trees and roots

After a long time here we are again. it will be hard to summarize all we have done in these months, but I will try to write at least the most interesting activities.

BOTANICS
Muhajiza showed an interest in trees. I explained to her the parts of the tree and made a model for her to understand the roots and the importance of rain and sun for the tree and its fruit to grow.

First I made her put her hands and wrists on a sheet of paper and draw with a black pen around them to make the trunk and the branches of the trees; then I draw only her hands again on another paper to make roots. In this way she understood that roots are like branches but underground! I cut the around the "roots" and glued them on the wrists of the first paper.




I then I made the leaves and fruits by sticking around the branches pieces of green, pink and purple rolled paper (green for the leaves, pink for the unriped black berries and purple for the riped black berries).




To hide the roots underground, I coloured green a rectangular paper of the same lengh of the paper where the trees are. Then I put it on top of the roots and sticked it with a long piece of tape. In this way the roots are hidden and when the green paper (grass) is lifted you can see the roots.

On the left corner of the poster I cut a rectangular with an utility knife. I prepared a circle and drew on it on each side a sun and a rainy cloud. I then inserted in the rectangular hole.
Each day M. will look at the weather and turn the wheel either to show the sun or the rain, both of which are useful to the tree and the berries.