Age: 4s-5s
Grade Level: Kindergarten
Subject / Content area: Literacy
Unit of Study: Flowers and Plants
Lesson Plan 1
Name of Lesson
Content area(s)/developmental
domain(s) addressed
Brief description of the lesson
Rationale
Many students have seen flowers, plants, vegetables, and fruits at home, in the grocery store, or in their
very own neighborhood. I want them to learn that these flowers and plants come from a single seed.
A new concept/activity
30min
Timeframe
Objective(s) of the activity
Connections to standards
Resources/materials needed:
(Include any worksheets or sources
of evidence for childrens learning
you will use during the activity)
Technology inclusion (if
applicable)
Procedures (step by step)
None
1. Students will sit in the meeting rug. I will show them a handful of seeds. Ill ask the students to turn
and talk and discuss what I have shown them.
2. Together as a class we will complete the first two parts of KWL chart.
3. I will then read the book, Seeds! Seeds! Seeds! by Nancy Elizabeth Wallace.
4. I will discuss the story with the students. I will then ask the students to describe the types of seeds
they saw in the story. I will go over the things that Buddy bear did with the seeds while going back
to the book.
5. I will also discuss the purpose of the seeds (seeds grow into plants).
6. Ill then ask students to tell me what they have learned so I could fill out the last part of KWL chart.
Pre-assessment
Show different types of seeds and
ask the students what they are.
Assessment of Childrens
Language Learning
None