This afternoon, we looked at the life cycle of an orange, starting out as a tiny seed planted in the ground, growing into a seedling, into a tree – the tree blossoming in spring and some of the flowers grow into fruit. The children found it interesting oranges change from green to orange when they’re ready to be picked in autumn. We talked about how the tree needs sunlight and water to grow.
The children explored the skin of an orange – it felt soft and smooth and looked shiny. One of the children noticed tiny pores. They also felt some dried orange skin – it was hard.
After, the children enjoyed painting the dried orange skin, Miss Merricks made them into toadstools 🍄.