Friday, October 18, 2013

Carrot Cutting is more than just for “C”


The kids have been experiencing a wonderful “farm-to-table” activity that teaches them about many Montessori values such as manners, respect, valuable life skills and more.

The carrots were planted by last year’s kindergartners and this year we are pulling up some pretty large carrots. The kids get to take turns prepping and serving the carrots, which is actually a large ordeal for a little person.

As you can see in the picture, they have to get fresh water to clean and scrub the carrot multiple times. They also learn how to peal the carrot and cut the excess off and put in the compost. After they cut the carrots into servings they will share with their classmates. When serving they are supposed to greet each person by name and ask them if they would like a piece of carrot. Their classmate is supposed to respond with a “no thank you” or a “yes please.”

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