Week 3: Plants We Eat

Children listen to Growing Vegetable Soup by Lois Ehlert. Then they make connections to their own planting experiences.

Children work together to create a large garden mural and connect to prior class garden experiences as they review plant needs and plant parts.

A group of children grow tomatoes and sunflowers in a garden.

Children observe, compare, and discuss the sprouting bean seeds. They draw a picture of the sprout emerging from the seed and add labels.

Children measure the tallest plant, build a cube tower to the same height, and predict how tall the plant will be the next time they measure it.

Children draw a plant to add to the Class Garden Mural. They identify parts and describe where each plant part grows—below or above the soil.

Children throw a giant die and remove cards from a game board if the die shows a source of water or light that will help a plant grow.

Children explore a virtual farm and discover how a balance of light and water helps plants grow. In the Kitchen, they make salad from vegetables that are leaves, stems, roots, and fruits.

Children arrange Bean Growth Sequence Cards in the correct order to show how a bean grows from seed to mature plant.

Children observe and draw pictures of Class Garden plants, showing a seed and the plant that has grown from that seed.

Children examine the seeds in bananas and strawberries. Then they taste, describe, and chart the texture and sweetness of each fruit.

The class examines and compares different kinds of plants and sprouting seeds from the Class Garden.

Children draw a plant to add to the Class Garden Mural. They identify parts and describe where each plant part grows—below or above the soil.