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Week 10 · Plants Change Their Place

Wednesday

Plants feed animals
// Roots push, plants feed and shelter
⏱ about 15 min

Wednesday: Plants feed animals

Rocket watches a bee on a flower.

"Is she lost?" he asks.

Raven asks, "What do you notice she does?"

Nova says, "Bees visit flowers for a reason."

Flowers feed bees

Bees visit flowers to get food.

They collect pollen and nectar.

Nectar is a sweet liquid inside many flowers.

Bees bring food back for their young too.

Trees feed animals

An oak tree makes acorns.

An acorn is the seed of an oak tree.

Acorns are food for birds and other animals.

Deer, turkeys and mice eat acorns.

Some caterpillars eat the leaves of trees.

PLANT FOOD
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Why do bees visit flowers?
What is an acorn?
Which animal eats acorns?
A BEE GETS FOOD
  • Tap a card.
  • Then tap its spot.
1First
2Next
3Last
Try it
Look out a window with a grown-up.
Watch for an animal near a plant.
Is the animal eating? Is it resting?
Tell your grown-up what you see.
Safety first
Watch bees from far away.
Never touch or bother a bee.
Never taste any plant, seed or berry from outside.
SentenceTrue or false?
Bees collect pollen and nectar for food.?
Acorns are food for some animals.?
You should taste berries you find outside.?
Some caterpillars eat tree leaves.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEPlants give many animals their food.

Check your bean pot

Check the potting mix with a gloved finger.

Add a little water if it feels dry.

Look closely. Do you see any bumps yet?

Draw an animal eating food from a plant.

Word Spot: animals, house

Here are new sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

Animals: A-N-I-M-A-L-S.

House: H-O-U-S-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.
Many ___ live in the forest.
A snail carries its ___.

You found out how plants feed animals!

Tomorrow you will find homes in plants.

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