Cooked Rice and Rice

Children understand that cooked rice is food made by cooking rice grains, that rice grains grow on rice plants in rice paddies, and that when the grains are gathered and cooked, they become edible cooked rice

2026年7月6日 · こども図鑑
2026年7月6日 · こども図鑑
Cooked rice is made from rice grains.
We add water to hard rice grains and heat them.
Then they become fluffy, soft cooked rice.

Cooked rice is made from rice grains. We add water to hard rice grains and heat them. Then they become fluffy, soft cooked rice.

💬 Cooked rice is made from rice grains

🤔 What color is the rice in the bowl?

Rice grows in rice paddies.
There is water in rice paddies.
Green rice plants grow bigger in the sunlight.

Rice grows in rice paddies. There is water in rice paddies. Green rice plants grow bigger in the sunlight.

💬 Rice grows in rice paddies

When rice plants grow, heads appear.
Many small grains grow on the heads.
These grains become rice.

When rice plants grow, heads appear. Many small grains grow on the heads. These grains become rice.

💬 Rice grains grow on rice plants

🤔 About how many small grains can you see?

We wash the rice grains and add water.
When we cook them, they become warm cooked rice.
Cooked rice is chewy and tasty.

We wash the rice grains and add water. When we cook them, they become warm cooked rice. Cooked rice is chewy and tasty.

💬 When rice grains are cooked, they become cooked rice

🤔 What does rice taste like when you eat it?