Transcript Students will be able to identify plant parts, where seeds

Plant Parts
Please!
Grade Level: Kindergarten
NY State Standards
MST Standard 1:
Students will mathematical
analysis, scientific inquiry and
engineering design, as
appropriate to pose questions,
seek answers, and develop
solutions.
Objectives:
Students will be
able to identify
plant parts, where
seeds come from,
and how they grow,
what plants require
to survive.
The students will
be expected to
record observations
about parts of
plants including
leaves, roots, stems
and flower.
Material &
Resources

Watch Seeds Grow book
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20 pages of construction paper
for making 20 construction
paper flowers
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20 green construction paper
stems

40 green squares of
construction paper for leaves

20 brown squares

60 white labels
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20 glue sticks
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20 scissors
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20 pencils
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1 erasable marker
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Activity Handout
Smart
Start

Put book in the carpet area.

Prepare 20 sets of materials
(1 flower, 1 paper stem, 2
green squares on which they
will draw and cut out their
leaves, 1 brown square for
roots, and four labels) to be
passed out.

Put pencils and scissors out on
the student tables.
Transition:
Release students by tables to
come sit at the carpet area.
Establish
Set/Motivation/Introduction:
Today we are going to learn about
parts of plants, then guess what?
You get to make your own flower!
Mini Lesson
Procedure:
• After students are seated in
the carpet, tell them the
objective today is to learn
the four main parts of a
plant.
• What is something you know
about plants?
Write down their different
responses on the white
board, giving them time to
brainstorm.
Okay, good answers. Now I
am going to read a book
called "Watch Seeds Grow."
• Tell the kids one fact about
each part of the plant as you
read the book.
• After reading the book, talk
about it.
• Release students by tables
to go sit down.
Application
(Group Work)
Each group should settled and
ready to listen to instructions:
5. Now you are going to make
your own flowering plant.
6. Grab a set of materials and
show the kids the parts and ask
them:
What part am I holding in my
hand? A stem! Good job!
7. Then demonstrate the process
of how to make a flower.
8. Label the four parts (flower,
stem, leaf, roots), then glue them
together.
9. Please do NOT glue the labels
until I come and check you.
10. The activity sheet can be
passed out for support.
Walk around to help kids.
Conclusion
Gather students back into a
whole class discussion to pose
the following assessment
questions.
Questions for Closure:
• Are plants living or nonliving?
• What makes food for the
plant?
• What is the first step to start
growing a plant?
Extensions:
Students can be challenged
to go home over the
weekend and pose the
closure questions to a
parent or guardian.
The students can create
their responses to the
question visually on a poster
board to present to the class
when they return to school
next week.