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Week 3: Plants We Eat

Lesson 9

Children explore fruits and seeds.


Circle Time: Introduction

A Fruit Is a Suitcase for Seeds   
10 min.

 

Teacher reading a book aloud to students.

Children listen to and discuss the book A Fruit Is a Suitcase for Seeds, by Jean Richards. They examine a selection of fresh fruits and the seeds inside.

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Berry Garden   
5-15 min. 

 

Berry Garden app splash screen.

Children visit a digital community garden and help protect the strawberries from being eaten by bunnies. They design solutions to keep the bunnies away from the strawberry plants, and explore and test different materials as they play.

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Planting Project   
5 min. 

 

Teacher holds up iPad to show video to class.

A group of children grow tomatoes and sunflowers in a garden.

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Guided Small Group

Science Talk: Plant Parts   
5 min.

 

Student pointing to a plant that the teacher holds.

Children identify and describe parts of the sprouting bean seeds and plants. They draw a picture of the seed and/or plant, add labels, and talk about the function of some of these parts.

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Measuring Our Plants   
5-10 min.

 

Teacher measuring plants with students.

Children measure the tallest plant, build a cube tower to the same height, and predict how tall the plant will be the next time they measure it.

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Growing Beans: Journal Entries   
5-10 min. 

 

Teacher helping student water a plant while two students watch.

Children photograph and describe their bean plants in a bag. Then they take a photo and discuss their bean plants growing in soil. Once a bean plant has emerged from the soil, they also record the plant’s measurement.

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Learning Centers

Drawing Fruits & Seeds   
5-15 min.

 

Students drawing pictures of fruits and seeds.

Children examine and draw a selection of fruits and their seeds.

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Wonder Farm Dice Game   
5-10 min.

 

Student looks at a giant dice after rolling it.

Children throw a giant die and remove cards from a game board if the die shows a source of water or light that will help a plant grow.

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Berry Garden   
5-15 min. 

 

Berry Garden app splash screen.

Children visit a digital community garden and help protect the strawberries from being eaten by bunnies. They design solutions to keep the bunnies away from the strawberry plants, and explore and test different materials as they play.

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Growing Beans: Journal Review   
5-10 min. 

 

Journal Entries screenshot showing bean sprout images.

Children view photos and measurements of their bean seeds and bean plants taken on different days. They discuss how the seeds and plants have changed and grown, and pose questions.

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Circle Time: Wrap-Up

Planting Project   
5 min. 

 

Teacher holds up iPad to show video to class.

A group of children grow tomatoes and sunflowers in a garden.

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This Is the Way We Plant the Seeds   
5 min.

 

Children sing and act out the steps for planting and caring for a seed.

As children sing, they mime the steps of planting and caring for a seed and waiting for it to grow.

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