Plants are a great way to introduce children to the world of science. You can talk about the life cycle of plants, what plants need to grow, and how plants help us in our everyday lives. Engaging in these activities with children helps them develop a love for learning and discovery.
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This resource includes: A plant craft An interactive plant book A sequencing page for plant life cycle Vocabulary Cards Labeling activities (root, seed, flower, stem, leaf) 5 pages on the parts of a plant Writing activities for the steps to planting Observation pages for watching the plants grow Writing about a plant Parts of the plants we eat and be a plant detective Activities to follow The Tiny Seed True and False for Gail Gibbons From Seed to Plant These T/F could also be completed as a pre and post assessment with out the story. Tops and Bottoms Reading Response Creative writing on “what would you plant” Word Work with vocabulary from the plant unit. Making Words ABC Order Ow/Ou Vocabulary Building (Spin a Word, Roll a Word) Check out the preview for a look at the majority of pages included. Let’s “grow” student knowledge of plants!
Happy Spring!
The Perfect Story for Read and Retell. Work on expression! Work on word work, writing, and more!! 12 Colorful Vocabulary Cards for posting Story Sequence Vocab Match Story Retell…color, cut, slide Cause and Effect ABC Order Center Activities Craft 2 Game boards for partner work Writing…narrative, informational
The resource begins with an invitation and a note for parents the share about the day and ask them to help donate an item to celebrate the day. There is also a craft for “This Year Was Sweet” and a little book for writing as well as making a top 10 list of activities for the year.
Next students will explore the life cycle of a lemon and learn about a lemon. There are activities for centers, informational text and sequencing activities. Explorations and suggestions are provided as well as activities for making lemonade from actual lemons.
Word work is also included as well as center activities for Adjectives, Making Words and ABC Order. Other word work activities include a Word Search, Syllables and Parts of Speech. All word wok is related to lemons and lemonades. There are 12 brightly colored vocabulary cards for posting with pictures.
I chose three of my favorite books for sharing about lemons and lemonade with your class. (Froggy’s Lemonade Stand, When Grandma Brings a Lemon Tree and a wonderful poem about Lemonade in the Shade. ) Each suggestion is followed by activities for the Students.
The Lemonade Stand is all about math and engages students in two center activities with How Many Glasses Sold for Graphing, How Much Money was Made and 4 Glasses to a pitcher…how many pitchers did you make. You will also find three games for odd/even, addition and subtraction practice.
Writing Activities include writing a How To Story, writing about the life cycle in sequence and a descriptive story about lemons.
So wear yellow and celebrate a SWEET YEAR!
