Exploring Life Cycles

Lesson 3
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ELA

Unit 7

Kindergarten

Lesson 3 of 22

Objective


Explain how seeds change as they grow and what they need in order to change and grow.

Readings and Materials


  • Book: How a Seed Grows by Helene J. Jordan 

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Target Task


Discussion & Writing Prompt

How do seeds change as they grow? Retell the steps the bean plant went through.

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Key Questions


  • What is a seed? What is the same about all seeds? What is different?

  • What steps does the boy take to set up his experiment? Why do you think each step is important?

  • What happens as the seed begins to grow? Why do you think each step is important?

  • What happens next? Why is this important?

  • How does the seed continue to change? Why?

  • Once the seed is in the earth, what else does it need to grow? Why?

Vocabulary


sprout

v.

to grow up

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Common Core Standards


  • RI.K.2 — With prompting and support, identify the main topic and retell key details of a text.
  • RI.K.3 — With prompting and support, describe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text.

Supporting Standards

RI.K.1
RI.K.4
RI.K.7
RI.K.10
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