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 Plants
Included in this unit:
P. 3-5 Sample Lesson Plans P. 69-77 Life Cycle of a Plant

P. 5-11 Anchor Charts P. 78-80 Life Cycle Craft

P. 12-16 Types of Plants P. 81-91 Plant Parts

P. 17-26 Plant Parts P. 92-111 Living and Non-Living

P. 27-41 Plant Part Jobs P. 112-118 Sprout Castle

P. 42-45 Carnation Experiment P. 119-124 Plant Word Write

P. 46-52 Plant Parts Craft P. 125-139 Planting CVC

P. 53-57 Plant Needs P. 140-146 Seed Count

P. 58-59 Plant Needs Flipbook P. 146-155 Flower Families

P. 60-67 Plant Needs Craft P. 156-158 Bonus Writing

Pages
P. 68 Plant Comprehension Questions
 Plants Lesson Ideas and Plans

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Plant KWL Chart Introduce Types Activity Students can fill out
Read your of Plants
Have students the recording sheet.
favorite basic
brainstorm I have students put

a
plant fact book. Place the “Types
everything they of Plants” label in the sheet on a
I like to show
“know” about plants. a pocket chart. clipboard and they fill
the anchor

y
If there is Ask students to it out on the carpet.
chart “What is a
something that is not name plants. If Then fill out the “w” on
plant.”
correct, write it on they say “rose” the KWL chart by
a post-it note and place the asking them what they

1 revisit later in the Movement: Yoga would like to learn

“flowers” picture
unit. “Tree” pose about plants.
on the board.

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What Do Plants Ask the students
Activities
to name what a I like to discuss
Need to Live? plant needs to what people need

a
live. AS they
Spend a few seconds to live and
name the ideas
reviewing types of place the picture compare it to
plants. cards on the plants. There

y
Then ask then boys board. are three
and girls if a plant is different
living or non-living activities that

2
and explain the two could follow the
terms if needed. introduction.

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Show the anchor Activity
Parts of a Plant chart below and
Students can fill in
the recording
ask the children

a
Spend a few seconds sheet as you Students can
to name the
discussing the topics discuss the parts. complete the
from the last two days. parts.
Show the boys and girls craft and

y
one of the classroom discuss all of the
plants or a flower. Ask plant parts as
the boys and girls if they go!
they can name the

3 different parts of the

plant.
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What are the jobs
of plant parts?
a
Place the anchor chart
with arrows on the
board. Ask students if
they remember the
y
names of the parts.
Place the four words
on the board (tape or
Velcro). Have the
4 students help read the
words.
D
What is the life
cycle of a plant?
a
I like to start out
reading “The Tiny
Seed” as an
y
introduction to the
life cycle of a plant.
5
D
Life cycle
Review/Plants we
a
Eat
Review the life cycle of a
plant in large group. The
y
boys and girls can fill out
their own chart during the
discussion.
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Lesson Ideas and Plans
Choose a few Mini-Experiment Activity
students to help
label the plant Discuss plant jobs using
Students can
anchor charts. Carnation
parts. Experiment: Look closer at complete this
the job of the stem. emergent
reader and
answer the
questions to
review plant
jobs.
Movement: Play music
Activities
and ask students to
move to the music like
a tiny seed blowing in
the wind. This is a great way to look
at plant growth, parts of a
Place the anchor chart plant and what a plant
on the white board and
discuss each of the needs to live. Prior to
stages with the boys starting I have the
and girls. During this time students make a
I introduce our prediction and then
sprout castle. journal what happens each
week.
After a movement Activity
activity Ask
students to name
plants they eat.
Then place the
“Plants we Eat” label
and plant parts in a
pocket chart. Place
the food pictures
where students can
see. Have them sort
the food items
under the matching
label.
 Plant Anchor Charts
Use the anchor charts during introduction of
each plant topic. Plant Anchor Charts are great
to post in the classroom during your plant unit.
What is a Plant?
Plants are living things that grow on
land and water. Plants can survive
almost anywhere on the earth.
Plants make their own food using
sunlight.
Flower

leaf
stem
Roots
 sprout

seed

Of a Plant seedling

Mature

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Flower Plant
 Plants are living things that grow
on land and water. Plants can
survive almost anywhere on the
earth. Plants make their own food
by taking energy from the sunlight.

