Learning About Plants

A sweet potato that I bought a while ago started sprouting, so I put it in some water in a mason jar, set it on the kitchen window, and decided to use it as a learning opportunity. All of the kids happily check its progress each day, but Elise is most interested in it. She calls it "Elisey's potato plant." She looks at its leaves and the little roots that are growing. If you ask her what a plant needs to live, she will tell you, "Sunshine. Water to drink." My little scientist.