“Potato” explained in 4 pictures
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Help young children understand what kind of vegetable a potato is, that it grows underground, what shape it has and what it looks like inside, and how it can be eaten
💬 What kind of vegetable is a potato?
A potato is a kind of vegetable. Some are round, and some are a little long. The skin is brownish and a little bumpy.
🤔 Is a potato perfectly round, or is it a little bumpy?
💬 Potatoes grow in the soil
Potatoes grow in the soil. Green leaves come out above the ground. In the soil, the potatoes slowly grow bigger.
🤔 Do potatoes grow up in trees or down in the soil?
💬 Let's look inside a potato
When you cut a potato, you can see inside. The inside is whitish or yellowish. The skin and the inside are different colors.
🤔 How are the color on the outside of a potato and the color inside different?
💬 Let's eat potatoes
Potatoes are cooked and eaten. They can be boiled, baked, or made into soup. They are fluffy and delicious vegetables.
🤔 Have you ever eaten a dish made with potatoes?