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Small Group: Plant Seeds
Have children plant bean seeds and draw to record in their science notebooks.
Small Group: Plant Sunflowers
Help children plant sunflower seeds.
Small Group: Similarities and Differences
Discuss that all living things have similarities and differences, comparing two plants and two children.
Small Groups: Plant Measurements
Help children measure the parts of a plant using a measuring object. Have them draw each plant part.
Sorting Plant Objects
Have children sort objects they collected outdoors into different categories, such as color, texture, size, and shape. Encourage children to describe similarities and differences.
Talk Together: Bulbs
Introduce bulbs. Explore an onion bulb and an onion.
Talk Together: Comparing Plants
Have children compare different plants and flowers by using their senses.
Talk Together: Flowers, Stems, and Roots
Talk about plant parts and how each part helps the plant grow.
Talk Together: Garden Soil
Discuss how vegetables have been picked from the soil of the garden or farm that they were grown in.
Talk Together: Get the Soil Ready
Review how worms help gardens. Create a tunnel and have children “worm” their way through the tunnel.
Talk Together: Introduce Plants
Introduce plants and tell children they will learn about different types of plants. “Plant Wall” of pictures and children’s works.
Talk Together: Measuring
Challenge children to think of ways they can use materials to measure their plants.
Talk Together: More About Plant Helpers
Talk about plant needs. Introduce things in the underground environment that help plants meet their needs.
Talk Together: More About Plants
Talk with children about plants and what they need to grow.
Talk Together: Observe Underground Changes
Revisit the worm habitat and discuss the changes that have taken place.
Talk Together: Parts of Plants
Review parts of plants by observing the children’s growing plants.
Talk Together: Plant Helpers
Explain the difference between growing plants in pots and plants growing in their natural environments.
Talk Together: Plant Review
Review what children learned about plants. Have children share a page in their science notebooks.
Talk Together: Plants and Roots
Continue to discuss plants, including trees and roots.
Talk Together: Plants Review
Review the activities children did this week. Have each child tell one thing he or she learned about plants.