Saturday, 22 February 2014

Growing your own food was one of the main chores in the olden days


After planting vegetables in the little garden in the back yard of our miniature house, the children took responsibility of caring for them.
Trystan "It takes a long time for the vegetables to grow." Trystan’s statement shows an understanding of the time required to grow our own fruits and vegetables.
We made a plan to water and care for the garden every day after group time.
In the meantime, while waiting for our vegetables to grow, we will take a walk to the grocery store to buy some fruits and vegetables. 

By exploring this process, the children will be able to recognize the difference it makes to have to plan everything ahead of time, the patience of waiting, the hard work involved in growing a garden, and the limitations it has on the varieties of food available to you.
While waiting for our garden to grow, we will explore more similarities and differences between the way people lived long ago and the way we live now.



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