Students will be able to identify what plants need to grow.
Materials:
- Book: Dinofours My Seeds Won’t Grow
- clear plastic cups
- seeds- Lima Beans or marigolds
- water
- potting soil
Lesson Plan:
- Read and discuss the story including talking about what seeds need to grow and what the one dinofour did that was not fair to his classmate.
- Discuss some reasons plants may grow differently. (Lack of rain, too much or not enough sun)
- Ask students what they think happens to the seed after it is planted.
- Talk about some parts of a plant.
- What kind of plants and parts of plants do we eat? Discuss some vegetables like Lima beans and carrots.
- Read and discuss the story including talking about what seeds need to grow and what the one dinofour did that was not fair to his classmate.
- Discuss some reasons plants may grow differently. (Lack of rain, too much or not enough sun)
- Ask students what they think happens to the seed after it is planted.
- Talk about some parts of a plant.
- What kind of plants and parts of plants do we eat? Discuss some vegetables like Lima beans and carrots.
- Plant a seed (make sure to place more than one seed in a cup)
- Place it in the window and check progress each day.
Comments:
These also make great Mother’s Day presents!
By: Mandy Wallace
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