Mrs. Fein's 2nd Graders Learn about Tops and Bottoms and Plant

We first read the story, Tops and Bottoms, and discussed whether we eat the tops or bottoms of radishes, lettuce, kale, beets and broccoli.  We also discussed the meaning of profit, as Hare bought a farm with his profit from selling vegetables.

The students sampled radish, lettuce, kale and carrots.

They planted seeds in two locations. They planted lettuce seeds and radish seeds inside. Mrs. Fein placed the seed trays under the class grow lights.

Next, we went outside and the children added compost to their raised bed before planting seeds. They planted radish, beet, carrot and lettuce seeds.

The children will be writing about today in their garden journals.