Haylee's preschool was learning about spring time and how things begin to grow again in the spring. They sent home a bean in a plastic bag, and trying to learn from your 4 year old what you are supposed to do with a bean in a damp paper towel sealed in a plastic bag is not that easy! Just because she can talk, doesn't mean she can transfer what she learned from school to us!
We decided to plant the bean in dirt in a pot (since I kind of have the hang of that!). We let her keep the pot in her room as a special privilege for her, and she made sure, every morning to look at her bean and to make sure that she told us it needs to be watered. We let her water it herself and take care of it. Below are the results of her hard work! I am so proud of her...I know it isn't like having a pet, but it is teaching her to take responsibility for things she wants.
*On a side note, she did amazing at watering the plant and it got so tall that the stalk actually broke. We are now trying to figure out what to get her so she can start again!
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