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Big Ideas:
Plants are living things that need water, light, nutrients, and air to survive, and can move, grow, and reproduce.
Plants have different parts, each with special functions.
There are many different types of plants
Plants provide people with food, shelter, and other products
Shelter
Shelter
Botanical
Botanical gardens
gardens
Vocabulary
Food
Food
Trips
What do
you use
plants for?
Air
Air
(Breathing)
(Breathing)
Water
Water
Light
Light
Roots
Roots
Parts of
the
plant
Plants
Nutrition
Nutrition
Plant
nutrition
Air
Air
Green
Green House
House
Different
types of
plants
Trees
Trees
Flowers
Flowers
Bushes
Bushes
Grass
Grass
Stems
Stems
Leaves
Leaves
Math
Measuring plants
Counting, sorting seeds
Creating Vegetable Chart
Trips
The Botanical Gardens
Greenhouse
Science
Social Studies
Discussion about
occupations associated
with plants (botanist,
etc.)
Family Involvement
Report to family have
children make a display of
what they learned about
plants
Outdoor Activities
Plant search
Tree exploration
Plants
Music and Movement
The seed song
Making musical
instruments with seeds
Plants provide
people with food,
shelter, and other
products
Literature
Fiction and nonfiction
books about plants
Poems on plants
Art
Chlorophyll rubbings
Flower stamping
Pine branch painting
Seed collage
Dramatic Play
Gardening gloves,
shovels, buckets, hoe,
rake.
Literacy
Science log
Food diary what plant
foods have I eaten this
week?
Language
Discussion: What
do you know about
plants?
Discussion: What
did you learn?
Group Goals:
Area / Goal / WMELS Sub-Domain/Performance
Standards
Large group time: for the children to use language to
effectively express feelings and thoughts, describe
experiences and observations, interact with others, and
communicate effectively in group activities and
discussions.
Speaking and Communicating: B. EL. 2c Uses
vocalizations and spoken language to communicate.
Area / Goal / WMELS Sub-Domain/Performance
Standards
Throughout the day: for the children to make comparisons
between objects that have been collected or observed.
Scientific Thinking: C.EL. 3 Hypothesizes and makes
predictions.
Self-Care &
Other Daily
Routines
Tuesday
Discuss the parts of the
flower roots, stem, and
leaves.
Read the book One
bean
Planting bean seeds
Wednesday
Discussion about what a
plant needs to stay alive.
Thursday
Discussion: what plants
do we eat?
Friday
Discussion: What kind of
people work with plants?
Field trip to a
Greenhouse
Art
Blocks
Science
Computer
Outdoors