Nelson Rural School Second
Grade Tulip Garden Project
Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada

Our Grade 2 students were so excited when they finally saw their tulips emerge! We had a very long and snow-filled winter and they didn't think tulips would ever make it through all that snow.

They were amazed to see them coming up through the snow that was still covering the garden. When we were following the checklist for planting, we didn't think about the snow plow!

We are partnered with 2 Grade two classes in Dallas, Texas, and have been comparing our tulip gardens all year.

They thought our tulips would emerge first as they were planted in early October and our friends in Texas did not plant theirs until January. As we did weekly weather reports they soon realized the difference in our temperatures and climates. The tulips in Texas were emerged and bloomed long before ours made it out of the ground. - Lisa Sullivan, April 17, 2008