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Backyard Explorer K to 2 / Week 04 / Thursday
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Week 04 · Plant Parts

Thursday

Big plants, small plants
// Roots, stem, leaves and flower
⏱ about 15 min

Thursday: Big plants, small plants

Rocket stands by a tall tree.

"I am so small!" he laughs.

Raven asks, "What do you notice about the trunk?"

Nova says, "A trunk is a part you know."

Plants come in all sizes

Grass is a small plant.

It has thin leaves close to the ground.

Many flowers grow on short, soft stems.

A bush is bigger.

It has many woody stems.

A tree is the biggest.

It has one thick, woody stem called a trunk.

Same parts, different sizes

Big plants and small plants have the same parts.

A tree has roots, a trunk, leaves and seeds.

A blade of grass has roots and leaves too.

The parts are just bigger or smaller.

SIZE CHECK
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Which plant is the biggest?
What is a trunk?
Which plant has many woody stems?
Does grass have roots?
SMALL TO BIG
  • Tap a card.
  • Then tap its spot.
1Smallest
2Next
3Then
4Biggest
SentenceTrue or false?
A tree has one thick trunk.?
Grass grows close to the ground.?
A bush is bigger than a tree.?
Big and small plants have the same parts.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEGrass, flower, bush, tree. Same parts, different sizes.
Try it
Look out a window or step outside.
Find the smallest plant you can see.
Find the biggest plant you can see.
Which one has a trunk?
Safety first
Stay with your grown-up.
Look with your eyes.
Do not climb trees or bushes.
Wash your hands after you go outside.
WHICH PLANT?
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
It has thin leaves near the ground.
It has one thick trunk.
What did Nova say about a trunk?
SentenceTrue or false?
A trunk is a kind of stem.?
Flowers have thick, woody trunks.?
A tree has roots.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEA trunk is a woody stem. Flowers have soft stems.
Draw a tiny plant next to a huge tree.

Word Spot: following, show, also

Here are new sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

Following: F-O-L-L-O-W-I-N-G.

Show: S-H-O-W.

Also: A-L-S-O.

FIND THE WORD
  • Listen to the word.
  • Tap it.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
FILL THE GAP
  • Listen to the sentence.
  • Tap the missing word.
Read the ___ words.
Can you ___ me your drawing?
Cats ___ like to nap.

You compared big and small!

Tomorrow you will count plants and make a leaf rubbing.

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