Kindergarden - Plants

Plants: Supplemental Guide 2 |Plant Parts 45

PPlant Partslant Parts

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 Lesson Objectives

Core Content Objectives

Students will:

 Identify the root, stem, leaf, flower, and seed of a plant

 Explain that roots anchor the plant to the soil and take in water and

nutrients

 Explain that stems support the plant and carry water and nutrients to

the various parts of the plant

 Explain that the plant makes its own food in its leaves

Language Arts Objectives

The following language arts objectives are addressed in this lesson.

Objectives aligning with the Common Core State Standards are noted

with the corresponding standard in parentheses. Refer to the Alignment

Chart for additional standards addressed in all lessons in this domain.

Students will:

 With prompting and support, identify the main topic and retell key

details from “Plant Parts” (RI.K.2)

 With prompting and support, describe the connection between

characteristics that make people similar and different, characteristics

that make plants similar and different, and characteristics of a real

potted plant and a picture of a plant (RI.K.3)

 With prompting and support, describe the role of an author and

illustrator in a nonfiction/informational text (RI.K.6)

 With prompting and support, describe illustrations, such as an

illustration of a sunflower and a picture of an apple tree, to check and

support comprehension (RI.K.7)

 With prompting and support, identify the reasons or facts given in the

read-aloud to show that plants are living and that plants need roots

and stems for survival (RI.K.8)