This past week our Montessori group visited the local farmers market where our children helped us shop, selecting beautiful tomatoes, melons, peaches, blue berries, cucumbers, and delicious mint, and learned how to cut fruit and veggies as part of food preparation.
After the moms and children practiced cutting our fresh and yummy farm treats, we talked about the colors, tastes, and textures, and even thought about how the foods grow and whether or not the seeds from these foods could be planted.
When our Montessori food cutting lesson ended, we walked over to the barns to visit with the farm animals. Below are pictures from our trip:
a market stand.
Annabelle holds a lumpty tomato in front of the peach stand.
Taylor reaches for yellow watermelon.
Annabelle expresses her displeasure with sharing her blueberries. It is an ongoing lesson in parenting for me. I hope that we find a way to show her how sharing helps everyone.
Taylor and Annabelle watch as we start to practice cutting fruits and veggies.
Max and Kari cut a lumpy tomato. Owen tries out our water spray bottle.
Kari cuts the tomato by using a blunt knife and a cutting board. Click here to see formal instructions on showing your child how to cut fruit.
Taylor enjoys a bite of her peach.
Elise and Madeline visit with the goats.
Annabelle may be a young equestrian at heart. She loves watching the horses.
Madeline says hello to the cows.
Mamma and baby goat.
A brown and white cow resting in the barn.
A beautiful chocolate colored horse.
This coming week we are hoping to work in the garden or go on a nature walk. Also, a good follow up activity to cutting food with a blunt knife may be for the children to learn how to wash silverware and manage food containers.
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