Will it Sprout?

Materials Needed:
6 Flower pots
Potting soil
Watering can
Water
Seeds (e.g. bean, grass, flower)
1 penny
1 piece of candy
1 small rock
6 labels
Marker/pen

What to Do:
Invite the children to help by putting some potting soil into each of the flower pots.
Plant the bean seeds in one of the pots, then the grass seeds in another pot and so on until you have planted a different item in each of the six pots. Do not combine any of the items; each item should have its own pot.
Place a label on each pot and write the name of the item which was planted in that pot.
After the items have been planted, instruct the children to water the soil and place the pots in a sunny area.
Remind the children to water the plants on a regular basis.
Encourage the children to take turns telling you which pots they think will sprout and which ones they feel will not. (You may want to write down their guesses.)
Invite the children to observe the growth of the plants. Let them know that they should see something happening within a couple of weeks.