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One morning Nori planted a seed with the family. Nori made a small hollow, placed the seed inside and covered it. With an adult's help, Nori added the right amount of water, then sat beside the pot. ‘When will I see the flower?’
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That afternoon Nori looked again. Nothing seemed different. ‘Maybe it did not hear me,’ Nori said, greeting the seed. The soil stayed quiet. Dad explained that some changes begin where we cannot see them, and different seeds take different amounts of time. Nori felt disappointed.
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Mum brought a notebook. ‘Let us draw what we see today.’ Nori drew the pot, flat soil and sunlight. They chose a short observation at the same time each day. They would not dig up the seed or keep poking the soil. It needed space to grow.
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While waiting, Nori made paper flowers with the family, read a book and listened to sounds on the balcony. When the pot needed care, an adult helped. Waiting did not mean watching the pot all day. Nori's days could hold lovely things while the seed grew.
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A few days later a tiny green line appeared above the soil. Nori called the family. They compared the first drawing with the pot. There was no big flower yet, but there was a real change. Nori drew the new shoot. A small discovery brought big delight.
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Nori placed the notebook beside the pot. ‘Days can look the same, but little things sometimes change.’ Nori did not know how the seedling would grow next. That made room for curiosity. Could you use drawings, marks or little notes to notice a slow change?
Talk together
How could you keep a record to notice something that changes slowly?