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Week 04 · Roots

Monday

Roots grow down
// Hold on and drink up
⏱ about 15 min

Monday: Roots grow down

Rocket holds up the bean cup. "Look! White strings!"

Raven leans in. "What do you notice?" she asks.

Nova hums. "Which way do they point?" she hints.

Meet the roots

Plants have parts.

Roots, stems and leaves are plant parts.

Roots are usually under the ground.

In your bean cup, you can see them!

The clear cup is like a window into the dirt.

Down, down, down

Roots grow down, toward the pull of the Earth.

Stems grow the other way. They grow up.

WHICH WAY?
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Which way do roots grow?
Which way do stems grow?
Where are roots usually found?

Try it: Bean cup check

  1. Wash your hands.
  2. Hold the bean cup up to the light.
  3. Look through the side of the cup.
  4. Find the roots. Which way do they point?
  5. Put the cup back gently.
Safety first
The bean is for looking, not eating.
Nothing from the cup goes in your mouth.
Wash your hands after you touch the cup.
BEAN CUP CHECK
  • Tap a card.
  • Then tap its spot.
1First
2Next
3Then
4Last
SentenceTrue or false?
Roots are a plant part.?
Roots grow up toward the sky.?
A clear cup lets you see roots.?
You can taste the bean in the cup.?
WHY THIS EXERCISERoots grow down, and we never taste our beans.
Draw your bean and its roots today.

Word Spot: going, had

Here are new sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

Going: G-O-I-N-G.

Had: H-A-D.

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.
We are ___ to the park.
The bird ___ three eggs.

Great looking, root explorer!

Tomorrow you will find out how roots hold on tight.