Let's Grow a Beanstalk!

Place your cotton balls inside your clear jar.
Fill a cup with the right amount of water and ask your child if they would like to pour the water into the jar. You want the cotton to be wet, but not soggy!
Take you bean and wedge in between the glass and the wet cotton. When the bean is next to the glass, this will allow you and your child to see how the bean changes and grows!
Place your jar on a sunny window ledge.
Now wait, watch, and observe! It can take up to 1-3 days to see your bean begin to grow! And after one week, you may even see some leaves!
Use our hypothesis chart to make guesses on what your child predicts will happen to the bean! Take a look at our "I Wonder" questions below.
Then use our observation chart to track how your bean grows. Compare and contrast against your hypotheses!
To continue the fun, read or watch Jack and the Beanstalk together, then have fun imagining your own beanstalk world!