- grow
- seed
- weed
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.
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: "The Carrot Seed" (BTL show)
STEM Key Concepts: Plants start in different ways; Some plants start from seeds; Plants need water, food, and sunlight to grow
ELA Focus Skills: Active Viewing, Speaking and Listening, Vocabulary
As You Watch
Model active viewing by naming the characters, describe the action, repeat the featured words (seed, grow, plant, weed) and move along to mimic planting and caring for the seed.
As children watch, ask them to look for the things the boy does to help the seed grow.
After You Watch
Ask questions such as,
- What does the boy do to help his seed grow?
- What else does the boy do to help the seed grow?
- Have children share any planting experiences they have had and include talk about weeds. Explain that weeds are plants that grow very quickly. Ask,
- Why do you think the little boy pulled the weeds around the carrot seed?
