simple science with carrots

I saw so many pictures about growing carrots on pinterest and decided to try it for myself.
The cool thing about a little lesson with carrots is the variety of activities you can plan with them... and that's what I'm writing about.
Top of the list is healthy eating - talk about how fruit and vegetables help us grow strong
You may choose to teach a lesson about colours and shapes as you help the children cut circles from the carrots and of course, there's counting the circles.
We also made prints with the carrot circles with orange paper on a white background.
And when we were done, we 'planted' the carrot heads in a small bowl, put some soil and water every day until we saw little leaves sprout!
The great thing about it is that it takes up very little space...and time!