I need to set up a guest speaker?

Question

we are working on growing things. i was going to have somebody come from walmart to talk about gardening should i do that or should i have a vet come talk to the kids about taking care of animals to help them grow . some of things we did was plant flowers in little cups, made a chart about what grows and don't grow and a paper an let the kids check off what grows and does not grow . i read several books about plants and animals growing . and i made flowers out of paper plates construction paper and tissue paper . i also so talked to the kids about what we need to help people animals and plants grow, and i also read a story about apples let the kids count the seeds inside the apple and talked about what other fruits have seeds inside of it

Answer 1

I don't think I would get the "guy from WalMart" unless you know him and he's good with kids and would enjoy speaking with a group of young children.  Look for a local gardener, or a parent or grandparent from your class who is an avid gardener.

And there's nothing wrong with having a vet come!  They can talk about what animals need to grow and be healthy and you can extend that into a lesson on what we people need to grow and be healthy.

Another idea would be to have someone who has a trained therapy dog come visit with the dog.  The kids would find it fascinating.  These animals serve the elderly and the sick and are often very helpful companions.

Answer 2

the vet sounds a lot more interesting, especially if he can bring along some animals!  I don't know how you are going to get a gardener to be interesting without having them plant things which they have already done.

Answer 3

No one is going to care about the Walmart sales guy and even if he was any good he'd be sales oriented. I think a better idea would be to an actual gardener or the own of a prize winning garden or prize winner of a growers contest. That you will get someone who is really interested in their subject plus it looks good on paper. A vet could do the latter but at such a young age it's better to get the kids planting seeds and taking things home rather than thinking about animals in distress!