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 Leaf

Roots
stem
Flower

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 Types of Plants

Place the “Types of Plants” label in a pocket

chart. Ask students to name plants that they
know. If they say “rose” place the “flowers” card
under the label. Name trees and flowers that
are familiar to the students.
 Name: ________________________
Write several plant names in the boxes below.

Draw a picture of your favorite plant.

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 Parts of a Plant
Show the boys and girls a plant or flower and ask
the students if they can name any parts of a
the plant. Next place the Plant part anchor
chart on the white board. Discuss the names of
the plant parts and briefly discuss their jobs.
 Leaf

Roots
stem
Flower

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 Leaf

Roots
stem
Flower

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 Label a Plant
To review plant parts throughout the unit, place
the colored or black and white “Label a Plant”
chart on a white board. Have students take
turns choosing a word to label the plant. They
can use the recording sheet to copy the chart.
 Flower Roots

Leaf

Stem

Cut out the cards and laminate if possible. To review the parts
of a plant place the colored or black and white (copy on yellow
cardstock) plant above on a white board or flannel board. Have
the students take turns reading the words above. Then have
the boys and girls tape or Velcro the word next to the correct
arrow/plant part. Laminate for durability.
Name: ____________________
Label the plant parts.

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Flower Leaf

stem roots
 Plant Part Jobs
After the students are familiar with the parts of
a plant place the “Plant Part Jobs” label on a white
board or flannel board using Velcro or tape.
Have student brainstorm the job of each plant
part. Then, read the plant jobs and discuss each
job with the children. You can follow-up with the
little emergent reader or plant part craft.
 Roots
The roots take
minerals from
the soil to help
the plant grow.
The roots also
anchor the
plant in the soil.

Stem
The stem is
like a straw.
Minerals and
food travel up
the stem to
the leaves and
flowers.
 Leaf

The leaf makes

food for the
plant using
energy and
sunlight.

Flower
The flower
attracts
insects to help
the plant
pollinate and
create new
plants
 The Parts
Of a Plant
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Name: ____________________.

The Parts
Of a Plant
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Name: ____________________.
These are the ________.

These are the ________.

The roots take minerals
from the soil to help the
plant grow.

The roots take minerals

from the soil to help the
plant grow.
This is the ________.

This is the ________.

 The stem is like a straw.
Minerals and food travel up the
stem to the leaves and flowers.

The stem is like a straw.

Minerals and food travel up the
stem to the leaves and flowers.
This is a ________.

This is a ________.
 The leaf makes food for the
plant using energy and sunlight.

The leaf makes food for the

plant using energy and sunlight.
This is the ________.

This is the ________.

The flower attracts insects to
help the plant pollinate and
create new plants.

The flower attracts insects to

help the plant pollinate and
create new plants.
Draw a line from the plant part to the
matching job. Color.

Helps
Makes Takes
minerals Attracts
food for reach the insects to minerals
the leave and the plant. from the
plant. flowers. soil.

Draw a line from the plant part to the

matching job. Color.

Helps
Makes Takes
minerals Attracts
food for reach the insects to minerals
the leave and the plant. from the
plant. flowers. soil.
 Label the
parts of a
plant.

Word Key
Flower
Roots
Leaf
Stem

Label the
parts of a
plant.

Word Key
Flower
Roots
Leaf
Stem
 Carnation Experiment
Show the boys and girls a white carnation. Have
the boys and girls identify the parts. Then, ask
them what will happen when you place the flower
in water. If they tell you it will change color ask
them how the color will get to the flower petals.
There are two different forms, one for younger
students (or for a quick review) and one for
older. Students will first fill out their prediction.
They can show what will happen on the carnation
and write about it. The second form, they will
show what actually happened and tell (in their
opinion) the job of the stem. Clarify this by
telling the boys and girls that the stem is like a
straw and will suck up the water and nutrients
and supply it to the leaves and flowers.
Name: ____________________
Predict what will happen when the
carnation is placed in colored water.

