Investigation – Explore Plants: My Green Thumb

Investigation – Explore Plants: My Green Thumb

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Description

Children will create a chart that shows what plants need to grow and then plant a bean seed, which will be studied and cared for every day.

Interactive Lesson

Materials

  • Provide children with visual cues of what plants need to survive
  • Provide pre-cut pictures for children to paste to the chart.
  • Provide copies of the plant visual for each child.
  • Offer gloves or other adaptive tools.

Instruction

  • Remind children of rules and expectations throughout planting.
  • For children who need more support, focus on living vs nonliving things.

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