Books
From Seed to Plant By Gail Gibbons
From Seed to Plant. By Gail Gibbons. (1993). Holiday House Publishing Company. 32p. (978-0823410255). Gr. K-2.
This book is known for its very clear description of what happens to plants during pollination. It has great pictures and simple explanations for how plants grow, which is ideal for first graders.
From Seed to Plant. By Gail Gibbons. (1993). Holiday House Publishing Company. 32p. (978-0823410255). Gr. K-2.
This book is known for its very clear description of what happens to plants during pollination. It has great pictures and simple explanations for how plants grow, which is ideal for first graders.
How a Seed Grows By Helene Jordan
How a Seed Grows. By Helene Jordan. Illustrated Loretta Krupinski. (1992). HarperCollins Publishing Company. 32p. (978-0064451079). Gr.1-3.
This book explains exactly how a seed grows into a plant, and is basically laid out like a science experiment. The language is very clear and understandable.
How a Seed Grows. By Helene Jordan. Illustrated Loretta Krupinski. (1992). HarperCollins Publishing Company. 32p. (978-0064451079). Gr.1-3.
This book explains exactly how a seed grows into a plant, and is basically laid out like a science experiment. The language is very clear and understandable.
Jack's Garden By Henry Cole
Jack's Garden. By Henry Cole. (1997). Greenwillow Books Publishing Company. 32p. (978-0688152833). Gr. K-2.
This story is written in rhyme and goes through a little boy's journey of making his own garden.
Jack's Garden. By Henry Cole. (1997). Greenwillow Books Publishing Company. 32p. (978-0688152833). Gr. K-2.
This story is written in rhyme and goes through a little boy's journey of making his own garden.
Websites
Science Plants
This website includes many different games and activities concerning plants. From "growing your own tomatoes" to watching movies of "plants in motion" this website has it all!
Plant Interactive Fun for Kids
What this website lacks in visuals, gains in information. This website is an information-overload with tons of links for fun games, activities and videos about plants, made just for children.
Biology of Plants
This website is extremely easy to explore with short and simple sentences in large font. As well as great pictures that don't overcrowd the page. Each page offers a few interesting plant facts, that are simple enough for a first grader to read and understand.
This website includes many different games and activities concerning plants. From "growing your own tomatoes" to watching movies of "plants in motion" this website has it all!
Plant Interactive Fun for Kids
What this website lacks in visuals, gains in information. This website is an information-overload with tons of links for fun games, activities and videos about plants, made just for children.
Biology of Plants
This website is extremely easy to explore with short and simple sentences in large font. As well as great pictures that don't overcrowd the page. Each page offers a few interesting plant facts, that are simple enough for a first grader to read and understand.
Lesson Plans & Activities
Plant life cycle flashcards
These flashcards are a great way to let students practice when learning about the plant life cycle. It will help them learn their vocabulary and the pictures make it fun.
Plant Observation Worksheet
This is a great worksheet to use, to allow students to draw a plant and then use the vocabulary in the word bank to describe the plant. It will help them recognize the different parts of a plant, as well as get them comfortable with the vocabulary.
BBC Plant Life Cycles
This is a lesson plan meant for an interactive smart board. It is a great way to get the children involved in the lesson and offers fun visuals.
These flashcards are a great way to let students practice when learning about the plant life cycle. It will help them learn their vocabulary and the pictures make it fun.
Plant Observation Worksheet
This is a great worksheet to use, to allow students to draw a plant and then use the vocabulary in the word bank to describe the plant. It will help them recognize the different parts of a plant, as well as get them comfortable with the vocabulary.
BBC Plant Life Cycles
This is a lesson plan meant for an interactive smart board. It is a great way to get the children involved in the lesson and offers fun visuals.
Assessments
Parts of a plant worksheet
This worksheet is great for kids to use to label the different parts of a plant. There aren't too many parts to label which is appropriate for their age and it is big enough to let them color it in.
What do seeds need? Worksheet
This worksheet has students fill in the different things that seeds need in order to grow. It is perfect to give them after a lesson, to see if they learned all of the material.
Plant Questions
This is a worksheet where the student needs to answer the plant questions by choosing between three multiple-choice questions.
This worksheet is great for kids to use to label the different parts of a plant. There aren't too many parts to label which is appropriate for their age and it is big enough to let them color it in.
What do seeds need? Worksheet
This worksheet has students fill in the different things that seeds need in order to grow. It is perfect to give them after a lesson, to see if they learned all of the material.
Plant Questions
This is a worksheet where the student needs to answer the plant questions by choosing between three multiple-choice questions.