Blackline master
Plant memory
Order the steps Cut out the sentences and pictures below.
Cut out the cards below. Join with a partner and use both sets of cards to play a game of Memory. Match a sentence card with a picture card. The picture must show what the sentence is saying.
Place each picture underneath the words that match it on a long strip of paper. Make sure you put the steps in the right order! Use What Do Plants Need? to help you.
We put a bean seed in between the paper and the cup.
We put both cups in a sunny spot.
Lesson Plans
Activity card
We put some water in one of the plastic cups.
We got two plastic cups.
We rolled up some paper and put it inside each plastic cup. 6. We looked at the seeds. This is what we saw . . . 3 days
5 days
Level H (14)
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✂ We looked at the seeds. This is what we saw ....
Transitional reading stage
7 days
What Do Plants Need? has two experiments that test what plants need to grow. Running words: 222 Text type: Personal narrative
Three brothers enter the King’s pumpkin-growing contest, but only the smallest brother works hard to try to win the gold. Running words: 320 Text type: Narrative
High-frequency words
Key vocabulary
New: could does loved need now smallest try
bean biggest brother experiments flowers gold grew grow hole leaves middle plant/s pumpkin roots seed seedling sunlight water weeds
Phonics
• B reaking words into syllables • Identifying the long /e/ sound (“ee” as in seed, “ea” as in each)
Text features What Do Plants Need?
seed with water
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seed without water
The smallest brother grew the biggest and best pumpkin.
The Great Pumpkin-Growing Contest
The smallest brother watered the pumpkin seeds.
The smallest brother pulled out the weeds.
Reading strategies
• Step-by-step written and photographic directions • Callout boxes with a “Find out” problem • Repetitive structures; simple and compound sentences • Recognizing and using knowledge of text structure • Making text-to-text connections (link to traditional tale)
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills The leaf that had no sunlight turned yellow.
This plant has flowers, leaves, and roots.
The seed with water grew.
Flying Start to Literacy Lesson Plans What Do Plants Need? / The Great Pumpkin-Growing Contest © 2014–2020 EC Licensing Pty Ltd.
Assessment Can the student match text with photographs? Can the student put the text in the correct order? Flying Start to Literacy Lesson Plans What Do Plants Need? / The Great Pumpkin-Growing Contest © 2014–2020 EC Licensing Pty Ltd.
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Phonics 1(2) (A) (iii) Demonstrate phonological awareness by distinguishing between long and short vowel sounds in one-syllable words. 1(2) (A) (vii) Demonstrate phonological awareness by segmenting spoken one-syllable words of three to five phonemes into individual phonemes, including words with initial and/or final consonant blends. Reading 1(6) (E) Make connections to personal experiences, ideas in other texts, and society with adult assistance. 1(6) (H) Synthesize information to create new understanding with adult assistance. 1(9) (D) (ii) Recognize characteristics and structures of informational text, including features and simple graphics to locate or gain information.
Writing 1(12) (B) Dictate or compose informational texts, including procedural texts. Speaking and Listening 1(1) (A) Listen actively, ask relevant questions to clarify information, and answer questions using multi-word responses.