Planting beans

This week we are learning the story of Jack and the Beanstalk and yesterday we were exploring and looking at some beans. We talked about what the beans looked, smelled and felt like and then we put two beans in a glass jar with a paper towel and some water. We did this with two jars - one we have put somewhere light (we chose the window sill) and one somewhere dark (we chose the cupboard).

We talked about what might happen to the beans in the light and in the dark. Here are some of the things we said:

"It won't grow in the dark because it needs sun and water." (Harry)

"The one in the dark will only grow down." (Jamie)

"It needs water to grow." (Emily)

"Only the bean in the light will grow. It won't grow in the dark." (Olivia)

"It will be too dark in the cupboard for a bean to grow. It needs to be light." (Aaron)

"The bean in the dark won't grow." (Grace)

"They will both grow but not the same because they're in different places." (Lucy)

"The one in the light will grow faster because the light will help it." (Maddie)

"The one in the dark won't grow because it needs water and sun." (Matthew)

Watch this space for updates on what is happening to our beans!