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Week 07 · Plant Parts at Work

Monday

The droopy plant
// Roots, stems and leaves
⏱ about 15 min

Monday: The droopy plant

Rocket’s plant is droopy. He sprinkles water on the leaves.

Still droopy! Raven asks, "Where does a plant drink?"

Nova hints, "Look under the soil."

Every plant part has a job

A plant has parts, just like you do.

Roots grow down under the soil.

The stem grows up from the roots.

Leaves grow out from the stem.

Each part does a job to help the plant live.

FROM BOTTOM TO TOP
  • Tap a card.
  • Then tap its spot.
1Bottom
2Middle
3Top
FIND THE PARTS
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Which part grows under the soil?
Where should Rocket pour the water?
SentenceTrue or false?
A plant has different parts.?
Leaves grow down under the soil.?
Each plant part has a job.?
WHY THIS EXERCISERoots, stems and leaves each help the plant live.
For a grown-up
Look at a house plant or a weed together.
Point to the stem and the leaves.
Talk about where the roots must be.
PARTS AND PLACES
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Which part grows up from the roots?
Where do leaves grow from?
Rocket sprinkled water on the leaves. Did it help?
Which part is at the top?
SentenceTrue or false?
Roots grow down under the soil.?
The stem is the middle part.?
Plants have no parts.?
We water plants at the soil.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEKnowing the parts helps us care for plants.
Draw a plant. Label the roots, stem and leaves.

Word Spot: may, of

Here are new sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

May: M-A-Y.

Of: O-F.

FIND THE WORD
  • Listen to the word.
  • Tap it.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
FILL THE GAP
  • Listen to the sentence.
  • Tap the missing word.
It ___ rain today.
I have a cup ___ water.

You met the parts of a plant!

Tomorrow you will dig into roots.