Comments on: Finding STEM in a Field of Sunflowers https://earlymathcounts.org/finding-stem-in-a-field-of-sunflowers/ Laying the foundation for a lifetime of achievement Mon, 24 Jun 2024 12:50:09 +0000 hourly 1 By: Marianne Curry https://earlymathcounts.org/finding-stem-in-a-field-of-sunflowers/#comment-16654 Mon, 24 Jun 2024 12:50:09 +0000 https://earlymathcounts.org/?p=155456#comment-16654 Bringing a sunflower back to the classroom to measure and estimate height/number of seeds is an added meaningful learning extension for students.

]]> By: Yelisa Ivy https://earlymathcounts.org/finding-stem-in-a-field-of-sunflowers/#comment-16125 Mon, 20 May 2024 19:38:27 +0000 https://earlymathcounts.org/?p=155456#comment-16125 I like the idea of guessing how many small flower disks are in the center of the sunflower. Amazing!

]]> By: KReese https://earlymathcounts.org/finding-stem-in-a-field-of-sunflowers/#comment-15778 Tue, 23 Apr 2024 15:44:04 +0000 https://earlymathcounts.org/?p=155456#comment-15778 i also love this lesson. children do love to count “things” but by incorporating the world around us they get math and other concepts as well. science, language, nature…all the important things and that they all include math!

]]> By: Deborah Franklin https://earlymathcounts.org/finding-stem-in-a-field-of-sunflowers/#comment-14741 Sun, 03 Mar 2024 13:02:54 +0000 https://earlymathcounts.org/?p=155456#comment-14741 I love this lesson, so much math, and so many different ways to do it. My class has a garden every year I think we should add sunflowers.

]]> By: Diann Gano, M.Ed https://earlymathcounts.org/finding-stem-in-a-field-of-sunflowers/#comment-13920 Mon, 11 Sep 2023 14:22:18 +0000 https://earlymathcounts.org/?p=155456#comment-13920 In reply to jalisa pierce.

Hi Jalisa,
It truly seems to easy, doesn’t it? Children learn through play and experiences. When we introduce measuring and counting and subtilizing in a field of flowers, it plants the foundation for deeper learning when their brains are ready later in their academic life. Outdoor adventures slows down the pace so a child’s focus and concentration are intensified. Preschool children often learn best in a hands-on experience rather than sitting with a paper and pencil in a desk.

]]> By: jalisa pierce https://earlymathcounts.org/finding-stem-in-a-field-of-sunflowers/#comment-13909 Fri, 08 Sep 2023 00:52:16 +0000 https://earlymathcounts.org/?p=155456#comment-13909 How does sunflowers and flowers have this much of an effect on children education?

]]> By: Kristen Waggoner https://earlymathcounts.org/finding-stem-in-a-field-of-sunflowers/#comment-13870 Wed, 30 Aug 2023 18:45:14 +0000 https://earlymathcounts.org/?p=155456#comment-13870 Great lesson. You can do so much with size, color, plant ,maturity comparrisons/

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