Week 10 · Thursday: Plants Change Their Place (Grow It K-2)

Thursday: Plants make homes

Rocket hears chirping in a tree.

"Who lives up there?" he asks.

Raven asks, "What do you notice in the branches?"

Nova says, "Count the hiding spots."

Trees are homes

Many birds build nests in trees and bushes.

Some trees have holes in their trunks.

Birds and squirrels can live in tree holes.

Some woodpeckers make their own tree holes.

Shelter from weather

A pine tree stays green all winter.

Its needles give animals cover from cold weather.

Shelter means a safe place to stay.

Plants give animals shelter.

PLANT HOMES

Read the question.
Tap your answer.

Where do many birds build nests?

Who can live in a tree hole?

What does shelter mean?

Sentence	True or false?
Some woodpeckers make tree holes.	?
A pine tree can give animals cover in winter.	?
Plants give animals food and shelter.	?
Birds never build nests in trees.	?

WHY THIS EXERCISETrees and bushes give animals homes and shelter.

Try it

Look at a tree with a grown-up.
Count the places an animal could hide.
Look for a nest or a hole.
Stay back. Do not touch a nest.

Safety first

Look at nests from far away.
Never touch a nest, an egg or a hole.
Stay with your grown-up outside.

WHO LIVES HERE?

Read the question.
Tap your answer.

You see a nest in a bush. Who made it?

What did Rocket hear in the tree?

Check your bean pot

Check the potting mix. Add water if it is dry.

Beans can take a week or more to come up.

Keep waiting. Good gardeners are patient!

Draw a tree full of animal homes.

Word Spot: point, page

Here are new sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

Point: P-O-I-N-T.

Page: P-A-G-E.

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.

A pencil has a sharp ___.

Turn the ___.

You found so many plant homes!

Tomorrow you will meet a squirrel that plants trees.