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Plant and Flower Books – Unabashed Kids List

Posted on June 26, 2021July 15, 2021 by Unabashed Kids

Storytime provides a great opportunity to teach new lessons to children. This list of 12 books about plants and flowers is a wonderful addition to a plant life cycle lesson for children. At the bottom of this post you can take a look at our plant themed lesson plans which include with FREE worksheets.

12 Books about Flower and Plant Growth

The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle

The Carrot Seed by Ruth Krauss

From Seed to Plant by Gail Gibbons

Seeds! Seeds! Seeds! by Nancy Elizabeth Wallace

How a Seed Grows by Helene J. Jordan

Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt

The Great Garden Escape

Seed to Plant – National Geographic Kids

A Seed is Sleepy

Oh Say Can You Seed?: All About Flowering Plants (Cat in the Hat’s Learning Library)

Lola Plants a Garden by Anna McQuinn

Planting a Rainbow by Lois Ehlert

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Learning the Parts of a Plant

Parts of a Plant: Lesson Plan and Worksheets for Kids This article will provide a FREE lesson plan for teachers along with worksheets for kids who are learning the parts…

Plant a Seed – Watch it Grow! Activity for Kids

Have children plant a seed and watch it grow, with this fun plant life lesson plan.

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Learning the Parts of a Plant

Posted on June 15, 2021June 23, 2021 by Unabashed Kids

Parts of a Plant: Lesson Plan and Worksheets for Kids

This article will provide a FREE lesson plan for teachers along with worksheets for kids who are learning the parts of plants.

What are the different parts of a plant?

Teaching Instructions:

For this activity, you can bring plant to class or even ask your students to bring in a flower to show the class. If you have access to open grass, pick a daisy to show the class. Ask the students questions about the parts of a plant. Is it a flower, tree, or vegetable plant? Where are the different parts of the plants located? Point out the different parts of the plant as the students talk about them. Show the children the stem, roots (if they are any visible), leaves on the plant, petals (flower plants), and/or fruit or vegetable bearings from the plant.

Have students define the vocabulary words listed below. Ask students for definitions before defining the words for them. This gets them thinking and allows you to see how much they already know.

Read a plant book to the children and have them complete a worksheet based on their knowledge level. View worksheets below and check out our unabashed list of books about plants.

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plant Vocabulary:

Toddler to Kindergarten

Seed
Soil
Plant
Grow
Sprout
Root
Stem
leaf

First Grade to 3rd Grade

All Toddler to Kindergarten Vocab
Flower Buds
Seedling
Petals
living and non-living
Germination
photosynthesis

Learn about the parts of a plant infographic

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Plant and Flower Books – Unabashed Kids List

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Plant a Seed – Watch it Grow! Activity for Kids

Posted on June 15, 2021April 1, 2023 by Unabashed Kids

Plant Life – Lesson Plan for Young Kids

This is an easy, fun, and interactive lesson plan that can be doctored to serve kids from ages 2 to 12. Older children can go more in-depth by making detailed observations and learning plant terms, and life science. Included in this lesson plan are ideas for planting a classroom garden. Scroll below this article to view a list of books about plants, learning plant parts worksheet, and plant/flower-related craft ideas.

Activity: Planting Seeds

Objective: Plant a seed, and watch it grow! The children will learn how to plant a seed, observe the seed life cycle, and discover the growth of their own plants over time.

Please Note: Planting seeds and tracking their growth will take several weeks.

Items Needed:

planter or cups – with small holes on the bottom
soil
seeds (suggest 3 seeds per student)
area with sun exposure
Spray bottle – water
plate to catch water drainage

Key teaching points:

Seeds come from plants.
Seeds can become small baby plants.
Seeds need water, air, and sunlight to begin growing.
Some seeds are on the outside of the plant. Strawberries have seeds on the outside.
Some seeds grow inside pods.

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Teaching Instructions:

Have a class discussion about seeds and plants. Find out what the children know about seeds. Reading a book to the class can be a helpful way to teach children what they do not know about plants.
Give each child 3 seeds.
Ask children to describe what we might need to plant a seed.
Give each child a cup filled 3/4 full of potting soil. (Fun Activity: have children decorate the cups before planting day.)
Demonstrate poking 3 holes in the soil with your finger, one against each side of the cup, and drop seeds into the hole; have the children do the same.
Demonstrate how to spray the soil with water from a spray bottle so the seed is wet but not swimming in a puddle of water. Have the children take turns spraying their cups.
Have the students point out a place in the room that will give a plant enough sunlight. Place the plants on a tray in an area with adequate sunlight.
Have children take turns spraying their seeds with water daily. Set a time out for your class to check the seeds daily and chart their growth.

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