___________
___________
___________
___________
___________
Name: ____________________
What happened to the carnation. In
conclusion, what is the job of a plant stem?

___________
___________
___________
___________
___________
Name: ____________________
Predict what will happen when the carnation is placed in
colored water.
 Parts of a Plant Craft
Materials Needed (per child):

1 copy of the frame with the line for the soil.

1 stem (dark green).

2 leaves (light green).

1 flower

1 set of words to label the plant

A small handful of shredded paper

This is a great craft to review the parts of a plant.

When they share their work they can tell the jobs of
each item.
 The students can
color the sky, dirt
and frame of flower.

The students will cut

out the stem, two
leaves and flower
and glue them above
the roots.

The last step is

to cut out and
label the
The roots: Shredded flower parts.
paper from the
Dollar Tree or
Michaels.
Copy on green construction. Stem.
Copy on a different shade of green construction. Leaf-each child needs 2.
Copy on a variety of colored construction paper. Each child needs one.
flower flower flower flower
leaf leaf leaf leaf
stem stem stem stem
roots roots roots roots

flower flower flower flower

leaf leaf leaf leaf
stem stem stem stem
roots roots roots roots
Copy on white paper. Each child needs 1 set to label the picture.
 What Do Plants Need to
Live?
Prior to introducing the topic, ask students to
name what humans need to live. Sometimes I like
to introduce the living and non-living activities
prior to plant needs. Ask students to brainstorm
what plants need to live. Place the label on the
board or pocket chart. AS students name the
correct answers, place the cards on the pocket
chart.
Students can use the “What do plant need?”
recording sheet. Each child will need a clipboard
and pencil.
You can also have students complete the “What
Do Plants Need? Flipbook” or craft.
water sunlight

soil air
Name: ____________________
Label what plants need to grow.

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 What Does a
Plant Need?
Flipbook

The boys and girls will cut out the

four pictures and match the
picture to the word. They will place
glue on the gray box and place the
matching picture over the word.
They can read their words to a
friend.
Name: _________ What Does a Plant Need?

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water soil air sunlight
Materials Needed (per child): What Does a
1 piece of 12 by 18 blue construction paper Plant Need?

4/18 piece of brown paper for soil. Craft

1 yellow circle (sun)

2 strips of yellow construction paper (1 inch)-sun rays (students can

cut them before they glue.

1 cloud (blue or gray)

A small scrap of blue paper for rain (students can cut out rain
drops

1 flower

2 leaves

1 strip of green construction paper (1 inch by 6 or 8)

a white crayon to draw the wind lines (air)

One strip of the question “What Does a Plant need?”

One sheet of description words.

 Each child will need a
Each child will need a
sheet of brown
blue sheet of 12 by 18
paper to glue onto
piece of
blue paper. 4 by 18
construction paper.
What Does a Plant Need?

What Does a Plant Need?

What Does a Plant Need?

What Does a Plant Need?

What Does a Plant Need?

Sunlight Sunlight Sunlight

water water water

Soil Soil Soil

air air air

Copy on white paper. Each child needs one.

Copy on green 2 per child
Copy on gray or blue-1 per child
Copy on yellow (sunlight)-1 per child
Copy on a variety of colors each child needs one.
Name: ____________________
Plants
Read the paragraph. Answer the questions.

Plants are living things that

grow on land and water. Plants
need soil, water, air and sunlight
to live. The four main parts of
a plant are the roots, stem,
leaves and flowers. We eat
plants. Some plants that we eat
are lettuce, carrots and beans.
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1. What do plants need to live?

2. Where do plants grow?

3. Name two plants that we eat.

4. What are the four main parts of a plant?

 Life Cycle of a Plant
Place the life cycle of a plant on the board and
ask students if they know what a life cycle is. I
like to demonstrate this using seeds and fake
flowers. Show the boys and girls the “Life Cycle
Anchor Chart.”
To review, place the lifecycle cards on the
board/flannel board. Have students help
recreate the chart. Then have the boys and girls
label the parts or complete one of the life cycle
craft.
 sprout

seed

Of a Plant seedling

Mature

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Flower Plant
 sprout

seed

Of a Plant seedling

Mature

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Flower Plant
 seed sprout

mature
seedling plant
flowers
 seed sprout

mature
seedling plant
flowers
Name: ____________________
Label the life cycle of a plant.

