Plant Needs Lesson 4

I. Objectives:

• A. Understanding:
  • 1.  Plants need four main things to live and grow.
    • sun
    • air
    • water
    • soil

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  B. Skills:

  • 1.  You will listen for what plants need to grow.
    2.  You will illustrate and label what four items plants need to grow and live.

  C. Value:

  • 1. In order to survive, plants need air, water, sunlight, and soil to grow.

II. Procedures:

• A. Introduction:
  • 1. Transition/Review:
    • Review the plant parts we discussed in class.

    2. Motivator:

    • Think about how you feel when you are tired and hungry.  How do you make yourself feel better?  Plants can feel the same way.  How can you make them feel better?

    3. Statement of Main Problem:

    • What are the four main things plants need to grow?
         
             Water            Air               Sun                Soil

    4.  Value of the Lesson:

    •  Discuss the four main things a plant needs to live, as well as the needs of the plant.

  B.  Development:

  • 1.  You will need to get the book Growing Vegetable Soup by Lois Ehlert.
    2.  Listen for what plants need to grow while reading the book.
    3.  What is happening to the plants in the story?
    4.  List the four needs of plants on sheet of paper.
    5.  Draw, color, and label the four basic things a plant needs to grow in the following activity:

  C. Summary:

  • Review the parts of the plant and the four main things a plant needs to grow and live.  Discuss it with your classmates.  fun page for kids

III.  Supplies:

• A.  Growing Vegetable Soup by Lois Ehlert
  B.  Crayons