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Week 09 · Soil and Worms

Tuesday

Soil helps plants
// Life under our feet
⏱ about 15 min

Tuesday: Soil helps plants

Rocket pushes on his bean plant. It does not tip over!

Raven asks, "What do you notice holding it up?"

Nova hints, "Look below the stem."

What soil gives plants

Roots grow down into the soil.

Soil holds the roots in place.

Roots take in water from the soil.

Roots take in air from the soil too.

Soil also has food that plants need.

Is your bean in soil yet?

Some beans grow in damp paper towels.

A grown-up can move your bean into soil.

Then its roots can spread out.

  1. Put on gloves.
  2. A grown-up opens the potting mix bag.
  3. A grown-up fills a cup with potting mix.
  4. A grown-up makes a hole with a finger.
  5. Set the bean roots gently in the hole.
  6. Pat the soil around the stem.
  7. Water it a little.
Safety first
Only a grown-up handles the potting mix bag.
Wear gloves, and wash your hands after.
Never put soil or plant parts in your mouth.
SOIL HELPERS
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
What holds the roots in place?
What do roots take in from soil?
Why did Rocket's bean not tip over?
MOVE A BEAN INTO SOIL
  • Tap a card.
  • Then tap its spot.
1First
2Next
3Then
4Last
SentenceTrue or false?
Roots grow down into the soil.?
Soil has food that plants need.?
Kids open the potting mix bag.?
Wash your hands after touching soil.?
WHY THIS EXERCISESoil holds roots and gives plants water, air and food.
Draw your bean. Show its roots in the soil.

Word Spot: round, some

Here are new sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

Round: R-O-U-N-D.

Some: S-O-M-E.

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.
A ball is ___.
___ birds sing in the morning.

Your bean has a soil home!

Tomorrow you will test which soil holds more water.

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