Description
Benefits of Gardening in Early Years:
- supporting curriculum topics such as weather, seasons, life cycles, animals and mini beasts,
- encourages responsibility and patience,
- aids social development as children work together to care for the plants,
- builds hand-eye coordination,
- develop important motor skills which help with writing, cutting and typing,
- provides an opportunity for physical exercise; digging, carrying, watering, etc.
Mark Making allows a child to express themselves, solve problems and develop their understanding which is further enhanced here, with the built in planter at each side.