WEST COUNTY DIGS WHEATHEADS ZOOM LESSON!

DIGS taught Mira Vista students how to grow Wheatheads at their homes! This easy activity teaches kids about home gardening in a fun and engaging way. Children express their emotions by drawing different facial expressions on paper and attaching it to the outside of the Wheathead container. When the grass has grown long, the children give the Wheathead a “haircut” and trim the wheat grass to put it in smoothies or salads for added nutrition! See the instructions below, courtesy of Life Lab, and some pictures from our DIGS lessons!

Garden educator, Esther Steele, shows students the life cycle of wheat berries!

You can also use a paper cup to grow the wheat heads. For younger kids you can also use a pre-drawn face for them to color in.

The kids loved seeing their wheat heads grow!

The wheat heads are getting bigger!

Place the wheat heads in the sun and water them every day or every other day.

A student shows off her wheat head in a Zoom class!

Have fun growing your wheat heads!