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Week 07 · Seed Travelers

Monday

Sticky socks
// Animals and wind move seeds
⏱ about 15 min

Monday: Sticky socks

Rocket comes back from a walk in a big field.

His socks are covered in tiny prickly balls.

"Something is hitchhiking on me!" he laughs.

Raven looks very closely. "What do you notice about their edges?"

Nova zooms in with her scanner. "Hint: look for tiny hooks."

Seeds that grab

Plants cannot walk, but their seeds can travel.

Some seeds have tiny hooks.

The hooks grab onto animal fur and clothes.

A seed case with hooks is called a burr.

The animal carries the seed to a new place.

HOOK CHECK
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
What did the prickly balls on Rocket’s socks have?
What do burrs grab onto?
A BURR GOES FOR A RIDE
  • Tap a card.
  • Then tap its spot.
1First
2Next
3Last
SentenceTrue or false?
Some seeds have tiny hooks.?
Animals can carry seeds to new places.?
Plants walk to new places.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEPlants stay put. Their seeds travel instead.
HITCHHIKING SEEDS
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Where did Rocket walk?
What is a seed?
What does spread mean?
What comes right after a burr hooks onto fur?
SentenceTrue or false?
A burr is a seed case with hooks.?
Burrs can stick to clothes.?
Seeds can never travel.?
A dog can carry a burr.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEHooks let seeds ride animals to new places.
Draw a dog with burrs stuck in its fur.

Word Spot: pull, read

Here are new sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

Pull: P-U-L-L.

Read: R-E-A-D.

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.
A magnet can ___ a paper clip.
I like to ___ books.

Super seed spotting! Tomorrow we meet seeds that fly and float.