JoJo and Gran Gran Visit the Community Garden
In JoJo and Gran Gran Visit the Community Garden, JoJo and her grandmother head to the local allotment, or community garden, to harvest some vegetables. Real-life children visit a community garden to see the vegetables that grow there. This video is excerpted from BBC’s JoJo & Gran Gran, a children's animated television series following JoJo, an inquisitive and cheerful 4-and-a-half-year-old girl and her loving Gran Gran, who always has something new to teach her.
Lesson Express
Q: How does JoJo harvest the vegetables?
A: She pulls some of them out of the ground and snips the leaves or edible parts off others.
Q: Have you ever visited a community garden? What did you see there?
A: Student responses will vary.
Q: Think about the vegetables that you like to eat. Do they grow above or below ground?
A: Student responses will vary.