Plants: Supplemental Guide 3C | The Life Cycle of a Plant 99will become mature and make more seeds from which new plants
can grow. Finally, the sunflower will die and decay, and it will become
nutrients in the soil so that seeds can germinate and grow into new
plants. And a new life cycle of a plant begins!Discussing 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.- Literal Explain the life cycle of a plant.
[Have students use Response Card 2 while they tell about the life
cycle of a plant. Encourage students to use core vocabulary words:
germinate, seedling, mature plant, decay, etc., as well as temporal
words: first, next, then, finally.] - Inferential Would a seedling have a flower?
- No, a seedling would not have a flower.
- Evaluative Why not?
- A seedling would not have a flower because a flower would be on a
mature plant, not a young plant.
- A seedling would not have a flower because a flower would be on a
- Inferential Which plant would take longer to grow into an adult or
mature plant, a dandelion or an apple tree?- An apple tree will take longer to grow into a mature plant.
- Inferential Can all the acorns on an oak tree grow into an oak tree?
- Yes, all the acorns can grow into an oak tree.
Will all the acorns on an oak tree eventually grow into an oak tree? - No, not all acorns on an oak tree will eventually grow into an oak tree.
- Yes, all the acorns can grow into an oak tree.
- Inferential What kind of plant will grow from a grass seed? How about
tomato seeds?- Grass grows from grass seed. Tomatoes grow from tomato seeds.