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From Seed to Plant Along Jackson Creek
Second Grade Class
Childs Elementary School


Key Point - Plants undergo changes during their life cycles.

Experiences:

The students will explore local and other fruits, their seed and their life cycles.  They will learn that plants undergo changes during their life cycles.  Students will plant seeds and watch them germinate into plants.  This will all be done in the indoor labs in the classrooms.

The Second Grade Reading Railroad Project is started at this time.


Links:

Kid's Valley Garden

Kinder Garden

The Great Plant Escape


Books - Books with call numbers in the range 577-589 cover biomes, plants, trees, 630-635 cover farming and gardening.  The following are a few of the books in these ranges that can be checked out at the Monroe County Public Library:

Call Number Title of Book Author
J574.522 Be Earth-The Incredible Recycling Machine Bennett
J577.078 Va Ecology for Every Kid VanCleve
J577.16 Be The Magic School Bus Meets the Rot Squad Beech
J581 Ga Nature Detective - Plants Ganeri
J581 Mi Plants We Know Miner
J581.3 Ar The Science Book of Things That Grow Ardley
J582 Ca The Tiny Seed Carle
J 582 Jo How a Seed Grows Jordan
J582.13 Br See for Yourself - Flowers Bryant-Mole
J582.13 Co The Earth's Garden - Flowers Cooper
J582.13 Le Flowers of a Woodland Spring Lerner
J582.13 Sa Fairy Dusters and Blazing Stars Samson
J582.16 Al Trees and Leaves (Nature Club) Althea
J582.16 Ga Eyewitness Explorers - Trees Gamlin
J582.16 La Be a Friend to Trees Lauber
J582.16 Ma Why do Leaves Change Color? Maestro
J582.16 Br The Tremendous Tree Book Brenner
J635 Kids Garden Hart
J635 My First Garden Book Wilkes

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