Life Cycles – Grow With Me!
K-3(9bookset):Childrenneedtoconnectwithnaturetobetterunderstandtheworldtheylivein.This
9booksetexploreshowplantsandanimalschangeastheygrow,develop,andadaptovertime.Inquire
andinvestigatethelifecyclesofplantsandanimalsusingtechnology,engineering,science,mathand
art.Areyoureadytostartatthebeginning?
Booksinthisset:MyLittleBookofLifeCycles,CaterpillartoButterfly,EggtoBee,TadpoletoFrog,Seed
toSunflower,EggtoChicken,AcorntoOaktree,AnimalBabiesDotheStrangestThings,GrowWithMe!
MySunflower
LearningObjectives:Tounderstandthatorganismsreproduce,develop,havepredictablelifecycles,and
passontraitstotheiroffspring.Organismsandtheirenvironmentsareinterconnected
EssentialQuestionsinthisunit:
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Whatarethedifferenceandsimilaritiesbetweenplants,animals?
Howdoesalivingthinggothroughalifecycle?
Howdoorganismschangeastheygothroughtheirlifecycles?
Howarelifecyclesdifferentbetweenorganisms?
Howdoseasonsaffectthelifecyclesoflivingthings?
HowcanIinvestigatethelifecyclesoflivingorganisms?
WhatchangescanImaketohelptheenvironment?
HowcanIcreateanewlifecycle?
Allofthebooksinthissetwillgiveyouadeepunderstandingofthelifecyclesoflivingthings.Read
throughthebooksintheGrowwithMe!settofindout…
1. Asyoureadthroughthebooks,writedownnewvocabularywords.Createa“LifeCycleWord
Wall”
2. Whataresomecharacteristicsofanimals?Createamainideaanddetailchart.
3. Whataresomecharacteristicsofplants?Createamainideaanddetailchart.
4. Drawandlabelthepartsofaplant.
5. Compareandcontrastanimalsandplants.Createa“VennDiagram”.
6. Whatisalifecycle?
7. Drawandlabelthelifecycleofananimalfromthebooksusingacircleandarrows.
8. Writeastoryorpoemaboutyouranimal.
9. Findasmanyanimalbabynamesasyoucanfromthebooks.Researchotheranimalbabynames
ontheinternet.Ex)Kangaroo-Joey
10. Howdoesaplantdevelopfromasmallseed?
11. Drawandlabelthesequenceofthelifeofaplant.
12. Writeastoryorspoemabouttheplant.
13. Explainhowthelifecycleofaplantandanimalaredifferent.
14. Find3examplesofhowseasonsandweatheraffectthelifecycleofalivingthing.
15. Explainhowwinter,spring,summerandfallaffectdifferentorganisms.
16. Plananddevelopawaytocreateanewlifecycleinyourclassroom.Whatwillyouneed?What
willyoudo?
17. Describesomeofthestrangethingsanimalsdoin
Activities-
Bringinfruit.Cutthefruitopentofindtheseeds.Brushtheopenfruitwithpainttocreateastamp.
Printonpaperandmakeabeautifuldesign.
Createa“magicgarden”-Collectseedsfromlunchandsnacktime.Germinateandplanttheseeds.