Growing Food!

Learning to Grow Yahuah's Plants!

Ages 5-10
CHILD Garden Eden

Yahuah placed Adam in a beautiful garden!

CHILD Seed Growth Stages

Watch how seeds grow!

How to Use This Workbook

Learn about growing your own food using the 4 Rs!

RECEIVE Read and learn
REFLECT Answer questions
RECALL Draw what you learned
RESPOND Do something!

"And Yahuah Elohim planted a garden..." - Genesis 2:8

1Yahuah Made a Garden!

Did you know that the very first place Yahuah made for people was a garden?

Genesis 2:8
"And Yahuah Elohim planted a garden eastward in Eden."

Yahuah didn't put Adam in a house or a city. He put him in a beautiful GARDEN filled with plants and trees!

Adam's First Job

What was Adam's job? To take care of the garden!

Genesis 2:15
"Yahuah took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and keep it."

Let's Answer Some Questions! 📝

1. What did Yahuah plant in Eden?

2. What was Adam's first job?

🎨 Draw It!

Draw a beautiful garden with trees, flowers, and vegetables!

👨‍👩‍👧 With a Parent's Help:

2Seeds Are Amazing!

Every plant starts as a tiny seed! Seeds are like little packages with a plant inside, waiting to grow!

Genesis 1:11
"And Elohim said, Let the earth bring forth... the herb yielding seed."

A tiny tomato seed is smaller than your fingernail, but it can grow into a plant taller than YOU and make hundreds of tomatoes!

What Seeds Need to Grow:

🌱 How Seeds Grow

  1. Plant the seed in dirt
  2. Water it gently
  3. Wait and watch!
  4. A tiny sprout pops up!
  5. It grows bigger and bigger!

Let's Answer Some Questions! 📝

1. What do seeds need to grow? (Circle all that are correct)

True or False:

🎨 Draw It!

Draw a seed underground, then show it sprouting up!

👨‍👩‍👧 With a Parent's Help:

3Dirt is Important!

Dirt isn't just dirt - it's called SOIL and it's full of good things plants need!

Genesis 2:7
"And Yahuah Elohim formed man of the dust of the ground."

Yahuah made Adam from the ground! And our food grows FROM the ground. We are connected to the earth!

🌍 What's in Soil?

Worms Are Our Friends!

Worms make tunnels in the soil. This helps:

Let's Answer Some Questions! 📝

1. What do we call the dirt that plants grow in?

2. Worms in the garden are:

🎨 Draw It!

Draw what's UNDER the ground - roots, worms, and soil!

👨‍👩‍👧 With a Parent's Help:

4Easy Plants to Grow!

Some plants are easy for kids to grow! Let's learn about them!

🥕 Easy Vegetables

Radishes grow SO fast - you can plant them and eat them in less than a MONTH! They're perfect for kids who don't like to wait!

The "Pizza Garden"!

Grow everything you need for pizza:

Let's Answer Some Questions! 📝

1. Which vegetable grows the FASTEST?

2. Which vegetables would you want to grow? (Pick your favorites!)

🎨 Draw It!

Draw YOUR dream garden with your favorite vegetables!

👨‍👩‍👧 With a Parent's Help:

5Watering Your Plants!

Plants are thirsty! They need water - but not TOO much!

Isaiah 55:10
"For as the rain cometh down from heaven... and maketh it bring forth and bud..."

Plants drink water through their ROOTS, not their leaves! That's why we water the soil, not the top of the plant.

How to Water:

The Finger Test!

  1. Stick your finger in the dirt
  2. Go about 2 inches deep
  3. Dry? Time to water!
  4. Wet? Wait another day!

Let's Answer Some Questions! 📝

1. Where should you water a plant?

True or False:

🎨 Draw It!

Draw yourself watering a plant the right way!

👨‍👩‍👧 With a Parent's Help:

6Harvest Time!

The best part of gardening is EATING what you grow!

Genesis 8:22
"While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest... shall not cease."

Food from YOUR garden tastes BETTER than food from a store! It's fresher and you grew it yourself!

When to Pick:

What You Learned!

  1. Yahuah loves gardens - He made the first one!
  2. Seeds need sun, water, and soil to grow
  3. Soil is full of good stuff for plants
  4. Some plants are easy to grow (like radishes!)
  5. Water the soil, not the leaves
  6. The best part is eating what you grow!

Let's Review! 📝

Fill in the Missing Words!

garden seeds soil water harvest

1. Yahuah planted a ____________ in Eden.

2. Plants start from tiny ____________.

3. Plants grow in ____________ (dirt).

4. Plants need ____________ to drink.

5. When we pick our food, it's called ____________.

🎨 Draw EVERYTHING You Learned!

Draw: A garden with seeds, soil, sun, water, and YOU picking vegetables!

👨‍👩‍👧 Tell a Parent What You Learned!

Answer Key (For Parents)

Lesson 1:

MC: 1-B (garden), 2-B (take care of the garden)

Lesson 2:

Checkboxes: Sunlight ✓, Water ✓, Soil ✓ (NOT candy)

T/F: First is TRUE, Second is FALSE

Lesson 3:

MC: 1-B (Soil), 2-B (Good - they help!)

Lesson 4:

MC: 1-B (Radish)

Lesson 5:

MC: 1-B (On the soil/dirt)

T/F: First is TRUE, Second is FALSE

Lesson 6 Review:

Fill-ins: 1. garden, 2. seeds, 3. soil, 4. water, 5. harvest