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Week 03 · Sprouting

Friday

First leaves
// Water and warmth wake a seed
⏱ about 15 min

Friday: First leaves

Rocket sees a green bump on a bean.

"Is that a leaf?" he asks.

Raven asks, "What do you notice about its shape?"

Nova says, "First leaves can look different."

The first leaves

The shoot pushes up from the seed.

Soon the first leaves open.

The first leaves often look different from later leaves.

A bean seed has two seed leaves.

From seed food to light food

A sprout uses the food stored in its seed.

Later, green leaves catch light.

Then the leaves make food for the plant.

A BEAN SPROUTS
  • Tap a card.
  • Then tap its spot.
1First
2Next
3Then
4Last
LEAF CHECK
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
What does a sprout use for food first?
How many seed leaves does a bean have?
What do green leaves catch later?

Try it: Measure a root

  1. Get a strip of paper.
  2. Hold the strip next to your longest root.
  3. Make a mark at the tip of the root.
  4. Keep the strip to compare next week.
Safety first
Measure through the bag. Keep it zipped.
Never eat a bean or a sprout.
A grown-up handles anything sharp.
SentenceTrue or false?
A sprout uses food stored in its seed.?
First leaves can look different from later leaves.?
The shoot comes out before the root.?
Green leaves use light to make food.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEA sprout uses seed food until its leaves make food.
For a grown-up
Tomorrow you will start a bean in a clear cup.
Get a clear cup and paper towels.
Find a large dry bean too.
The cup bean will grow for the next weeks.
Draw your best sprout. Show the root, shoot and leaves.

Word Spot review

Let us review this week's sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

Every: E-V-E-R-Y.

Fly: F-L-Y.

From: F-R-O-M.

Give: G-I-V-E.

Great: G-R-E-A-T.

Through: T-H-R-O-U-G-H.

Much: M-U-C-H.

Line: L-I-N-E.

Means: M-E-A-N-S.

FIND THE WORD
  • Listen to the word.
  • Tap it.
Find the word you hear.
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Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
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.
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.
___ plant needs water.
Birds can ___.
I got a note ___ my friend.
A tree can ___ us shade.

You watched a seed become a sprout. Amazing!

Tomorrow is Grow It Day: plant a bean cup!

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