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Here students make and label the parts of a paper plant
Title – Parts of Plants
By – Daniela Rodriguez
Primary Subject – Science
Secondary Subjects – Art
Grade Level – Kindergarten
Texas Essentials of Knowledge and Skills Science Standards:
- K.6.B – The student is expected to record observations about parts of plants including leaves, roots, stems and flower.
- Sketch a flower.
- Name the parts of a flower.
- Identify the four main parts of a flower.
List of Materials:
- Watch Seeds Grow book
- 20 pages of construction paper for making 20 construction paper flowers
- 20 green construction paper stems
- 40 green squares of construction paper for leaves
- 20 brown squares
- 60 white labels
- 20 glue sticks
- 20 scissors
- 20 pencils
- 1 erasable marker
- Put book in the carpet area.
- Prepare 20 sets of materials (1 flower, 1 paper stem, 2 green squares on which they will draw and cut out their leaves, 1 brown square for roots, and four labels) to be passed out.
- Put pencils and scissors out on the student tables.
- Release students by tables to come sit at the carpet area.
- Today we are going to learn about parts of plants, then guess what? You get to make your own flower!
- After students are seated in the carpet, tell them the objective today is to learn the four main parts of a plant.
- What is something you know about plants?
Write down their different responses on the white board, giving them time to brainstorm.
Okay, good answers. Now I am going to read a book called “Watch Seeds Grow.”
- Tell the kids one fact about each part of the plant as you read the book.
- After reading the book, talk about it.
- Now you are going to make your own flowering plant.
- Grab a set of materials and show the kids the parts and ask them:
What part am I holding in my hand? A stem! Good job!
- Then demonstrate the process of how to make a flower.
- Label the four parts (flower, stem, leaf, roots), then glue them together.
- Please do NOT glue the labels until I come and check you.
Walk around to help kids.
- Release students by tables to go sit down.
- Are plants living or nonliving?
- What makes food for the plant?
- What is the first step to start growing a plant?