Week 08 · Thursday: Fruits and Seeds on the Move (Grow It K-2)

Thursday: Animals move seeds

Raven comes home from a walk.

Tiny seeds cling to her socks!

Rocket asks, "How did they get there?"

Nova says, "Look closely."

Seeds that stick

Some seeds have tiny hooks.

The hooks catch on an animal's fur or feathers.

The animal walks far away.

Later the seed falls off in a new place.

Seeds can stick to our clothes and shoes too!

Seeds that get eaten

Birds and other animals eat some fruits.

The seeds inside travel with the animal.

Later the seeds drop out in the animal's droppings.

Now the seeds are in a new place.

ANIMAL HELPERS

Read the question.
Tap your answer.

How did seeds get on Raven's socks?

What do sticky seeds use to hold on?

A bird eats a fruit. Where do the seeds go?

A BIRD MOVES A SEED

Tap a card.
Then tap its spot.

1First

2Next

3Then

4Last

Try it

Find a fuzzy sock or a scrap of felt.
Make a tiny ball of tape, sticky side out.
This is your pretend hook seed.
Walk your fingers like an animal past the seed.
Does the seed stick to the fuzzy sock?

Safety first

Never pick or touch unknown wild plants.
Wash your hands after a nature walk.
Never eat seeds or berries you find outside.

Sentence	True or false?
Some seeds have tiny hooks.	?
Seeds can stick to shoes.	?
Animals never move seeds.	?
Birds can carry seeds to new places.	?

WHY THIS EXERCISEPlants depend on animals to move some seeds.

Bean check

Measure your bean plant with your strip.
A grown-up marks the new height.

Draw an animal carrying a seed to a new place.

Word Spot: kind, hand

Here are new sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

Kind: K-I-N-D.

Hand: H-A-N-D.

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.

What ___ of bird is that?

Raise your ___.

Great thinking about animal helpers!

Tomorrow you will see seeds float on water.