Week 11 · Tuesday: Plant Families (Grow It K-2)

Tuesday: The first leaves

A bean sprout pops up in the pot!

Rocket says, "Those leaves look wrong!"

Raven asks, "What do you notice about them?"

Nova says, "Wait and watch for more leaves."

Seed leaves

A bean sprout lifts its seed leaves from the soil.

Seed leaves are part of the seed.

They hold food for the young plant.

Seed leaves are usually a different shape.

They do not look like the grown plant's leaves.

True leaves

Wait a few more days.

New leaves will grow above the seed leaves.

These are called true leaves.

True leaves look like the leaves of the grown plant.

FIRST LEAVES

Read the question.
Tap your answer.

What do seed leaves hold?

Which leaves look like the grown plant's leaves?

Why did Rocket think the leaves looked wrong?

A BEAN SPROUT GROWS

Tap a card.
Then tap its spot.

1First

2Next

3Then

4Last

Try it

Look at your bean pot.
Count the leaves you see.
Are they seed leaves or true leaves?
Add water if the mix feels dry.

Safety first

Look with your eyes. Do not pull the sprout.
Wear gloves if you touch the potting mix.
Never put any leaf in your mouth.

Sentence	True or false?
Seed leaves hold food for the young plant.	?
Seed leaves always look just like true leaves.	?
True leaves grow after the seed leaves.	?

WHY THIS EXERCISESeed leaves come first, then true leaves.

For a grown-up

No sprout yet? That is normal in a cool room.
Keep the mix damp, not soggy.
Beans sprout best when the soil is warm.

Draw your bean sprout. Label any seed leaves you see.

Word Spot: then, think

Here are new sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

Then: T-H-E-N.

Think: T-H-I-N-K.

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.

First we plant, ___ we water.

What do you ___?

Great looking, plant scientist!

Tomorrow you will match leaves to their trees.