Time: 45–60 minutes
Big Idea: Learn how sunflowers grow tall and how their seeds are used for food and oil.
What You’ll Need:
- Sunflower seeds (raw or roasted)
- Paper and crayons/markers
Part 1. Look and Learn
Show your child sunflower seeds.
Ask:
- What do seeds look like?
- Do you eat sunflower seeds as a snack?
Part 2. Meet the Sunflower
Explain:
· Sunflowers follow the sun across the sky.
· Their seeds can be eaten or pressed into oil.
Activity:
Draw a tall sunflower with seeds in the middle.
Part 3. Seed Snack
Eat a few roasted sunflower seeds and talk about how they came from the middle of the flower.
Part 4. If I Were a Sunflower…
Ask:
- How tall would you grow?
- What would you use your seeds for?
Draw yourself as a sunflower with a big smiling face.
Wrap-Up Discussion
- How do sunflowers grow?
- What can we do with sunflower seeds?
- What was your favorite part of the lesson?
