This is the kind of unit that may usually be studied in the spring but we're doing it now in an effort to stay interested even though the winter is coming. We'll be borrowing all of these resources from the library and just enjoy them. There's no timeline or test, just fun! Hope you find some of these suggestions useful!
Books to read
Stems by Bodach, Vijaya
Plant plumbing : a book about roots and stems by Blackaby, Susan
Roots are food finders by Branley, Franklyn Mansfield
Grocery store botany by Rahn, Joan Elma
Shakespeare's flowers by Kerr, Jessica
Videos/movies to watch
What is pollination? [videorecording]
How plants grow [videorecording]
How seeds get here-- and there [videorecording]
How plants get food [videorecording]
Maps/charts to look at or create
Map out a plan for our vegetable garden to be planted next year with our neighbor.
Writing project or worksheets
Label the parts of a plant worksheet
Art project or appreciation
Shakespeare's flowers by Kerr, Jessica
Physical activity or hands on project
We may chose a project to try next spring from the following book:
The plant-and-grow project book by Dietl, Ulla
Field trips
Go outside and enjoy, identify, and draw plants and flowers. (Maybe we'll make a Wild Day
of it!)
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