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Week 06 · What Plants Need to Grow

Monday

The leaning plant
// Test light and water for plants
⏱ about 15 min

Monday: The leaning plant

Raven has a small plant on her shelf.

Today it leans hard toward the window.

"Is it trying to look outside?" Rocket asks.

Raven kneels down. "What do you notice about the window?"

Nova glows softly. "Hint: what comes in through a window?"

"Light!" they both say.

Plants need light

Plants need light to grow.

Plants also need water, air, room to grow and time.

A plant without enough light grows thin stems.

It leans toward the light.

A plant needsWhy it matters
lightto help make its food
waterto help make food and move nutrients
airto help make its food
room to growso roots and leaves can spread
LIGHT CHECK
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Why did Raven’s plant lean toward the window?
A plant has too little light. What might its stems look like?
SentenceTrue or false?
Plants need light to grow.?
Plants need air.?
Plants grow best with no light at all.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEPlants use light to help make their food.
PLANT NEEDS
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Where was Raven’s plant leaning?
Why does a plant need room to grow?
Which one is NOT a plant need?
Why does a plant need light?
SentenceTrue or false?
Plants need water to grow.?
A plant leans toward light.?
Plants do not need time to grow.?
Thin stems can mean too little light.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEPlants need light, water, air, room and time.
Draw a plant leaning toward a sunny window.

Word Spot: made, many

Here are new sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

Made: M-A-D-E.

Many: M-A-N-Y.

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.
We ___ a paper boat.
There are ___ stars in the sky.

Great noticing! Tomorrow we learn about plants and water.