Age: 6-7

• Elizabeth Morales

• Yvonne Cuevas

• Liselle Quan

•Jennifer Dang•Desiree Arroyo

Science Standard: Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to narratea single event or several loosely linked events, tell about the events in the order inwhich they occurred, and provide a reaction to what happened.

Skills/concept: listening, speaking, and writing skills

Objectives: Children will use marks or symbols to represent their understanding.The teacher will then create a web with the students that includes things such as: life

cycle of a sunflower starting with its planting process. children will then retell the steps by drawing pictures (containing each step) in chronological order.

Materials needed: Books: Pencil, paper, scissors, crayons, book “Zinnia’s FlowerGarden” by Monica Wellington and “Sunflower House” by Eve Bunting.

Science Standard: Students know how to observe and describe similarities and differences in the appearance and behavior of plants. Students know how to identify major structures of common plants.

Skills/concept: For children to understand the differences between growing plants with and without sunlight exposure.

Objectives: The students willa.) Describe how seeds grow to be a plant b.) Recognize and collect data from plantsc.) Examine the plant closely to determine how long it takes to growd.) Know that plants have stems, leaves, roots and seeds  Activity: Growing their own Sunflower

Materials needed: cups, soil, natural sunlight, sunflower seeds, water

Science Standard: Health/ Cooking Nutritionhealth concepts and practicing health-enhancing

behaviors

Objectives: The children will be able to identify parts of plants and trees that are edible

Activity: The children will identify the basic parts of the sunflower that are edible and they’re

going to label it on the picture. Also the children are going to prepare a salad using the edible part.

Materials needed: Sunflowers, markers, poster of a sunflower, a bag of shelled sunflower seeds and a bag of pre-washed salad.

Key Skill/Concept: Number and operation standard 

Specific Math/Science Standard: Count with understanding and recognizing "how many" in sets of objects

Objectives:  Understand numbers, ways of representing numbers, relationships among numbers, and number systems

Activity:  The children will be playing an easy fun game of filling the seed head with petals. 

Materials needed:  - construction paper - scissors       -glue     -dice 

Topic: Sunflower’s

Key skill: Self, social interaction, and relationships

Objective: Take initiative in making new discoveries identifying new solutions and persisting in trying to figure things out.

Question: What are some different kinds of sunflowers?

Home to plant collections from all over the world, including many rare and endangered species, The Arboretum also houses outdoor historical landmarks representative of the major phases of California history.

Mission is to cultivate our natural, horticultural and historic resources for learning, enjoyment and inspiration.

Key Skill/Concept: Self, social interaction, and relationships

Objectives: Children will learn to participate positively and cooperatively as group members in order to have a hands on experience of seeing a sunflower in its natural habitat.  

Location301 North Baldwin Avenue

Arcadia, CA, 91007Just south of I-210, Foothill

Freeway at 301 North Baldwin Avenue, Arcadia, across from the Santa Anita Race Track.

HoursMain Grounds9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., grounds close at 5:00 p.m.  The Arboretum opens at 8:00 am for members.Please note that the grounds are closed on December 25th.

Arboretum LibraryTuesday- Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.Sunday, 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

AdmissionAdults $8.00 Students and Seniors$6.00Children Ages 5-12$3.00 Children under 5 free Members free

Visitors under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. Admission free on the third Tuesday of the month (No tram on these days.) Cashiers can accept payments of cash, and personal checks from California.There are NO CREDIT CARD PAYMENTS at this time.The tram costs $4.00 per person and operates Saturday and Sunday at noon; 1, 2 and 3 p.m. The schedule is subject to change so please call in advance of your visit (626) 821-3222.

We believe that Sunflowers are a great topic for children; These flowers are pretty and well-recognized also serve as a food source for many garden friends. When the buds open, they’re loaded with pollen and nectar for bees and other beneficial insects to snack on without harming the plant. In fact, these visitors are actually helping the flower by pollinating it. This is very beneficial to your garden because it is an opportunity to teach the kids a great lesson! Once sunflower petals wither, the head turns into seed that becomes a wonderful food source for birds, or you can cut the heads off and dry the seed for a healthy snack yourself.