Cycles in Nature:Supplemental Guide 4 | The Life Cycle of a Plant 75Advance Preparation
Make copies of Instructional Masters 4B-1 and 4B-2 for each
student. Students will create their own Response Card for the life
cycle of a plant.
Find short age-appropriate video clips of the life cycle of a
fl owering plant to reinforce read-aloud content.
For Syntactic Awareness Activity, write the two parts of the
compound words on separate index cards. Give each student
one part of a compound word, and tape the other part of the
compound word on the board. Students will try to match their
word with a word on the board to create a compound word. (See
reference chart in the Syntactic Awareness Activity for plant-
related compound word suggestions. Be sure that there is a match
on the board for each part of a compound word given to students.)
You may also wish to fi nd images and/or bring in samples of the
fl owers and fruits. Note: Be sure to check with your school’s policy
regarding food distribution and allergies.