Rocket rubs a crayon over paper on a leaf.
"The leaf shows through!" he says.
Raven writes a tally in the notebook.
Nova says, "Count each kind you see."
A tally is a way to count.
Make one mark for each plant you see.
Put the marks in rows: grass, flower, bush, tree.
Then count the marks in each row.
Which row has the most?
| Plant | Tally |
|---|---|
| Grass | one mark for each patch |
| Flower | one mark for each flower |
| Bush | one mark for each bush |
| Tree | one mark for each tree |
| Sentence | True or false? |
|---|---|
| A tally mark stands for one thing. | ? |
| You rub the crayon under the leaf. | ? |
| The row with the most marks wins the count. | ? |
| Pick up fallen leaves only. | ? |
| Sentence | True or false? |
|---|---|
| The bumpy side of the leaf faces up. | ? |
| A tally is a kind of flower. | ? |
| You can count plants with tally marks. | ? |
Let us review this week's sight words.
Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.
Going: G-O-I-N-G.
Had: H-A-D.
Has: H-A-S.
Her: H-E-R.
Same: S-A-M-E.
Boy: B-O-Y.
Following: F-O-L-L-O-W-I-N-G.
Show: S-H-O-W.
Also: A-L-S-O.
You counted like a scientist!
Tomorrow is Explorer Day: a plant walk.