Plants can't walk, so their seeds have to travel. Some spin on the wind, some float on fluff, some hook onto a passing dog and some ride away inside a squirrel's cheeks. This pack starts with a walk under a few trees and a bag of real finds, and turns them into a little investigation.
Your child ticks off seeds on a hunt chart and reads how each one travels, then lines up their own finds from tiny to big and sorts them by feel: smooth, bumpy, fluffy or prickly. Next they match seeds to the trees they come from and look on the ground under a real tree. A cut-out paper spinner races a real maple key in a simple drop test, and the last page asks how many seeds hide inside an apple, a pod and a fruit of their choice.
The youngest spot and tick seeds, compare two finds and feel the difference with their eyes closed. Older children sort finds by how they travel, run the drop test three times, guess before they count and fill a ten-frame. Every page has an easier way in and a stretch, so siblings can explore side by side.
What’s inside
- 1Cover: what's inside and a little log for your seed walk
- 2Before the seed hunt: a one-page guide for grown-ups
- 3Seed travellers: a hunt chart for wind, hook, animal and popping seeds
- 4Small to big: line up five finds and sort them by feel
- 5Whose seed is it? Match four seeds to their trees
- 6Spinner drop test: cut out a paper spinner and race a maple key
- 7How many seeds inside? Guess, open, count and fill a ten-frame
Why this matters
Looking at a seed's shape and guessing how it moves is real scientific thinking: notice, wonder, test. Lining up and sorting finds builds early maths, a fair drop test shows how scientists check an idea, and guessing before counting grows number sense. It all starts with a pocket full of real finds and your child's own questions.
Age bands
Every activity page has an easier and a stretchier way in, marked with these bands:
- Sprout 2–3
- Seedling 3–5
- Sapling 5–7
Letter is the standard paper size in North America; A4 is used almost everywhere else.