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Week 06 · Plants and Pets

Wednesday

Light for the leaves
// Water, light and gentle hands
⏱ about 15 min

Wednesday: Light for the leaves

Lizzy moves a plant to the window.

"Look," she says. "The leaves lean to the light."

Oliver the Owl blinks. "Plants like a bright spot."

A bright spot

Plants use light to grow.

Put a plant near a window.

Leaves lean toward the light.

Turn the pot sometimes. Then all sides get light.

A dark corner is not a good spot.

Opposites a plant helper knows

OneThe opposite
lightdark
drydamp
big leafsmall leaf
droopyperky
LIGHT CHECK
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
What do plants use to grow?
Where is a good spot for a plant?
Which way do leaves lean?
Why turn the pot?
SentenceTrue or false?
A dark corner is a good plant spot.?
Leaves lean toward the light.?
The opposite of light is dark.?
The opposite of dry is damp.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEPlants need light. Dark corners do not have much.
Try it
Find the brightest window in your home.
Look at a plant. Which way do leaves lean?
Ask your grown-up if you may turn the pot.
Safety first
Ask before you move or turn a plant.
A grown-up lifts heavy pots.
Keep pots away from the edge of a table.
GIVE A PLANT LIGHT
  • Tap a card.
  • Then tap its spot.
1First
2Next
3Then
4Last
OPPOSITES
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
What is the opposite of dry?
What is the opposite of droopy?
Who lifts a heavy pot?
SentenceTrue or false?
Turning the pot helps all sides get light.?
Pots belong on the edge of the table.?
Big and small are opposites.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEA pot on the edge can fall. Keep it back.
Draw a plant by a window leaning to the light.

Word Spot: even, such

Here are new sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

Even: E-V-E-N.

Such: S-U-C-H.

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.
Two and four are ___ numbers.
That was ___ a fun game.

Bright spot found! Tomorrow we help a pet with gentle hands.

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