What does the word grow mean? (to be bigger) We are going to go around the room and take turns saying one thing that grows. You name a kind of plant or animal.

A baby grows. A pumpkin tree grows. An elephant grows. A tadpole grows A giraffe grows. There are many things that grow. We are going to learn how plants today and how they grow.

What did you see when you looked at the plants? They are alive, green, healthy, in soil, have leaves.

How a Plant Grows First, a seed is put in the soil. It needs water and sun to grow.

Next, the roots grow.

Then, the leaves grow.

Last, the plant pushes up into the air. Shoot up into the air.

Show What You Know 1.What does a plant need to grow? 2.What happens if a plant gets no water? 3.What happens to a plant first, next, then and last?

Answer: 1.A plant needs sun and water to grow. 2. If a plant does not get water it will not live. 3. First, a seed is put in soil. Next its roots grow. Then, the leaves grow. Last the plant pushes into the air.

Vocabulary 1.Leaves – green parts on a plant that grow on the stems. 2.Plant – something that grows in the ground and has leaves and roots. 3.Roots – the part of a plant that stays in the ground and gets food and water for the plant. 4.Seed – the part of a plant that can grow into a new plant 5.Soil – the top layer of dirt in which plants grow.

How a Plant Grows. 1.A seed is put in the soil. 2.The roots grow. 3.Then the leaves grow. 4.The flower blooms.