Week 01 · Monday: Hello, Plants! (Grow It K-2)

Monday: Plants are alive

Rocket holds up a rock and a little green plant.

"Which one is alive?" he asks.

Raven asks, "What do you notice?"

Nova hums. "Which one can grow?"

Living things grow

A plant is a living thing.

Living things grow and change.

A tiny plant can grow tall.

A rock does not grow at all.

A toy does not grow either.

Plants need things

Plants need water to live and grow.

Plants need light to live and grow too.

A rock needs nothing. It is not alive.

ALIVE OR NOT ALIVE?

Read the question.
Tap your answer.

Which one is a living thing?

Which one can grow taller?

What do plants need to live?

Meet your plant buddy

This week you will pick a plant buddy.

It can be a plant in a pot.

It can be a tree you see from a window.

You will visit your buddy every day.

Try it

Walk around your home with a grown-up.
Find one plant to be your buddy.
Look at it for a whole minute.

Safety first

Look with your eyes. Do not pick the plant.
Never put any plant part in your mouth.
Only touch plants your grown-up says are okay.

Sentence	True or false?
A plant is a living thing.	?
A rock grows bigger every day.	?
Plants need water to live.	?
A toy needs light to grow.	?

WHY THIS EXERCISEPlants are alive. They grow, and they need water and light.

STORY CHECK

Read the question.
Tap your answer.

What did Rocket hold up?

What hint did Nova give?

Draw your plant buddy. Draw a rock next to it.

Word Spot: after, again

Here are new sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

After: A-F-T-E-R.

Again: A-G-A-I-N.

FIND THE WORD

Listen to the word.
Tap it.

Find the word you hear.

FILL THE GAP

Listen to the sentence.
Tap the missing word.

The sun comes out ___ the rain.

Can we do it ___?

You found out that plants are alive. Great job!

Tomorrow you will find out what plants need.