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Week 02 · Seeds

Monday

What is a seed?
// A tiny plant waits inside
⏱ about 15 min

Monday: What is a seed?

Rocket shakes a dry bean in his hand.

"This is a pebble," he says.

Raven asks, "What do you notice on its side?"

Nova says, "Look for a tiny mark."

A bean is a seed

A dry bean from the kitchen is a seed.

Beans grow inside pods on a bean plant.

A seed holds a tiny new plant.

The tiny plant waits inside until it can grow.

The seed belly button

Most seeds have a small mark called a scar.

It is like a belly button!

It shows where the seed was joined to its plant.

On a bean, the scar is easy to see.

SEED OR PEBBLE?
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Is a dry bean a seed?
What waits inside a seed?
Where do beans grow?

Try it: Get beans ready

  1. A grown-up finds three large dry beans.
  2. Look at one bean closely.
  3. Find the little scar on its side.
  4. A grown-up puts two beans in a cup of water.
  5. Leave the cup on the counter until tomorrow.
Safety first
Beans are for looking, not eating.
Never put a bean in your mouth, nose or ear.
Keep beans away from babies and little kids.
Wash your hands after you touch the beans.
SentenceTrue or false?
A dry bean is a seed.?
A tiny plant waits inside a seed.?
A seed is just a pebble.?
Most seeds have a small scar.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEA seed holds a tiny new plant.
STORY CHECK
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
What did Rocket think the bean was?
What did Nova say to look for?
Draw your dry bean. Show its little scar.

Word Spot: as, ask

Here are new sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

As: A-S.

Ask: A-S-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 rock is ___ big as a ball.
You can ___ a grown-up for help.

You met your first seed. Nice looking!

Tomorrow you will open a soaked bean.