Learning Cycle Five E
Lesson for Kindergarten
Plants have different parts.
Kindergarten
Note: This lesson really
lasts several days as each stage of the lesson is probably plenty for the attention
span of the students.
Engage: Students reach into a bag and pull out
different paper plant parts. They are
directed to place them on the board.
Students place them on the board wherever they want. They may or may not at this point place them
together as a plant. Students may make
comments about what the pieces are.
Explore: A plant with exposed roots is place on the
table for students to observe. What do
you observe? Is all of the plant the
same?” If students start naming plant
parts have them point to them and describe how the leaf is different than the
roots.
Explain: Does anything on the board look like the
plant we are observing. Teacher will ask
questions probing the student to identify that plants have parts and that they
may have a stem, roots, leaves, flower and seeds. Can you show me where the plant parts are on
this plant? Teacher will give students
some bendy sticks and have them shape them into a plant showing their understanding
of the main parts of a plant: roots, stem, leaves and flower. Students will explain their
understanding. If desired, a piece of
paper can be placed over the wax plant and a crayon rub can be done.
Extend: The teacher will read a story about plants to
the class: The Little Seed by Eric Carle, pointing out and discussing the plant
parts as they go. Students will
complete the sentence frame with the teacher.
The plant has a ______________.
Evaluate: Students will create a flower and identify
the parts, Stem, roots, leaves, flower and seeds.
Below is a photo of the assessment for the unit. I had students label using paint chips. The teacher could provide printed
labels.