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 1.

5. 2.

4. 3.
 Mature
seedling flower seed Plant sprout

Mature
seedling flower seed Plant sprout

Mature
seedling flower seed Plant sprout
 Plants that we Eat
Place the “Plant Parts We Eat” label on the white
board/pocket chart. Ask the boys and girls to
review the parts of a plant. Then ask to name
parts of a plant that we eat. Place of the plant
part words across the board. Have the children
help you place the food items under the matching
plant part. Then, have students return to their
seat and write the plants we eat on the
recording sheet. This could also be a writing
center. The labels are available in black and white.
Roots Seeds Flowers
Carrots peas broccoli
beets green beans cauliflower

Fruits Leaves Stems

peach lettuce celery
apple spinach onions
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Name: ____________________

Roots Seeds Flowers

Fruits Leaves Stems

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 Living and Non-Living

Ask the boys and girls to tell you the difference

between “living” and “non-living.” Place the labels
in a pocket chart. Ask the boys and girls to help
sort the real pictures or black and white
pictures (copy on color paper) as “living” or “non-
living.” Students can record the findings on their
recording sheet.
To review have students fill out the emergent
reader, or color the living creatures.
mouse raccoon

watch turtle
butterfly robot

tree flower
house refrigerator
Name: ____________________

Living Non-Living

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 Alive and
Not Alive
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Name: ____________________.

Alive and
Not Alive
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Name: ____________________.
A refrigerator is ______________.

A refrigerator is ______________.
A mouse is ______________.

A mouse is ______________.
A house is ______________.

A house is ______________.
A tree is ______________.

A tree is ______________.
A flower is ______________.

A flower is ______________.
A robot is ______________.

A robot is ______________.
A turtle is ______________.

A turtle is ______________.
A watch is ______________.

A watch is ______________.
A raccoon is ______________.

A raccoon is ______________.
A butterfly is ______________.

A butterfly is ______________.
Name: ____________________
Color the living things.
 Sprout Castle

Use a razor to
cut out
square prior
to activity.

Copy on a variety of colored construction paper.

Students will wrap a bean in a small piece of wet
paper towel. Then place the bean in a plastic
ziplock bag. Hang them in a window.
_______________’s Sprout Castle

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Name: ____________________
Watch your plant grow. Draw and write what you see.

Day 1 Week 1 Week 2

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Name: ____________________

Week 1
Draw it.

Write it.
Name: ____________________

Week 2
Draw it.

Write it.
 _____________’s
Sprout Observations
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_____________’s
Sprout Observations
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Date: ____________

Date: ____________
 Plant Word Write
Materials Needed: RF.K.3
• Center Cards
• I can statement
• Recording sheet
• Center Label
Teacher Prep:
Print and laminate the cards (copy the cards on colored construction paper or use
colored cards throughout the unit), “I Can” statement, teacher info. Sheet and center
labels.

How to use this activity:

1. Place the cards around the room or at the center.
2. The boys and girls will find or choose a card and identify the picture.
3. Next, they will find the matching picture on the recording sheet.
4. Then, they will write the word (if they are walking around the room they will need a
clipboard).
5. After the write all of the words they can color the pictures.
 I Can…
Plant Word Write
Choose a card.

Read the word.

..
water

Write the word.

Color the picture.

..
Plant Word
Write
RF.K.3

Plant Word Write

RF.K.3
 seed roots

seedling flower
 leaf soil

sunlight water
Name: _______________ Plant Word Write
Find the plant pictures and write the names below.
 Planting CVC
Materials Needed: RF.K.3.C
• pot Cards
• bean cards
• Recording sheet
• Center Label
• “I am” Statements
Teacher Prep:
Print and laminate the pots, beans, “I am” statements, labels and teacher info. Card.

