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Explore Together (outdoors): Visit Plants

Plan a visit to a fruit and vegetable farm. Allow children to freely explore the plants.

One-on-One Reading: Vegetable Garden #4

Read aloud Vegetable Garden to individuals or small groups. Discuss how the garden changes in the different seasons.

Plants Here and There

Point out different environments plants grow in when you are out and about—such as in the park, by a pond, or in the woods.

Review the Week Together: Unit 7, Week 1

Revisit the charts, objects, and pictures from the week. 

Review the Week Together: Unit 7, Week 2

Say some words and have children repeat back the /g/ sound at the beginning of the words.

“Round and Round” (PEEP game)

Invite children to play PEEP and the Big Wide World “Round and Round” game.

Seed Museum

Create a seed museum and invite children to visit the museum with friends and compare and discuss seeds.

Seed Search

Take an outdoor walk with your child and collect seeds (flowers, trees, bushes, etc.). Explore, sort, and compare your seed collection.

Small Group: Create an Underground Environment

Discuss how worms help plants meet their needs. Then set up a worm habitat with children.

Small Group: Explore Trees

Discuss parts of a tree. Go outside and have children compare and explore trees.

Small Group: Plant Leaves

Have children observe and compare the leaves of their bean, grass, and onion bulb plants.

Small Group: Plant Onion Bulbs

Have children plant onion bulbs in water and dictate or write to record observations.

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.

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: Flowers, Stems, and Roots

Talk about plant parts and how each part helps the plant grow.

Watch It Grow

Plant seeds with your child. Let him be responsible for watering them to help him learn what plants need to live and grow.

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