This 4-page 1st grade science sheet follows a bean from seed to flowering plant. In Part 1 students write 1 to 4 under four pictures shown in mixed order. Part 2 gives three sentence frames and the words water, sunlight and soil. Part 3 shows a flower with four numbered pointer lines to label as flower, leaf, stem and root. The answer key names each picture by its place in the grid.
“Put the stages of a bean plant's growth in order, from seed to flowering plant.”
Part 1 asks students to number four pictures from 1 to 4.
“Say what a seed and a plant need to grow and make food.”
Part 2 asks for water, sunlight and soil in three sentences.
“Label the flower, leaf, stem and root on a diagram.”
Part 3 has four numbered pointer lines and a word bank.
Four pictures sit in a grid: a bean seed in soil, a seed with a small root, a sprout with a stem and two leaves, and a grown plant with a flower. Each has a box for the numbers 1 to 4.
Three sentences to finish from a three-word bank: a seed needs ___ to grow, a plant needs ___ to make food, and roots grow down into the ___.
Four numbered pointer lines lead to the flower, a leaf, the stem and the root. A bank of the four names sits above the picture.
The number for each picture, the three sentence words and the four diagram labels.
Cut and order
Copy page 1 and let students cut the four pictures apart. Moving them around makes the order easier to check than writing numbers.
Plant a bean
Pair it with a bean in a clear bag with a damp paper towel. Students match what they see on day 3 to one of the four pictures.
Say it with each word
Read each Part 2 sentence aloud with all three words before students write. Ask which word fits best, and remind them each word is used once.
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