植物生長日記
Getting children to grow something is a powerful teaching tool for subjects like science, math, and art.
讓孩子種植東西是很有效的教學工具，讓他們學到科學、數學和藝術等學科。
powerful(adj.)強大的、有效用的subject(n.)學科
It also teaches them important life skills, such as responsibility, patience, kindness, and other values in children’s lives.
還能教導他們重要的生活技能，如責任、耐心、善良，以及生活中其他的價值觀。
skill(n.)技能responsibility(n.)責任感，responsible(adj.)認真負責的patience(n.)耐性，patient(adj.)有耐心的kindness(n.)善良、仁慈，kind(adj.)親切的value(n.)價值觀，family value家庭觀念，traditional value傳統的價值觀life(n.)生活，lives複數形；live-lives-lived(v.)居住
Don’t worry about it if your children don’t have a green thumb.
如果你的孩子不擅長園藝，請不要擔心。
green thumb精於園藝技能
They can start with simple potted plants.
他們可以從簡單的盆栽植物開始。
pot(v.)把⋯種在花盆裡，potted(adj.)盆栽的
When children are growing plants, let them choose their own pot and decorate it.
當孩子栽種植物時，讓他們選擇自己的花盆並裝飾它。
pot(n.)花盆decorate(v.)裝飾，decoration(n.)裝飾品
You can help them decide where to put their new plants.
你可以幫助他們決定要把新植物放在哪裡。
where to put their new plants=疑問詞引導的間接問句，作decide的受詞
Some plants need more sunshine, but some plants like living under the shade.
有些植物需要較多的陽光，但有些植物喜歡生活在陰涼處。
sunshine(n.)陽光shade(n.)陰涼處，in the shade of a tree樹蔭下
Then, it’s the children’s job to take care of the plant’s needs.
然後，孩子的工作就是照顧植物的需求。
take care of sth.(sb.)照顧某物(某人)need(n.)需求
They can keep a diary about the plant’s growth, and they will quickly understand that it takes time for a plant to grow.
他們可以寫日記，記下植物的生長情形，他們很快就會明白植物成長是需要時間的。
diary(n.)日記，keep a diary寫日記；dairy(n.)乳製品、牛奶場growth(n.)成長
The most important thing of all is to let them have fun.
最重要的是讓他們玩得開心。
have fun玩得開心
In no time, they will become little gardeners.
很快地，他們就會變成小園丁了。
in no time=soon=quickly很快地gardener(n.)園丁