Teaching Themes
Plants: Everything You Need
These resources will help students study the structure, varieties, and uses of seeds, plants, flowers, and trees.
Lesson Plans
Let's Grow Plants!
Grades: 1–2, 3–5
Students learn about seeds through a combination of comparative readings and directly observation of seed growth.
Lesson Plans, Book Resources
Plants Give Us Food
Grades: PreK–K
Teaches students about the typesof fruits and vegetables grown on farms as well as the types of plants on which they grow.
Learning With Plants
Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8, 9–12
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 Lesson Plans You're Wearing Your Plants!Grades: PreK–K, 1–2 Through this lesson plan, students learn that many of the everyday products we use come from trees and plants! |
 Unit Plans, Writing Activities Let's Plant!Grades: 1–2 Explains how to teach children firsthand about plant parts, plant growth, and plant care. |
 Plant Life Activity and ResourcesGrades: PreK–K, 1–2 Download a free Knowledge Quest! activity about plant parts and photosynthesis and discover other resources for teaching about plants. |
 Lesson Plans Get to the Root of It!Grades: PreK–K Use this lesson plan to teach about plant roots, stems, leaves, and flowers through direct observation and diagramming. |
 Articles Pipers and Ants, a Mini EcosystemGrades: 3–5, 6–8 Piper plants are home and food for a large number of different creatures, including some caterpillars, beetles, and ants. |
Articles, Lesson Plans Spring Into Science!Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5 Offers suggestions for bringing living plant and animal specimens into the classroom for observation at the advent of the spring season. |
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Articles, Online Learning Activities The Online NurseryGrades: 3–5, 6–8 This content resource helps teachers locate online resources on growing plants. Web links to gardening topics, facts on photosynthesis, and even a... |
Vegetable Roots Game PLAY!Grades: PreK–K, 1–2 Don't let that veggie shrivel! You have two minutes to care for the root and figure out what it needs to grow. |
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Lesson Plans Planting a Rainbow Bulletin BoardGrades: PreK–K Describes how students learn about shape and color through studying, painting, and writing about different types of flowers. |
Articles Group Time: Ants and PlantsGrades: Early Childhood, PreK–K, 1–2 Young children are captivated by investigating nature and observing and creating growth and change. Church offers suggestions for activities... |
Outdoor Activities/Music & Movement: Plant PlayGrades: PreK–K Children will develop gross-motor and sequencing skills in this ready-to-use teaching idea for mixed ages. Activity: Music & Movement. |
Activity Plan 4-5: Ask the ExpertGrades: PreK–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. |
Summer Activities: The Wonders of Nature!Grades: PreK–K Through these nature activities, children develop observation and prediction skills. Kids also use measurement and recording skills while... |
Summer Nature Activity: Comparing SeedsGrades: PreK–K Introduce your child to the things seeds need to grow. This summer activity teaches science skills such as observation, prediction, and problem... |
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Extension Activities, Book Resources Carlos and The Squash Plant Extension ActivitiesGrades: PreK–K, 1–2 Extension activity for Carlos and the Squash Plant by Jan Romero Stevens. |
Discussion Guides, Book Resources I'm a Seed Discussion GuideGrades: PreK–K, 1–2 Two seeds, one a marigold and the other a pumpkin, compare what is happening to them as they grow into maturity. |
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Extension Activities, Book Resources I'm a Seed Extension ActivitiesGrades: PreK–K, 1–2 To make a sponge garden, gather different kinds of small seeds. |
Extension Activities, Book Resources Life in the Rainforest Extension ActivityGrades: 3–5 Young readers are introduced to the animals, people, and plants of the world's rainforests, as well as the fight to save this important... |
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Lesson Plans, Extension Activities, Book Resources Dandelion Seed Lesson PlanGrades: PreK–K, 1–2 The bright and detailed illustrations in The Dandelion Seed make it a favorite with students. Students enjoy recreating the world of the seed, in... |
Book Resources, Lesson Plans and Unit Plans The Carrot SeedGrades: PreK–K, 1–2 Extension activities for The Carrot Seed by Ruth Krauss. |
