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<aside> 💡 This chapter features 3 different lessons & activities in which your child will:

• Explore and connect with different reasons for gardening
• Learn about the cultural connection to food, and explore fruits and vegetables from different cultures around the world
• Reflect on the life cycle of the garden-grown produce
• Practice a new way of eating
• Explore different senses by interacting with their food </aside>

Chapter Breakdown 📗

This chapter has 3 main sections. They can be completed on the same day, or spread out throughout the week. You can find guides for helping your child with each section, as well as supplemental resources you can use to have deeper conversations!

Chapter 3 Junior Jardineros Contents:

• We Garden Because
• What About Other Cultures?
• An Exploration of Our Food

Section 1: We Garden Because…

<aside> 💡 This section is a thought activity designed to make your child think more deeply about why gardening is important in the first place - to them, their community, and their world. If they get stuck coming up with ideas, offer up some of the reasons in the list below:

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Additional Answers to Guided Question: Why Should We Garden?

Deeper Reasoning ⬇️***:***

<aside> ✅ Check their work - for this activity your child is encouraged to record their thoughts in their field journal. 📝

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Section 2: What About Other Cultures?

<aside> ⭐ Key Activity: An exploration of different cultural agricultural fruits and vegetables. Encourage them to think about their own culture, and talk to them about the vegetables you ate growing up. ⭐

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🌎 We live in a multi-cultural world . . . →