Let's Grow Plants!
Grades 1–2 | Grades 3–5 | Early Reading | Literature | Compare and Contrast
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Plants Give Us Food
PreK–K | Literature | Early Writing | Agriculture | Arts and Creativity
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You're Wearing Your Plants!PreK–K | Grades 1–2 | Lesson Plans | Arts and Creativity | Classification Illustrates that many of the everyday products we use come from trees and plants. Save To Organizer |
Let's Plant!Grades 1–2 | Reading | Writing Activities | Unit Plans | Narrative Writing Explains how to teach children firsthand about plant parts, plant growth, and plant care. Save To Organizer |
First Bloom With the First LadyGrades 3–5 | Grades 6–8 | Earth Science | Current Events | Environmental Studies First Lady Laura Bush introduced the First Bloom program, sponsored by the National Parks Foundation at a school in Dallas, Texas recently... Save To Organizer |
Get to The Root of It!PreK–K | Lesson Plans | Research Skills | Plants and Flowers | Science Experiments and Projects Offers a lesson plan about plant roots, stems, leaves, and flowers, involving direct observation and diagramming. Save To Organizer |
Pipers and Ants, a Mini EcosystemGrades 6–8 | Grades 3–5 | Articles | Habitats and Ecosystems | Insects Piper plants are home and food for a large number of different creatures, including some caterpillars, beetles, and ants. Save To Organizer |
Spring Into Science!PreK–K | Grades 1–2 | Grades 3–5 | Articles | Lesson Plans Offers suggestions for bringing living plant and animal specimens into the classroom for observation at the advent of the spring season. Save To Organizer |
The Online NurseryGrades 3–5 | Grades 6–8 | Online Learning Activities | Articles | Plants and Flowers This content resource helps teachers locate online resources on growing plants. Web links to gardening topics, facts on photosynthesis, and... Save To Organizer |
Vegetable Roots Game PLAY!PreK–K | Grades 1–2 | Science Don't let that veggie shrivel! You have two minutes to care for the root and figure out what it needs to grow. Save To Organizer |
Planting a Rainbow Bulletin BoardPreK–K | Early Reading | Print Awareness | Lesson Plans | Counting and Numbers Describes how students learn about shape and color through studying, painting, and writing about different types of flowers. Save To Organizer |
Group Time: Ants and PlantsPreK–K | Grades 1–2 | Early Childhood | Articles | Biology and Life Science Young children are captivated by investigating nature and observing and creating growth and change. Church offers suggestions for... Save To Organizer |
Outdoor Activities/Music & Movement: Plant PlayPreK–K | Motor Skills | Music | Outdoor Activities | Plants and Flowers Children will develop gross-motor and sequencing skills in this ready-to-use teaching idea for mixed ages. Activity: Music & Movement. Save To Organizer |
Activity Plan 4-5: Ask the ExpertPreK–K Children will go on a trip where they will interview a person. They will have to think of questions to ask prior to the interview. Save To Organizer |
Summer Activities: The Wonders of Nature!PreK–K | Earth Science | Observation | Outdoor Activities | Summer Through these nature activities, children develop observation and prediction skills. Kids also use measurement and recording skills while... Save To Organizer |
Summer Nature Activity: Comparing SeedsPreK–K | Food and Cooking | Observation | Outdoor Activities | Plants and Flowers Introduce your child to the things seeds need to grow. This summer activity teaches science skills such as observation, prediction, and... Save To Organizer |
Carlos and The Squash Plant Extension ActivitiesGrades 1–2 | Grades 3–5 | Book Resources | Extension Activities | Writing Extension activity for Carlos and the Squash Plant by Jan Romero Stevens. Save To Organizer |
I'm a Seed Discussion GuidePreK–K | Grades 1–2 | Grades 3–5 | Early Reading | Drawing Conclusions Two seeds, one a marigold and the other a pumpkin, compare what is happening to them as they grow into maturity. Save To Organizer |
I'm a Seed Extension ActivitiesPreK–K | Grades 1–2 | Grades 3–5 | Book Resources | Extension Activities To make a sponge garden, gather different kinds of small seeds. Save To Organizer |
Life in the Rainforest Extension ActivityGrades 6–8 | Grades 3–5 | Content Area Reading | Literature | Cause and Effect Young readers are introduced to the animals, people, and plants of the world's rainforests, as well as the fight to save this important... Save To Organizer |
Dandelion Seed Lesson PlanGrades 1–2 | Grades 3–5 | Reading | Book Resources | Lesson Plans The bright and detailed illustrations in The Dandelion Seed make it a favorite with students. Students enjoy recreating the world of the... Save To Organizer |
The Carrot SeedPreK–K | Grades 1–2 | Literature | Book Resources | Lesson Plans and Unit Plans Extension activities for The Carrot Seed by Ruth Krauss. Save To Organizer |
