This week’s theme is plant parts. Our “Growing Minds Day by Day” educational resource lists are designed for families and educators.
Fruits and Vegetables
Every Color Soup
Purple, yellow, orange, and red. Just the right mix of colored vegetables make a delicious soup in this tasty introduction to colors, counting, and veggies. All you need is a pot, a spoon, an adult helper, and vegetables of many colors to make a very special soup—Every Color Soup! Learn colors and vegetable names in
Showdown at the Food Pyramid
The food pyramid is unstable without a balanced diet of grains, fruits, vegetables, and dairy. Too many sweets on top can cause the pyramid to come crashing down.
Plant a Little Seed
Growing a garden from seeds takes time, but while you dream of the fruits and vegetables to come, the seeds are working hard to grow big and strong.
It’s Harvest Time
A fold-out rhyming book showing the progress of a seed, into a plant, then into a crop.
The ABC’s of Fruits and Vegetables and Beyond
This book highlights fresh fruits and vegetables through the ABC’s, with a fun and creative poem for each letter. Beyond just the ABC’s are fun facts and activities including recipes and book recommendations about each featured produce. Check out the recipes for Applewiches and Pot of Gold Biscuits that can be made with local Apples and