1. Avoyelles 4-H Cloverbud Program Objectives: Develop appreciation for different types of fruits and vegetables. Learn the use of different parts of plants. Learn about the growth of plants. Experience and develop appreciation for the taste of various foods. Develop motor skills through the art and food activities. Group Size: 6-8 children per adult volunteer. Time Frame: This lesson is designed for a group meeting between 30 minutes and 60 minutes. Each activity will take about 5-15 minutes to complete. Activity: “Plant Parts” – Materials-a variety of vegetables and fruits. Discuss the different parts of plants which we eat. Show the group an example plant part. Then have different sample which fit into each category and have the group place the plant in the right category. For cost savings pictures may be used. Roots-carrots, radishes, beets Stems-rhubarb, celery, asparagus Leaves-cabbage, spinach, lettuce, parsley Flowers-broccoli, cauliflower Fruits-tomatoes, squash, eggplants, peppers, cucumbers Seeds-popcorn, peanuts, peas (in pod), fresh green beans To Join the Cloverbud program this year: Avoyelles 4-H Program “Cloverbud” 8592 Hwy. 1, Suite 1 Mansura, LA 71350 318-964-2245 tclark@agctr.lsu.edu evanderlick@agctr.lsu.edu www.lsuagcenter.com/Avoy elles/parish Have you Eaten A Flower Today?

2. 4-H Pledge I pledge my head to clearer thinking. My heart to greater loyalty. My hands to larger service. Any my health to better living, For my club, my community, my country, and my world. Activity “Garden Soup” Materials: Variety of fruits and vegetables cut and washed (small pieces will cook faster), stove or hot plate, large saucepan or soup pot, large spoon for stirring, bowls (or cups) and spoons for eating, a copy of Stone Stoup by Marcia Brown. Have the children select and wash the vegetables. Peel and cut the vegetables and place them in the pot. Allow the soup to cook. While the children are eating the soup read the story “Stone Soup”. If more than one adult is present for this activity it works better since the soup is so hot. Be careful so that no one is burned. Encourage the children to do most of the cooking. For cost savings, each student could bring in one canned good to create a pot of soup as fresh veggies are expensive. Activity “Veggie Carts” Materials: Celery stalks, carrot slices, toothpicks, peanut butter, nuts, raisins, and cheese. Wash celery stalks and cut into 2- inch pieces. To both sides of the celery, attach round slices of carrots with toothpicks for wheels. Fill with peanut butter, nuts, raisins, cheese. Eat. Plants are very nutritious. What plants do these foods come from? Celery and carrots and nuts come from plants. Does peanut butter? How about raisins? What about cheese? No, but cows eat plants to make milk, and then we make cheese from milk. Activity “Understanding Plant Parts” Materials: Whole potted plant Discuss with the group the functions of each part of plants we eat. Roots-underground part of the plant that absorbs nutrients and water from the soil. An anchor for the plant, supports the plant stems, stores food. Stems-part between the roots and the leaves. Stems carry nutrients from the roots to the leaves. Stems are the main trunk of the plant that provide structure and support for leaves, flowers, and fruit. Leaves-helps make food through photosynthesis. Fruits-hold the seeds to protect them. Flowers-seed-producing parts of the plants. Seeds-part of the plant from which the new plant will come.