Week 06 · Friday: Plants and Pets (Home Helpers 3 to 5)

Friday: Review and a plant report

Rosie the Rabbit hops in with a watering can. "You checked soil, planted a seed, read leaves and made a pet chart!"

Lizzy nods at the seed cups on the sill. "And the logs are filling up. Logs become reports."

Freddy the Frog taps a pencil. "Review first. Then we each write a short plant report. Facts, in order, with a clear ending."

Freddy's review

One question from each day. Think back before you tap.

WEEK SIX REVIEW

Read the question.
Tap your answer.

Monday: what do you do before you water?

Tuesday: where does the seed cup sit?

Wednesday: droopy leaves and soggy soil mean what?

Thursday: what happens before any feeding?

Statement	True or false?
Every plant needs water every single day.	?
A log entry has the date, what you saw and what you did.	?
You can bother a pet while it eats.	?
Your grown-up approves the pet care chart.	?

WHY THIS EXERCISEThe same idea runs through the week: living things count on a careful helper.

From log to report

A report tells someone else what happened. It uses facts from your log, in order.

A plant report has four parts. What you planted, what you did, what happened, what you learned.

Each part can be one or two sentences. Use the dates from your log.

Lizzy's plant report

I planted one bean in a paper cup on Day 1.
I checked the soil every day and watered when it was dry on top.
On Day 6 a tiny green sprout came up. By Day 10 it had two leaves.
I learned that checking the soil works better than watering every day.

Start with what you planted and when.
Tell what you did in the order you did it.
Say what happened, with the day it happened.
End with one thing you learned.

PUT THE PARTS OF A PLANT REPORT IN ORDER.

?What I learned
?What I planted
?What I did
?What happened

WHY THIS EXERCISEA report in time order is easy for a reader to follow.

What did Lizzy plant?

On which day did Lizzy see a sprout?

Which part of a report comes last?

How many parts does a plant report have?

WHY THIS EXERCISEFour parts keep a report complete but short.

Try it

Read your seed log out loud to a grown-up.
Together, pick the three most important facts for your report.

Write your own plant report in four parts. Use the dates from your log, even if your seed has not sprouted yet.

Rosie cheers and Lizzy waters the last pot. Tomorrow is Family Helper Day with plants and pets!