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Week 01 · Hello, Plants!

Thursday

Plant parts have jobs
// Plants are alive, and they have parts
⏱ about 15 min

Thursday: Plant parts have jobs

Rocket builds a plant from paper and string.

"Every part needs a job," he says.

Raven asks, "What do you notice each part doing?"

Nova says, "Follow the water."

Roots and stems

Roots hold the plant in the soil.

Roots take in water from the soil.

The stem holds up the leaves and flowers.

The stem carries water up to the leaves.

Leaves and flowers

Leaves catch light from the Sun.

Leaves use the light to make food.

Flowers have a special job.

Flowers make seeds for new plants!

JOB MATCH
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Which part takes in water from the soil?
Which part catches light?
Which part makes seeds?
Which part holds up the leaves?
FOLLOW THE WATER
  • Tap a card.
  • Then tap its spot.
1First
2Next
3Last
Try it
Stand up tall like a plant.
Wiggle your toes. They are your roots!
Stand straight. Your body is the stem.
Stretch your arms out like leaves.
Safety first
Make room around you before you stretch.
Keep your feet flat on the floor.
SentenceTrue or false?
Roots hold a plant in the soil.?
Leaves make seeds.?
The stem carries water to the leaves.?
Flowers make seeds for new plants.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEEach plant part has a job that helps the plant.

Word Spot: place, years, back

Here are new sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

Place: P-L-A-C-E.

Years: Y-E-A-R-S.

Back: B-A-C-K.

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.
The park is a fun ___.
Some turtles live for many ___.
Put the cup ___ on the shelf.

You know the jobs of plant parts. Great work!

Tomorrow you will find plants big and small.

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