What Does a Plant Need Activity
This what does a plant need activity has kindergarten and 1st grade children sing, sort picture cards and write about sunlight, water, air and soil. Answer key included.
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How to Teach What Plants Need
This what does a plant need activity teaches young scientists the four things every plant needs to grow: sunlight, water, air and soil. Children first learn that plants are living things, and like all living things they need certain things to stay healthy. Sunlight helps a plant make food, water travels up from the roots, air surrounds the leaves, and soil holds the roots steady. The activity fits kindergarten and 1st grade science, and an answer key is included.
How to Use the Activity
Begin by singing the plant song together, sung to a tune children already know. Then cut apart the eight picture cards. A child picks a card, names the picture, and decides whether a growing plant needs it. The card goes in the correct box on the Sorting Mat: plants need it, or plants do not need it. Next, children complete the recording sheet by writing a word from the word box for each picture. This kindergarten plant needs activity works well in a science center, a small group or a whole-class lesson. A kindergarten practice worksheet follows, where children look at six new pictures and fill in yes or no.
What’s Included
- A colorful cover page
- A How to Use page with prep and step-by-step directions
- A plant song page
- 8 picture cards
- A two-part Sorting Mat
- A recording sheet with a word box
- A kindergarten practice worksheet
- Answer keys for the mat, the recording sheet and the practice page
Why This Activity Helps Kids
- Sorting real-life pictures helps children tell what plants need from what they do not.
- Singing the song makes the four needs easy to remember.
- Writing each need builds early science vocabulary and spelling.
Ideas for Teachers and Parents
Plant a bean seed in a clear cup and give it sun, water, air and soil, then watch it grow. You can also use the what does a plant need activity before a spring gardening unit or a nature walk.
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