Little Seed

• Show the children the image of the scene of the girl with a watering can (see the activity card below) and tell them that this scene is about people planting a seed.

• Ask the children to name some things that are needed to plant a seed (e.g., shovel, watering can, fertilizer, etc.).
• Ask them what should be done first when planting a seed. Then ask what should be done next, and so on.
• Act out planting imaginary seeds as a group. Ask the children to retell the steps as they act them out.
• Discuss what seeds need in order to grow into plants. Act like seeds growing into plants.

• Tell the children to build a scene showing what happens to a seed that receives everything it needs.
• Remind the children to pick a background card that is appropriate for their story.

When the children have finished building, encourage them to take turns sharing
their scenes and telling a story about the seed.

Ask the children to role-play how people took care of their seed to make it grow.
Consider asking questions like:

• What happened to the seed?
• What kind of a plant or flower did the seed become? Did it produce a fruit, vegetable, or legume?
• What did the characters do in the scene?

• Talk with the children about gardens. Ask them to describe a garden and what it needs to grow.
• Ask them to combine their plant models or build new models to create a garden.
• Encourage the children to use figures to role-play taking care of the garden.

• Ask guiding questions to elicit students’ thinking and their decisions while ideating.

Observation Checklist

• Review the learning objectives and educational standards addressed in this lesson (Teacher Support box).
• Share specific student responses and behaviors at different levels of mastery.

Use the following checklist to observe students’ progress:

• Students are able to express their thoughts, ideas, and opinions to others.
• Students are able to describe things and events.
• Students are able to, with prompting and support, provide additional detail.