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Week 05 · Stems and Leaves

Friday

Leaf shapes
// Hold up, carry, catch the light
⏱ about 15 min

Friday: Leaf shapes

Rocket checks the bean cup. "It moved!" he shouts.

Raven asks, "What do you notice about the leaves?"

Nova says, "Look at their shapes too."

Bean cup check
Find the sticker on your cup.
Which way is the plant leaning now?
Is it leaning toward the window?
Mark your paper strip at the top of the stem.

Many shapes and sizes

Leaves come in many shapes and sizes.

An oak leaf is one leaf on a stem.

A maple leaf is one leaf too.

Some leaves are made of many small leaflets.

LEAF SHAPES
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Are all leaves the same shape?
Some leaves are made of many small...
  1. The stem holds the plant up.
  2. The stem carries water to the leaves.
  3. Leaves catch light and make food.
  4. Veins carry water in a leaf.
  5. Plants bend toward light.
SentenceTrue or false?
Leaves come in many shapes and sizes.?
Stems carry water down into the ground.?
Leaves give off oxygen.?
Plants bend away from light.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEStems carry water up, and leaves face the light.
PLANT PARTS, BOTTOM TO TOP
  • Tap a card.
  • Then tap its spot.
1Bottom
2Middle
3Top
WEEK CHECK
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Which part holds the plant up?
What did Rocket shout today?
Draw three leaves with different shapes.

Word Spot review

Let us review this week's sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

Him: H-I-M.

His: H-I-S.

How: H-O-W.

Just: J-U-S-T.

Form: F-O-R-M.

Small: S-M-A-L-L.

Set: S-E-T.

End: E-N-D.

Another: A-N-O-T-H-E-R.

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.
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.
Please give ___ the map.
He put on ___ hat.
___ does a seed grow?
I am ___ in time.

What a week of plant science!

Tomorrow is Grow It Day with leaf rubbings.

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