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- Food is used in the classroom to teach children.
- It helps young children learn basic science ideas.
- It also helps them learn new words and names.
- Teachers show seeds and let children touch and play.
- Kids watch seeds grow with and without sun and water.
- Children make simple recipes like a seed salsa.
- Teachers get an all-day workshop and extra help.
- Children try healthy foods without pressure during activities.
- The lessons take place in Head Start preschools.
Difficult words
- science — study of the natural world and how it works
- seed — small part of a plant that growsseeds
- recipe — list of steps to make foodrecipes
- workshop — a short training or class for adults
- preschool — a school for young children before kindergartenpreschools
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Discussion questions
- Have you ever watched a seed grow?
- What healthy food do you like to try?
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