I have loved seeing the buttercups popping up all over the place as the first signs of consistent warmer weather is everywhere that I turn. Spring fever is real in all parts of my life, including my classroom. But…my students still have work to do and there are still a few favorite lessons of mine left to teach! Let me tell you how to teach about the plant life cycle in the special education classroom.
It is springtime
One lesson that my students get excited about, even in their ansty spring stage, is learning the parts of the plant. We do so many fun hands on pieces with this lesson. We plant a seed in the little dirt cups and their faces light up when the small sprouts of green start to push through.
no prep lessons
I created the perfect print or digital worksheets to show you how to teach about the plant life cycle. These are easy to use and connect with your students no matter the level. They introduce vocabulary with key terms and pictures.
Your more advanced students will work on sentence writing and letter structure. This creates cross curriculum learning, something we all strive for in every lesson.
coloring + cutting
Student learning will focus on the root, stem, leaves and flower. Activities vary from simple coloring or circling the parts to cutting out the details and putting together their own flower. As the students seed in the cup grows, they can identify each of these parts that they are now familiar with.
Students will also be able to have a simple understanding of the plant cycle. It is important for our students to understand how the things that we eat and see everyday grow.
enjoy!
As a teacher you will love these lessons because it takes all the planning out of it…everything is done for you. I hope that your students enjoy all of these as much as mine do.
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