- grow
- root
- seed
- sunlight
- water
MA Standards:
English Language Arts/Speaking and Listening/SL.PK.MA.2: Recall information for short periods of time and retell, act out, or represent information from a text read aloud, a recording, or a video (e.g., watch a video about birds and their habitats and make drawings or constructions of birds and their nests).
Head Start Outcomes:
Language Development/Receptive Language: Attends to language during conversations, songs, stories, or other learning experiences.
Logic and Reasoning/Reasoning and Problem Solving: Classifies, compares, and contrasts objects, events, and experiences.
PreK Learning Guidelines:
English Language Arts/Language 3: Communicate personal experiences or interests.
English Language Arts/Reading and Literature 12: Listen to, recite, sing, and dramatize a variety of age-appropriate literature.
Watch Together: “Experimenting with Seeds” (PEEP live-action clip)
STEM Key Concepts: Plants get their needs met from the environment (their habitat); Some plant parts are below the ground and some above; Earthworms are animals that live in the soil, underground
ELA Focus Skills: Active Viewing, Classifying, Compare and Contrast, Listening and Speaking, Vocabulary
Have children look at the bean and pea seeds they planted in plastic bags. Tell children they are going to watch a short video about some children who are experimenting with seeds and watching roots grow. After you watch, ask questions such as,
- What did the children do to help the roots sprout from the seeds?
- How are the roots in the video similar to the roots in the bean/pea seeds you planted?
- How was their experiment like the experiment you did? How was it different?
You may want to replay the video a second time for children.
Educator Tip: Watching and discussing the selected PEEP stories and live-action video clips can spark and extend children’s interest and understanding of plants. We suggest that children watch the video clips after they have had an opportunity to do their own initial exploration of plants.
