Spring: Learning About Plants

Lots of fun ideas and hands on activities for students to learn about plants. Includes planting seeds and recording observations! Perfect for a spring theme. K-1 #kindergarten #1stgrade #science #plants #plantunit #spring
Plant Unit with activities to teach the life cycle of plants in Kindergarten and First Grade
We started by reading The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle.
Spring theme- learning about plants and the plant life cycle in Kindergarten and First Grade
This book does a great job describing the various types of areas seeds can land and why they may or may not be good for plant growth.
Lots of fun ideas and hands on activities for students to learn about plants. Includes planting seeds and recording observations! Perfect for a spring theme. K-1 #kindergarten #1stgrade #science #plants #plantunit #spring

We followed up with a little anchor chart that tells what plants need, and describes the parts of a flower. You can find the chart {here}
Lots of fun ideas and hands on activities for students to learn about plants. Includes planting seeds and recording observations! Perfect for a spring theme. K-1 #kindergarten #1stgrade #science #plants #plantunit #spring
Click {here} to see the plant activity my class did last year.
Lots of fun ideas and hands on activities for students to learn about plants. Includes planting seeds and recording observations! Perfect for a spring theme. K-1 #kindergarten #1stgrade #science #plants #plantunit #spring

Lots of fun ideas and hands on activities for students to learn about plants. Includes planting seeds and recording observations! Perfect for a spring theme. K-1 #kindergarten #1stgrade #science #plants #plantunit #spring
Students filled in their plant pages from their booklets. Click {here} for more about that lesson on planting seeds.
Plant Unit with activities to teach the life cycle of plants in Kindergarten and First Grade
The activities are taken from my pack. It includes all you need for your plant lesson, including the anchor chart!
We did our first flipflap book, and it was fun! This one was about the parts of a plant.
It was a freebie from Shelly Anton {here} Thanks for sharing this Shelly!

We discussed the life cycle of plants, using The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle as a springboard.
The Tiny Seed book study sunflower life cycle companion activities unit for Kindergarten and First Grade
We talked all about the spring season, and compared it to the other seasons.
Four Seasons activities for Kindergarten and First Grade #seasons #sorting #kindergarten #1stgrade
Students sorted seasonal pictures on a pocket chart.
Four Seasons activities for Kindergarten and First Grade #seasons #sorting #kindergarten #1stgrade
Then did the corresponding cut and paste activity.
Four Seasons activities for Kindergarten and First Grade #seasons #sorting #kindergarten #1stgrade
These activities are taken from my Season Sort and Four Season Activity pack:
Four Seasons activities for Kindergarten and First Grade #seasons #sorting #kindergarten #1stgrade
I am SO happy that it finally looks {and feels} like spring here. 
I can't wait to take my students outside to do our Signs of Spring Scavenger Hunt...a freebie!
FREE Signs of Spring Scavenger Hunt Do you take your students outdoors to learn? You should! Students LOVE exploring nature! In this activity, students will search for spring items on the list. Take learning outside! #freebies #seasons #science #kindergarten #1stgrade #spring

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  1. We are reading that book this week, too! It goes along so well with our plant unit. Your plant activities are adorable!

    -Amanda
    Kindergarten Teacher at the Wheel

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