knew. The ideas came thick and fast, with children building on each other’s thoughts in the most wonderful way. “It needs to go in soil”, “it will get bigger and bigger”, “it will grow a flower” — the children had so much to say, and from there we began thinking about what we still wanted to find out. The children then did some research, looking through books and pictures to learn more about how beans grow and what they need to thrive.
Next came the planting! The children placed their beans on damp cotton wool inside clear cellophane bags, which have been hung up in the classroom window so that everyone can watch what happens. By the end of the week, some beans were already beginning to germinate, which has been incredibly exciting to observe. Meanwhile, some of the children have also been getting stuck into preparing the sensory garden, digging out weeds and turning over the soil ready for planting outdoors.
We cannot wait to watch the beans grow over the coming months!
