
Investigation – Explore Plants: Life of a Seed
Description
Children will plant seeds after learning about plant life cycles.
Materials
- Provide life cycle visuals for children to refer to.
- Provide visual supports of plants’ needs.
- Provide gloves, tools, or other options for observation if children don’t want to touch seeds.
Instruction
- Connect the life cycle to concrete experiences like leaves falling off of trees in Fall.
- Point out changes explicitly in plants and recorded observations.
- Directly connect plants to stages in the life cycle and use a visual support.
