Plants
Children's Books
The Magic School Bus: Plants Seeds. By. Joanna Cole & Bruce Degan. Illus. by. John Speirs & Bruce Degan. (1995). 32p. Scholastic Paperbacks, (978-0590222969). Gr. 2-5.
The Magic School Bus series is always a great resource for lessons. The book is very creative and is colorful which will attract students.
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The Magic School Bus series is always a great resource for lessons. The book is very creative and is colorful which will attract students.
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Book #2
The American Horticultural Society A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants. By. Christopher Brickell. (1997). Dorling Kindersley Publishing, (978-0789432032). Gr. 3-8.
This book should be used as a resource tool for teachers to individually choose certain plants to discuss. This book is very handy for research but not for a student to read alone.
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This book should be used as a resource tool for teachers to individually choose certain plants to discuss. This book is very handy for research but not for a student to read alone.
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Book #3
101 Kid-Friendly Plants. By. Cindy Krezel. (2008). 160p. Chicago Review Press, (978-1883052546). Gr. 2-7.
This book is a clearly designed for children. It gives great pictures for children to understand and the writing is simple enough for children to clearly understand.
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This book is a clearly designed for children. It gives great pictures for children to understand and the writing is simple enough for children to clearly understand.
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Websites for Kids
My little flower
This website is a great tool to let students experiment with a plant and how to grow one.
Parts of a plant
This activity has students identify the different types of a plant. It's also a great website because it give them information about the plant and its functions.
This website is a great tool to let students experiment with a plant and how to grow one.
Parts of a plant
This activity has students identify the different types of a plant. It's also a great website because it give them information about the plant and its functions.
Teacher Resources - Lessons/Activities
Plant information
This website is to give you more of an understanding of different types of plants, their functions, and other helpful information.
Project Spotlight
This is a great activity to help finish up your lesson about plants. Teach the students that it is important to keep our plants alive by keeping our environment clean.
Plant lesson plan
Here is a quick lesson plan that teaches how water, temperature, and light effect plant growth.
This website is to give you more of an understanding of different types of plants, their functions, and other helpful information.
Project Spotlight
This is a great activity to help finish up your lesson about plants. Teach the students that it is important to keep our plants alive by keeping our environment clean.
Plant lesson plan
Here is a quick lesson plan that teaches how water, temperature, and light effect plant growth.
Teacher Resources - Assessment
Photosynthesis worksheet
This short worksheet is a quick and easy way to assess the knowledge that has been learned throughout the lesson.
This short worksheet is a quick and easy way to assess the knowledge that has been learned throughout the lesson.