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Week 05 · Stems and Leaves

Monday

Stems hold plants up
// Hold up, carry, catch the light
⏱ about 15 min

Monday: Stems hold plants up

Rocket peeks at the bean cup. "It has a neck!" he says.

Raven asks, "What do you notice above the bean?"

Nova says, "Follow it up to the leaves."

Meet the stem

Roots grow down. The stem grows up.

The stem holds the plant up.

It lifts the leaves up high.

Up high, the leaves can reach the sunlight.

Soft stems and woody stems

Many garden plants have soft, green stems.

Trees have woody stems.

A tree trunk works like a big woody stem.

STEM JOBS
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Which way does a stem grow?
What does the stem hold up?
What works like a big woody stem?

Try it: Find the stem

  1. Wash your hands.
  2. Look at your bean cup.
  3. Find the roots at the bottom.
  4. Find the stem going up.
  5. Find the leaves at the top.
Safety first
The bean plant is for looking, not eating.
Wash your hands after you touch the cup.
BOTTOM TO TOP
  • Tap a card.
  • Then tap its spot.
1Bottom
2Middle
3Top
SentenceTrue or false?
The stem holds the plant up.?
Stems grow down into the dirt.?
A tree trunk holds a tree up.?
Leaves need to reach the light.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEThe stem holds the plant up so leaves reach light.
Draw your bean plant. Show roots, stem and leaves.

Word Spot: him, his

Here are new sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

Him: H-I-M.

His: H-I-S.

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.
Please give ___ the map.
He put on ___ hat.

Great job finding the stem!

Tomorrow you will see what travels inside a stem.