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Children explore the parts of a flower by examining an unpotted plant in this science exploration and sensory activity. 

Parts of a Flower Science Exploration

What you need:

Children grow their own flowers in plastic cup greenhouses and keep a diary of the process and the growth of their seedlings. Once the seedlings fill the insides of the plastic cup greenhouses, they can be planted in a window box for the classroom or potted for children to take home. 

My Flower Diary and Greenhouse

What you need:

Children explore what it means to be a living thing versus a nonliving thing in this introduction to flowers and what they need to survive.

A Flower Is a Living Thing

Focus Book: Flower Garden

Children build fine motor skills by sticking flowers into play dough shaped into the letter F.

What you need:

Silk flowers
Craft foam in different colors 
Golf tees 
Green play dough or Styrofoam block 
Small basket
Black Sharpie
Tray

What you do: