When Our

Little
Seeds
Grow
A FIRST GRADE LESSON THAT
CONNECTS SEEDS WITH DREAMS
AND DESIRES

Class Discussion
What

do students already know?

What is a seed?
How do they grow?

Water
Location
Warmth

The Tiny Seed

Takes

the reader on a
journey that follows a
tiny seed
Discusses the
different stages that
seeds undergo
Review of the seasons
and what seeds do
during each season
Shows readers
circumstances of
which plants cant
grow

Discussion Questions
In

what ways did the

seeds become
damaged?
Where are some of the
places the seeds went?
Where are the plants
roots?
Did you think the tiny
seed would grow?
Did you find it interesting
when the tiny seed grew
into a huge flower?

Creating The Link

Did

you know that it takes a tiny seed to

be planted for our dreams to grow just
like it takes a tiny seed for a plant to
grow?
What is a seed?

The Seed
The

idea or maybe a person that helps

you think of that idea
Who is watering you seed?
Who is giving your tiny seed sunlight?

Preparing For the Art Project

Ask

student
What do you want to grow into?
What kind of person do you want to
grow into?
What kind of people do you like? Nice?
Kind? Why?

Introducing Gustar Klimt

Austrian

symbolists

painter
Incorporated many
design elements, such
as, complementary
colors and repeated
patterns of shapes
Painted the tree of life

The Tree of
Life
Vast

amount of detail
Egyptian eye, triangles, swirls, and circles
within circles
Made from gold and ceramic tiles, exotic
woods, glass, and jewels
Tree symbolizes life
Seedpods and other organic shapes represents
creativity and rebirth
Black bird=death

Discussion Questions
What

symbols do you see in this

picture?
What symbols can you think of in your
life?
Can relate to social studies
The flag is a symbol

Creating Our Own Trees of Life

Challenge

students to create their own

symbols
Remember when you said you wanted
to grow into__________ ?
Now we are going to bring our ideas to
life with an art project
We will be creating our own
representations of the tree of life

Wrapping Up
Student will then have writing time and
will write about their reasoning behind the
symbols they chose to use in the art work
After students have finished their pieces,
we will have a class gallery walk
The students writings will be displayed
next to their pieces of art
The teacher will then combine all of the
projects into a book using IPhoto

Iphoto Book

IPhoto Book