This 3-page 1st grade science sheet teaches the parts of a plant through a sunflower. On page 1 students read five numbered pointer lines and write roots, stem, leaf, flower or seeds from a word bank. On page 2 they draw a plant growing out of a pot and label roots, stem, leaf and flower. Page 3 gives the answers for the diagram and a note on what to check in the drawings. It suits a first look at how a plant is built.
“Name the main parts of a plant: roots, stem, leaf, flower and seeds.”
Page 1 asks for all five names from the word bank.
“Show where each part of a plant grows with a labeled drawing.”
Page 2 asks students to draw a plant in the pot and label four parts.
Five numbered pointer lines lead to the petals, the seed center, a leaf, the stem and the roots under the ground line. Students write each name from a five-word bank.
An empty box with a flower pot at the bottom. Students draw a plant growing from the pot and label roots, stem, leaf and flower.
The five labels in a list, a labeled copy of the diagram, and a note on what to look for in the drawings.
Start with what they know
Let students label the part they know best first, then work through the rest from the word bank. Most students know the flower before they know the stem.
Real plant
Bring in a potted plant or a pulled weed with the roots on. Students point to each part on the real plant before they draw on page 2.
Exit ticket
Collect the page 2 drawings at the end of the lesson. A plant with its roots in the soil and a leaf on the stem shows the idea has landed.
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