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Read Together: The Carrot Seed
Read The Carrot Seed by Ruth Krauss. Focus on how the boy plants a seed and cares for his plant.
Read Together: The Little Red Hen #1
Read the book and compare it to the story of the little red hen in the video Between the Lions “Help.”
Read Together: The Little Red Hen #2
Reread The Little Red Hen by Paul Galdone. Compare what the hen does to help her wheat grow to what the children do to help their plants grow.
Read Together: Vegetable Garden #1
Read Vegetable Garden by Douglas Florian and discuss plants, how they change, and how their needs are met.
Read Together: Vegetable Garden #2
Reread the story and discuss the vegetables in the book and what children learned about gardening.
Read Together: Vegetable Garden #3
Reread Vegetable Garden by Douglas Florian and point out the rhyming words as you read.
Read Together: Wonderful Worms
Read Wonderful Worms by Linda Glaser and help children focus on how worms help prepare the soil plants grow in.
Review the Week Together: Unit 7, Week 1
Revisit the charts, objects, and pictures from the week.
Sing Together: “Dig the Earth”
Sing the song about things plants need to grow.
Sing Together: “I’m a Little Brown Seed” #2
Discuss patience and how long it takes for plants to grow. Sing the song and act out the motions.
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.
Small Groups: Plant Measurements
Help children measure the parts of a plant using a measuring object. Have them draw each plant part.
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.