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

Tuesday

Seeds and plant needs
// Roots, stem, leaves and flower
⏱ about 15 min

Tuesday: Seeds and plant needs

Rocket shakes a dry flower head.

Tiny dots fall into Raven's hand.

"What do you notice?" Raven asks.

Nova hums. "Each dot holds a surprise," she says.

Seeds

Many plants grow from seeds.

A seed is a tiny package.

A baby plant waits inside.

The seed waits for water and warmth.

Then a root pokes out and grows down.

A stem pokes up and grows toward the light.

What plants need

  • Light: leaves use light to make food.
  • Water: roots take in water from the soil.
  • Air: leaves take in air.
  • A place to grow: soil, a pot or a crack.
SEED CHECK
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
What waits inside a seed?
Which part pokes out first?
Which way does the stem grow?
What fell into Raven's hand?
A SEED GROWS
  • Tap a card.
  • Then tap its spot.
1First
2Next
3Then
4Last
SentenceTrue or false?
Plants need light.?
Plants need water.?
Plants need a hat.?
Many plants grow from seeds.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEPlants need light, water, air and a place to grow.
Try it
Look at a plant with your grown-up.
Where does its light come from?
Where does its water come from?
Say the three needs: light, water, air.
Safety first
Stay with your grown-up.
Do not put seeds or plants in your mouth.
Wash your hands after you touch soil.
WHAT PLANTS NEED
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
A plant sits in a dark closet. What does it miss?
Which part takes in water?
Which is a place a plant can grow?
SentenceTrue or false?
A seed needs water to start growing.?
A stem grows down into the soil.?
Leaves take in air.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEWater wakes the seed. Stems grow up, roots grow down.
For a grown-up
If you have a bean or sunflower seed, show it.
Ask: what might be inside?
Seeds stay in hands, never in mouths.
Draw a seed. Then draw it with a root and a stem.

Word Spot: has, her

Here are new sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

Has: H-A-S.

Her: H-E-R.

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.
She ___ a red kite.
That is ___ book.

You know what plants need!

Tomorrow you will look closely at leaves.

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