Pre K Shows Their Green Thumb

PreK Curriculum Involves Planting a Garden

A part of the curriculum for the PreK program  involved planting a garden in March. The students had "hands-on opportunities from digging, planting, watering, and weeding," PreK teacher Mrs. Patricia Jolly stated. The garden started indoors with seedlings and moved to the outdoor planters.

This unstructured lesson includes many sensory exercises that call on knowledge across all developmental and cognitive areas. Together, they planned, carried out, and solved problems while continuing to apply rich language, reading, and math abilities. Through this lesson, they could explore their inherent curiosity about the world around them and use their imaginations. Gardens educate us about caring for people and foster a feeling of community.

Robbie Howard, the PreK assistant, stated, "Each child selected seeds to plant and checked their flowerpots daily."

The success of this project was not just the result of the student's hard work but also a testament to the strong community spirit at PTES. Several Marines stationed at Fort Jackson and DoDEA employee Robert White volunteered their time and skills to build the outdoor planters. These planters, made from recycled pallets, symbolize our shared commitment to the student's education and well-being.

"This is always a favorite each year!" Jolly stated.