先日、子どもたちと一緒にさつまいもの収穫を行いました。

夏頃に植えたさつまいもは、園の大きな鉢植えの中ですくすくと育ち、秋になってみんなで土を掘りながら収穫しました。

収穫後は少し寝かせ、ついに食べ頃に…！

また、K1クラスの子どもたちが育てたサラダ小松菜も一緒に収穫しました。

「大きくなってる！」「これ、ぼくが植えたの！」と嬉しそうな声がたくさん聞こえてきました。

収穫したさつまいもと小松菜は、お味噌汁に入れてみんなでいただきました。

自分たちで育てて、収穫して、食べる――

食育を通して、季節や自然の恵みに感謝する、あたたかな時間となりました。

We harvested sweet potatoes with the children recently.

The sweet potatoes were planted around summer and grew well in the large pots at our school. In autumn, everyone enjoyed digging in the soil and harvesting them together.

After letting them rest for a while, they were finally ready to eat!

We also harvested salad komatsuna that the K1 class had planted.

The children were very excited, saying things like, “It’s grown so big!” and “I planted this!”

The harvested sweet potatoes and komatsuna were added to miso soup, and everyone enjoyed eating it together.

Through this experience of growing, harvesting, and eating, the children were able to appreciate the seasons and the blessings of nature during a warm and meaningful time.