“Cabbage” explained in 4 pictures
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Help young children understand what kind of vegetable cabbage is, that it grows in fields, that it is made of layers of leaves, and how it can be eaten
💬 What kind of vegetable is cabbage?
Cabbage is a round vegetable. It has many pale green leaves gathered together. When you touch it, the leaves feel a little dry and crisp.
🤔 What shape does the cabbage look like?
💬 Cabbage grows in fields
Cabbage grows in fields. It gets bigger on top of the soil as its leaves spread out. When it has grown big, people pick it from the field.
💬 The leaves are layered
When you cut a cabbage, there are leaves inside too. Many leaves are layered on top of each other. In the middle, there is a hard core.
🤔 Can you see the many leaves layered together?
💬 Let's try eating cabbage
Cabbage is washed well before we eat it. We can cut it into thin strips or put it in soup. When you chew it, it can make a crunchy sound.
🤔 What kind of sound does cabbage make when you eat it?