Kindergarden - Plants

142 Plants: Supplemental Guide 6A | Evergreen Trees

I am going to ask you two questions. I will give you a minute to think

about the questions, and then I will ask you to turn to your partner and

discuss the questions. Finally, I will call on several of you to share what

you discussed with your partner.

 Show image 9A-8: Pine branch and oak branch

7. Evaluative Think Pair Share: How are deciduous trees and evergreen
   trees alike? How are deciduous trees and evergreen trees different?
   
   
   • They are alike because they are both trees. They both have roots, a
     trunk, branches, and leaves. They both need air, food, water, and light to
     grow.
   
   
   • They are different because deciduous trees have leaves that change
     color in the fall, but evergreen trees have green needles all year around.
     Deciduous trees produce blossoms and fruit, but evergreen trees
     produce cones. Deciduous trees become bare and dormant in the
     winter, but evergreen trees keep their leaves all year around.
   
   
   
   

Sentence Frames
Are deciduous trees and
evergreen trees the same?
(Yes/No)

Deciduous trees and evergreen
trees are alike/different
because...

Deciduous trees and evergreen
trees...

Deciduous trees... , but
evergreen trees... 8. After hearing today’s read-aloud and questions and answers, do

you have any remaining questions? [If time permits, you may wish to

allow for individual, group, or class research of the text and/or other

resources to answer these remaining questions.]

Word Work: Deciduous and Evergreen

1. In the read-aloud you heard, “Evergreen trees are like deciduous trees
   because both of them make food through photosynthesis.”


2. Say the word evergreen with me three times.
   Say the word deciduous with me three times.


3. If a plant is deciduous, it loses all of its leaves. If a plant is evergreen,
   it keeps some green leaves or needles all year long.


4. We can look at most trees and identify them as deciduous or
   evergreen.


5. How do you know if a tree is deciduous or evergreen? Try to use
   the words deciduous and/or evergreen when you tell about them.
   [Ask two or three students. If necessary, guide and/or rephrase the
   students’ responses: “I know it is a deciduous tree because... ” and
   “I know it is an evergreen tree because... ”]


6. What are the words we’ve been talking about?