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Students will learn:

Key words: plant, seed, root, stem, leaf Verbs: to plant, to grow Grammar: review and, but, or Phonics: double consonants ff and ll

L5 U8 L1

Level 5 Unit 8 Lesson 1

Does your country have a national plant or flower?

Is this plant/flower your favorite? Why (not)?

Vocabulary

to grow: to become larger over time.

By collecting her coins in a jar, Emily watches her savings grow.

plant: a living thing that usually grows in soil.

It was difficult to walk through the garden because plants blocked the path.

to plant: to put into soil so it can grow.

Mrs. James planted her tomatoes well before springtime.

leaf

stem

seed

root

What do most plants need to grow?

Label with Key Words

stem

root

leaf

seed

Reading

Young Plants

Germination

Young plants often have no leaves and are very delicate. They soon grow leaves, which will help them get energy from the sun.

The Plant Cycle

Circle of Life

Germination is when the seed begins to grow. The seed opens and tiny roots reach into the earth. The first stems, known as 'shoots', follow the light out of the soil.

Like humans, plants grow, reproduce and die in a never-ending cycle. Let's look at each stage in more detail!

Success for Plants

Plants need space to grow, they cannot live too close to neighbors because of competition for food and sunlight. Plants grow best in soil with many nutrients.

1. Plants grow, reproduce and die in a never-ending .
2. is when a seed begins to grow.
3. Sunlight and from the soil help plants grow.
4. We must take care not to damage young plants.
5. Plants grow best without competition for food and sun.

Germination

delicate

cycle

nutrients

competition

Discussion Questions

1. How are plants and humans similar?
2. What could you do in your own garden to stop competition?

Grammar

Review: conjunctions

and but or

Coordinating Conjunctions

Used to combine words and phrases that are equal to one another.

1. Darcy likes lemons and limes.
2. The Rogers could go to the movie or the opera on their date night.
3. Please buy milk, bread and cookies at the shop later.
4. I don't enjoy gardening, but I do like mowing the lawn.
5. Bernice danced with Harry and Stuart, but not Moe.

FANBOYS

for and nor but or yet so

Review: conjunctions

and

and but or

and

Coordinating Conjunctions

Used to combine words and phrases that are equal to one another.

1. Farmer Rick prepared the soil and then planted the seeds.
2. Mrs. Rivers tried to teach the class, but they were too noisy.
3. Stop touching the artefacts, or we'll have to kick you out of the museum.
4. I like the colors red and blue, but not purple.
5. Would you like to order white or wheat bread?

but

but

FANBOYS

for and nor but or yet so

or

or

Review: conjunctions

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Phonics

/ff/ and /ll/

off cuff whiff coffin

Double Consonants

Many one-syllable words end in double consonants, so they are CVCC.

1:1:1 Rule

When adding a suffix to a one-syllable word with a short vowel sound, double the consonant after the vowel.

/ff/ and /ll/

all bull fell silly

Double Consonants

Many one-syllable words end in double consonants, so they are CVCC.

1:1:1 Rule

When adding a suffix to a one-syllable word with a short vowel sound, double the consonant after the vowel.

Listen and Spell

ll

ff

1. 2. 3. 4.

Free Talk

Do you think humans or natural causes have dispersed plant species farther?

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