Whew….Have we already been back for 2 weeks from Spring Break?! I know many teachers are just now hitting their spring break (I’m still jealous, even though I already had mine!) 😉
We have been super busy with new units and activities! Our main unit…Plants! I just love this unit because it is so hands-on with visuals, experiments, and so many things that students already know (they just didn’t know it!)
I started off reading these amazing books (I bought them through Scholastic). They have such great visuals for each part of the plant, and explains exactly what each part does! (great for the lower grades!)
We then labeled the parts of a plant, using our anchor chart. This shows some of the things that we labeled!
We also listed what Plants Have, what Plants Need, and what Plants Give!
What would a plants unit be without planting your very own plant??!! We use garden beans, because they seem to grow the fastest and the students really get to see each part of the plant! (use clear cups so you can see the roots!
To go along with our planting seeds activity, students created their How-To booklet for How To Plant a Seed!
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