Paddy Fields

Tuesday (20/09/2011)

a) Vegetables.
 I brought in some real vegetables for kidsto touch, feel and smell. They included “sawi”, cabbage, sprouts, lettuce. I also brought in grain of rice for kids to observe.
 We were surprised to see the leaf vegetables have got a few baby snails. They also have holes in them because eaten by pests.
 Our school vegetables are from an organic farm. Thus, they are not sprayed with pesticides which contain chemicals. Thus, before cooking vegetables, they must probably be washed to make them safe as food.

b) A Seed Life Cycle.
 We observed our little sprouts. We can see some roots. Wow….!
 Stage 1: A seed is planted in the soil. Stage 2: After receiving sunlight and water, it grows. The root reaches for the water. Stage 3: The green shoot starts to sprout. We call this the sprout. Stage 4: It grows taller and taller. Some bloom flowers and fruits. As for vegetables, the leaves grew larger.

c) Types of vegetables.
Teacher: Do all vegetables have seeds?
 Some vegetables are grown from seeds while some not. Some have got leaves while some not. We are not learning the types in detail as kids might get confused. However, we learn to recognize the various types of vegetables.

d) Paddy Field.
 Grains are uncooked while rice is he cooked food that we eat almost every day.
 Seeds are planted in nurseries for the paddy grains to grow. After a few months, they have grown into young shoots. They are transferred into the big paddy field. The paddy field has already being fertilized by oxen or machines beforehand. They will grow and grow until almost the height of an adult lady. Golden bunches of grains will be hung from the plant. Thus, harvesting season is ready. The grains will be sent to factories. We can buy brown rice which is ore nutritious or white rice.