Week 06 · Friday: What Plants Need to Grow (Science Launch G2)

Friday: Plant helpers

The crew visits a community garden.

The gardener plants beans in a sunny spot.

Rocket watches her check the soil with one finger.

Raven whispers, "What do you notice she is doing?"

Nova beeps happily. "Great discovery! She checks before she waters."

Helping plants grow

Gardeners put plants where they get light.

They give plants water when the soil is a little dry.

They give plants room to grow.

GARDENER CHOICES

Read the question.
Tap your answer.

Where should the gardener plant beans?

Why does she touch the soil first?

A plant has thin stems and leans. What might it need?

Sentence	True or false?
Gardeners put plants where they get light.	?
Plants need room for roots and leaves.	?
More water is always better.	?

WHY THIS EXERCISEToo much water can hurt a plant.

Check your test

Look at your two plants again.
Which one looks greener?

GARDEN VISIT CHECK

Read the question.
Tap your answer.

Where did the crew go?

How did the gardener check the soil?

Gardeners give plants room. Why?

Draw a garden with plants in a sunny spot.

Word Spot review

Let us review this week's sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

Made: M-A-D-E.

Many: M-A-N-Y.

Off: O-F-F.

Or: O-R.

Hard: H-A-R-D.

Beginning: B-E-G-I-N-N-I-N-G.

Life: L-I-F-E.

Paper: P-A-P-E-R.

Together: T-O-G-E-T-H-E-R.

Got: G-O-T.

FIND THE WORD

Listen to the word.
Tap it.

Find the word you hear.

FIND THE WORD

Listen to the word.
Tap it.

Find the word you hear.

FIND THE WORD

Listen to the word.
Tap it.

Find the word you hear.

FILL THE GAP

Listen to the sentence.
Tap the missing word.

We ___ a paper boat.

There are ___ stars in the sky.

Turn ___ the light.

Is it hot ___ cold?

You are a true plant helper! Tomorrow we finish our light test.