V is for Vegetables

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Our book of the week was Growing Vegetable Soup by Lois Ehlert.

Alphabet Art- Valentine V

Supplies
V Pattern
cut up valentine cards
glue

Glue the card pieces to the V and you'll have your Valentine V!

Lessons & Lapbook

I used the lessons and lapbook from Homeschool Share. We also colored and glued some of the V printables from the Alphabet Notebook to the back of the lapbook (not pictured).  

Simon's garden journal was cute. He told me what to write: 
I planted little seeds. Then it sprouted. Then it became a plant. It is going to have very huge squash on it. I am going to share it and eat it.

Here is a little greenhouse I found at a book sale (yes, I find the strangest things at book sales!).

You can recreate this idea with a plastic bag. You could even use some cardboard to make a frame for the greenhouse. You simply tuck a wet paper towel and a few seeds inside the house. Radish seeds are great because they sprout so fast. We've actually use this multiple times with different seeds.

Let's Make a Memory ~ Cooking Vegetable Soup

First, we headed out to the garden to grab some of our home grown vegetables. Then I peeled and chopped and sliced and diced until we had tons of veggies. We started with garlic, onion, and olive oil. After it cooked Simon added the broth. And lots of veggies (celery, carrots, potatoes, tomatoes, green beans, and cabbage)!

Book Basket
Planting a Rainbow by Lois Ehlert
The Carrot Seed by Ruth Krauss
Tops and Bottoms by Janet Stevens
Muncha, Muncha, Muncha by Candace Fleming
Stone Soup (any version)

Shopping List

• ingredients for vegetable soup
• seeds
• plastic bag & paper towel (to create your own green house)