Plants: Supplemental Guide 3A | The Life Cycle of a Plant 85Discussing the Read-Aloud 10 minutes
Comprehension Questions
If students have difficulty responding to questions, reread pertinent lines
of the read-aloud and/or refer to specific images. If students give one-
word answers and/or fail to use read-aloud or domain vocabulary in their
responses, acknowledge correct responses by expanding the students’
responses using richer and more complex language. Encourage students
to answer in complete sentences. Model answers using complete
sentences for students.- Inferential What is the main topic, or main idea, of today’s lesson?
- Today’s lesson is about the life cycle of plants.
- Literal A plant’s life cycle begins with what part of the plant?
[Have students point to this stage on Response Card 2.]- The life cycle of a plant begins with the seed.
- Literal What happens to a seed when it germinates?
[Have students point to this stage on Response Card 2.]- When a seed germinates, it begins to grow into a new plant.
- Literal What does a seed need to germinate?
- A seed needs water, warmth, and nutrients to germinate.
- Literal What is a seedling?
- A seedling is a young or baby plant.
- Literal What parts of a plant does a seedling have?
[Have students point to the parts of the seedling on Response
Card 2.]- A seedling has roots, stem, and leaves.
- Inferential Which plant takes longer to grow into an adult plant, a tulip
or a cherry tree?- A cherry tree takes longer to grow into an adult plant.