Tops and Bottoms...

Last week we learned about what a plant needs and the parts of a plant.  This week we continued our unit on plants and focused on vegetables and fruits.  We read a story, Tops and Bottoms, about a clever hare and a lazy bear.  The story teaches about where different veggies grow: on the top of the soil or the bottom! To go along with our story,  we illustrated and labeled where veggies grow.

Look at these great veggies that grow on TOP and on the BOTTOM!

The students also made their own veggies for their produce bags and wrote what part of the plant it is and where it grows.  Check out our Trader MATES farm fresh produce!

Zane's farm fresh produce!

Our field trip to a Underwood Family Farms was quite the adventure!  The farmer discussed where plants grow and what part of the plant we eat.  It aligned perfectly with what we are learning in the classroom.  We all learned (parents and students) how much work it is to be a farmer.  We picked beets, lettuce, and celery!

We had fun identifying what parts of the plant we eat and gave our opinions of how they taste!  Carrots were definitely the favorite.