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Can you point to the foods that can be grown in a garden? Let's name them together... What would you like to grow in a garden? How will we take care of our garden? For infants and toddlers... What foods on your plate can be grown in a garden? How do you know? What would you plant in your garden? What tools will we need to plant a garden at home? For preschoolers... Words to Practice! garden tools harvest PARA ESPAÑOL MIRE ADENTRO Check out The Little Gardener by Jan Gerardi Let’s talk about Planting a Garden Planting a Garden Planting a Garden Imagine and Learn You can even... For an extra challenge... Try this at home! Use toothpicks to balance a one-inch carrot top on a jar. Fill the jar so that water is just touching the bottom of the carrot. Refill the water as needed and watch leaves and flowers sprout out the top of the old carrot in just a few days. Recycle an onion! The white stringy bits that we cut off the end of an onion are actually roots. Instead of tossing out the end of the onion, dry it out for two days then plant it in a small pot. With some sun, water and time it will sprout delicious green onions. Cut the top off a small pumpkin and add soil and water. Observe with your child how long the seeds take to germinate and sprout. Plant the sprouted pumpkin outside to see the vines, flowers and eventual pumpkins that will grow! Imagine and Learn Let’s talk about Planting a Garden Planting a Garden Planting a Garden Check out From Seed to Plant by Gail Gibbons This material was produced by the California Department of Social Services with funding from USDA SNAP-Ed known in California as CalFresh. These institutions are equal opportunity employers. CalFresh provides assisance to low-income households and can help buy nutritious food for better health. For CalFresh information, call 1-877-847-3663
