A Lesson on Parts of a Plant

We are digging into #GardenWeek over here and we are already enjoying the fruits of our labor. 😉

I have had this amazing reference book for quite a while but this is the first time that we sat down and read through it. It is packed with great information. The text is all broken up into small pieces and the writing is conversational to make the topic interesting. My kiddos loved it!

As we were reading about the parts of a plant we started talking about how different foods grow differently. Much to my surprise, we turned the page and VOILA, there was a page all about which fruits and vegetables were the different parts of the plants!

Usborne Books & More never ceases to amaze me!

I love that they covered this fun topic. It truly wowed my kiddos.

To make this fun concept really sink in, we grabbed our FREE PRINTABLE and a few veggies from the fridge and started laying everything on our diagram.

The kids took turns with my oldest reading the section of text and then my youngest picking the veggies off the plate to place on the diagram.

Look how cute our “plant” turned out! 😁 Now quickly take a photo to commemorate the occasion before sneaky fingers start stealing the veggies for a snack! 😂

See! I warned you! Those sneaky fingers are super quick! I didn’t even know he liked celery, but he was determined to taste every part of our plant!

My favorite part of this activity? My youngest told her dad at dinner, “I ate a root for a snack today, daddy”. Little ears really do hear what you teach them!!

Don’t forget to grab your FREE printable so you can try out this fun activity with your kiddos!

Happy snacking!