“Tomato” explained in 4 pictures
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Help young children understand what kind of vegetable a tomato is, how it grows, what shape and color it has, and how it can be eaten
💬 What kind of vegetable is a tomato?
A tomato is a vegetable that is often red and round. There are big tomatoes and small cherry tomatoes. When you touch one, it feels smooth.
🤔 Have you seen a big tomato or a small tomato before?
💬 Tomatoes grow on branches
Tomatoes grow from seedlings planted in soil. Leaves and branches grow, and fruit appears. At first they are green, and little by little they turn red.
🤔 What is different about the green tomato and the red tomato?
💬 Let’s look inside a tomato
When you cut a tomato, the inside is red too. The inside is soft and has lots of moisture. There are also small seeds inside.
🤔 What colors are the outside and inside of a tomato?
💬 Let’s eat tomatoes
Tomatoes are washed well before eating. You can eat them as they are or put them in a salad. They can taste a little sour or sweet.
🤔 When you eat a tomato, what does it taste like?