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Edible Garden

Several parts of a plant can be edible. Sometimes it's the root, sometimes it's the stalk or leaves, and sometimes it's even the flower. Children will learn about these and create art that shows a garden of edible plants.

Lesson Plan

Supplies Needed

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  • Paper

Steps

  • Step 1

    Have students think about vegetables and fruits they've eaten. Have they ever seen them grow? Ask if they know what foods grow underground and what grows above ground. Examples include root vegetables such as carrots, onions, and beets that grow underground; stem vegetables with edible stalks such as celery, asparagus, and rhubarb; and the petals of flowers such as hibiscus, honeysuckle, magnolias, and broccoli buds.

  • Step 2

    Ask children to paint a garden of edible treats. They can represent both underground and above ground foods. They might also include sun or rain to show the essentials needed for plant growth.

  • Step 3

    Have them present their art to the class and describe the tasty fruits and vegetables they portrayed.

Standards

SCI: Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive.

SCI: Design pictorial or graphic representations/models that are useful in communicating ideas. 

Adaptations

Talk about how to tell a  fruit from a vegetable. For example, a fruit contains seeds. Ask students to list some items and determine if it's a fruit or a vegetable. Some fruits such as apples and oranges have seeds on the inside, and some such as strawberries have seeds on the outside. So tomatoes, squash, and eggplants are actually fruits that people often call vegetables. Grapes are fruit, but their edible leaves are vegetables. And corn can be considered both a fruit and a vegetable!

Ask children to make up a recipe that uses a blend of fruits and vegetables. Have them illustrate it and describe the ingredients to the class.