How to use this activity:

1. Prepare and place the pots, beans and recording sheet at a center or
station.
2. The boys and girls will choose a pot and identify the picture.
3. Then, the boys and girls will build the word with the beans.
4. Next, they will find the matching number on the recording sheet.
5. Finally, they will write the word in the box.
 I Can…
Planting CVC
Choose a pot and identify the
picture.

Use the beans to build the

word.
pot
Write the word in the box next
to the matching number.
Planting
CVC
RF.K.3.C

Planting CVC
RF.K.3.C
 Copy on different colored
construction paper. Glue the
colored pictures below on the pots.
Copy on light brown paper.
Copy on light brown paper.
Copy on light brown paper.
Name: ____________________ Planting CVC
Choose a card. Build the sight word. Write the word in the matching box below.

1. 2. 3.

4. 5.

6. 7.

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8. 9.
 Answer Key Planting CVC
Choose a card. Build the sight word. Write the word in the matching box below.

1. 2. 3.
pot bag sun
4. 5.
bug pod
6. 7.

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pin cup
8. 9.
cat tag
 Seed Count
Materials Needed: K.CC.B.4, K.CC.B.5
• Twenty Frame Cards
• I can statement
• Recording sheet
• Center Label
Teacher Prep:
Print and laminate the twenty Frame cards, “I Can” statement, teacher info. sheet and
labels.
How to use this activity:
1. The boys and girls will choose a card.
2. Then, they will count the total number of dots in the twenty frame.
3. Then, the boys and girls will find the matching letter on the recording sheet and
write the number in the box.
4. The boys and girls will continue until they have counted all of the cards.
 I Can…
Seed Count

Choose a card.

Count the total number of seeds.

Find the matching letter on the

16
recording sheet.

Write the number in the box on

the recording sheet.
.
Seed Count
K.CC.B.4, K.CC.B.5

Seed Count
K.CC.B.4, K.CC.B.5
Name: ___________ Seed Count
Choose a card. Count the total number of seeds and
write the numbers in the matching box below.

a. b. c. d.

e. f. g. h.

i. j. k.

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 Answer Key Seed Count
Choose a card. Count the total number of seeds and
write the numbers in the matching box below.

a. b. c. d.
l6 l3 l7 l1
e. f. g. h.
l5 l9 l4 l8
i. j. k.
20 12 10
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 Flower Families
K.OA.A.3, K.OA.A.5
Materials Needed:
• I can Statement Card
• Center Cards
• Recording sheet
• Center Label
Teacher Prep:
Print and laminate center cards, “I Can” statement, teacher info. sheet and labels.

How to use this activity:

1. Place this activity in your math bin area or at a math center.

2. The boys and girls will choose a flower.

3. Then, they will sort the seeds under the matching flower.

4. Finally, the boys and girls will write the number sentence under the matching
flower on the recording sheet.
 I Can…
Flower Families
Choose a card.

Match the flowers to their

seeds by adding the numbers
together. 5 4 9

Write the number sentences

under the matching flower on
the recording sheet.
 Flower
Families
K.OA.A.3, K.OA.A.5

Flower Families
K.OA.A.3, K.OA.A.5
9
2+7
8
6
10
Name: __________________ Flower Families
Match the addition sentences (seeds) to the matching flower and
write the equations below.

6 8 9
+ = + = + =
+ = + = + =
+ = + = + =
10
+ = + = + =
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 Answer Key Flower Families
Match the addition sentences (seeds) to the matching flower and
write the equations below.

6 8 9
3
+ = 3 6 4 + 4 =8 5 + = 4 9

2
+ =
4 6 5 + 3 =8 3 + =
6 9

5
+ 1 =6 6 + 2 =8 2 + =
8 9

10
6 + =4 10 5 + = 5 10 7 + = 10 3
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Name: ______________

How Does a
Plant Grow?

1.
_______________
2.
_______________
3.
_______________
4.
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Name: _______________ What Does a Plant Need?
Write four things that a plant needs. Draw pictures to
represent your words.

1. 2.
____________ ____________
____________ ____________
3. 4.
____________ ____________
____________ ____________
 roots
Plant ____________
Vocabulary ____________
____________
Name: _____________

Leaf Stem
____________ ____________
____________ ____________
____________ ____________