Lesson 9
Children explore fruits and seeds.
Circle Time: Introduction
A Fruit Is a Suitcase for Seeds
10 min.
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.
View ActivityBerry Garden
5-15 min.
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.
View ActivityPlanting Project
5 min.
A group of children grow tomatoes and sunflowers in a garden.
View ActivityGuided Small Group
Science Talk: Plant Parts
5 min.
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.
View ActivityMeasuring Our Plants
5-10 min.
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.
View ActivityGrowing Beans: Journal Entries
5-10 min.
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.
View ActivityLearning Centers
Drawing Fruits & Seeds
5-15 min.
Children examine and draw a selection of fruits and their seeds.
View ActivityWonder Farm Dice Game
5-10 min.
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.
View ActivityBerry Garden
5-15 min.
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.
View ActivityGrowing Beans: Journal Review
5-10 min.
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.
View ActivityCircle Time: Wrap-Up
Planting Project
5 min.
A group of children grow tomatoes and sunflowers in a garden.
View ActivityThis Is the Way We Plant the Seeds
5 min.
As children sing, they mime the steps of planting and caring for a seed and waiting for it to grow.
View Activity