3/4 Class Schedule: Spring & Plants

Mar 23-27
Monday
What are plants?
Literature: And Then It's Spring by Julie Fogliano
Art: Leaf rubbings

Movement: Hop Scotch

Tuesday
How do seeds grow? Life cycle of a seed
Literature: The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle
Art: Life cycle of a seed
Movement: Back-to-Back

Wednesday
What's in the dirt to help plants grow? WORMS!
Literature: Wiggle & Waggle by Caroline Arnold
Art: Wiggle & Waggle Worm painting
Movement:  Catch the Butterflies

Thursday 
Parts of the plants
Literature: Plant Parts Smarts: Science Adventures with Charlie the Origami Bee by Eric Braun
Art: Chromatography Flower
Movement: Jump rope

Friday
Are all seeds the same?
Literature:  Seeds! Seeds! Seeds! by Nancy Wallace
Art: Sunflower 
Movement:  Duck, Duck, Goose

Writing Skill: Alphabet Review
Songs/ Finger Play:
Parts of Plants (Sung to: Head, Shoulders, Knees & Toes)
Do you know the parts of plants, parts of plants?
Do you know the parts of plants, parts of plants?
All kinds of plants that grow, grow, grow.
Do you know the parts of plants, parts of plants?

The roots hold the plant in place, plant in place,
The stem move water up the plant, up the plant.
The roots store food and the stem feed the leaves.
Roots and steam give food to the plant.

The leaves soak up the sun, soak up sun.
The flower grows into fruit, into fruit.
The sun helps the plant and the fruit has tiny seeds.
The sun helps the plant to grow, grow, grow.