A Garden Storybook
Ages 4 and up (multiple 45 minute sessions)
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Objectives:
- To create a lasting memory of the garden
- To gain experience in documentation
- To train their eye toward details
- To learn to recognize the story in everything
Materials:
- Colored pencils
- Sketch paper
Part one:
Periodically throughout the summer, have the children sketch what the garden looks like. Try to have them draw what they see with the idea that they will be putting together a storybook of how their garden grew. The collection of pictures will create a document of the process the children went through, and will show them how the garden has grew over the summer.
Part two:
Once the children have drawn the garden, the next step is to have them write the story of how they made their garden and the various things they did throughout the summer. Brainstorm all the activities they did and what they planted. This is a fun way to create a special memory of their experiences in the garden. Type up the story and bind all the pictures together to make a book written and illustrated by the children.
