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Away We Grow
Big
Idea!
How do plants grow?
What kinds of plants do you
know?
Where do plants grow?
How do plants grow?
Activate Prior Knowledge
1. What kind of plants do you know about?
2. Have you ever seen a cactus plant? If so,
what was special about it?
3. How is a cactus plant like other plants you
know?
4. What do you know about where cactus
plants are found?
Vocabulary
1. glisten – to give off a sparkle
2. seedling – a young plant
3. nectar – a sweet liquid formed in many flowers
4. cactus – a desert plant
5. sprouts – begins to grow
6. survive – to stay alive
Cactus
Hotel
In this story, a saguaro cactus
grows from a seed to full size
(fifty feet) and then dies after
two hundred years. Throughout
its life, the cactus is used as a
home by many animals,
including birds, pack rats, bats,
and insects. Many of these
creatures make and use holes in
the cactus for their homes.
By Brenda Z. Guiberson
Focus Questions What animals make their homes in a saguaro
cactus?
Stop and
Read
What does a saguaro cactus
need to grow?
Discussion
Describe the life of a saguaro
cactus?
What happens to the animals
that live there when a saguaro
cactus dies?
Concept / Question
Board
Brainstorm ideas of
things to put on the
Away We Grow board.
Examples would be:
leaves or flowers of
plants from outside,
photos of plants, or
seeds and
advertisements.
Make a list of
different types of
plants to put on the
board.
Set Goals
•To build their vocabulary.
• To read with greater fluency.
•To answer questions such as When is it good to keep trying?
Is there ever a time when you should stop trying?.
•To investigate questions and ideas about trying.
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