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Week 11 · Plant Families

Wednesday

Each kind has its leaves
// Like the parent, but not exactly
⏱ about 15 min

Wednesday: Each kind has its leaves

Raven brings three leaves home in a bag.

Rocket says, "They are all just leaves!"

Raven asks, "What do you notice about their shapes?"

Nova says, "Look at the edges."

Oak leaves

Oak leaves have lobes.

A lobe is a part that sticks out.

Some oak leaves have round lobes.

Some oak leaves have pointed lobes.

Maple leaves and pine needles

Maple leaves have pointed lobes too.

Many maple leaves have three or five lobes.

A pine tree has thin needles, not flat leaves.

A white pine has its needles in bunches of five.

LEAF SHAPES
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
What is a lobe?
Which tree has needles?
How many needles are in a white pine bunch?
MATCH THE LEAF
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
A leaf has round lobes. Which tree could it be?
A leaf has three pointed lobes. Which tree could it be?
Try it
On paper, trace around your hand.
Your fingers look like lobes!
Now make a pointy maple shape with your fingers.
Then make a thin pine needle with one finger.
SentenceTrue or false?
Oak leaves have lobes.?
Pine trees have big flat leaves.?
Maple leaves have pointed lobes.?
Each kind of tree has its own leaf shape.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEEach kind of plant has its own kind of leaf.

Check your bean pot

Look at your bean sprouts.

Are their leaves shaped like oak or maple leaves?

No! Bean plants have their own leaf shape.

Safety first
Only pick up fallen leaves a grown-up says are okay.
Wear gloves when you touch leaves from outside.
Wash your hands after.
Draw an oak leaf, a maple leaf and pine needles.

Word Spot: letters, mother

Here are new sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

Letters: L-E-T-T-E-R-S.

Mother: M-O-T-H-E-R.

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.
Cat has three ___.
The ___ bird feeds her chicks.

You can match leaves to trees now. Wow!

Tomorrow you will find how plants of one kind differ.

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