"It 's a pretty flower," said one."But it is a weed!" said another.
What is a weed? Are weeds flowers? Water group children looked up the meaning of a weed and it says that a weed is a plant that grows where it is unwanted. It competes with other plants and the lawn for water and nutrients. However, people have different opinions about dandelions and there are many who love dandelions and do not consider them as weeds. The children were surprised to hear that some people use it in their cooking. Lucas said matter of factly: "Yes, I drink dandelion tea." We searched on the internet for dandelion recipes and found that there were recipes for Batter Fried Dandelion Blossoms, Dandelion Green Salad, Dandelion Jelly and many more. The children were very curious as to what dandelion jelly is and what it would taste like. To find out we had to make it. The children rushed to the playground enthusiastically to pick the dandelions for our recipe. Even though it took a long time to make the jelly, the children patiently waited for the jelly to set. When the jelly was ready the children couldn't wait to slurp the jelly into their mouths. They were amazed with how good the jelly tasted. It was worth all the wait!
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