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My Seed Picture
Draw and label the parts of a seed.
Life Cycle of a
Use the diagram on page 1 to help you.
Flowering Plant
Write one fact you learned about the life cycle
of a flowering plant.
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How do each of the following
It’s All in the Seed
help plants grow?
A plant’s life begins with its seed. The seed
has everything it needs to grow into a plant. Insects:
It houses the embryo, or baby plant. It also
holds food for the embryo to use as it grows.
leaves
2
root Pollen sticks to Animals:
the insects, which
embryo carry it to other
flowers.
food The pollen
storage fertilizes eggs in
other blossoms.
This is called
pollination.
coat
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Life Cycle of a A coat protects us from the cold. Why do you
Flowering Plant think seeds have coats?
1
Flowers grow on the
plant.
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The blossoms attract
A new plant grows.
insects.
Why do you think seeds have their own food
storage?
4
Animals 3
spread the Fruit grows on the plant.
seeds through Animals eat the fruit
their waste. and its seeds.
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From Seed to Plant
What happens to a seed after you plant it? Follow the steps to find out!
blossom
leaf
bud
shoot leaf
seed
stem
root
1 2 3 4
The seed becomes The roots grow deep The shoot is now The plant grows
soaked with water. into the soil. a stem. taller and stronger.
The embryo breaks The shoot breaks More leaves grow The buds open into
though the seed coat. through the soil. from the stem. blossoms.
This is called Leaves grow from Buds appear on
germination. the shoot. the plant.
3 4
Extension Activity
❉ Activate Prior Knowledge: Introduce the
Life Cycle of a Flowering Plant
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My Seed Picture
Life Cycle of a
Draw and label a seed. Use the diagram
on page 1 to help you.
Flowering Plant booklet with a discussion that activates students’
prior knowledge. Ask what they know about the
Point out that animals sometimes play topic, what they think they’ll learn when they
a role in spreading seeds to other places.
Write one fact you learned about a plant’s complete the booklet, and what they would like to
Then ask: What are some other ways life cycle.
learn about the topic.
that seeds might get spread around? After 7
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sharing their ideas, have students work in ❉ Walk Through the Booklet: After introducing
pairs to research different ways seeds travel. Discuss the booklet and discussing the topic, walk through
students’ findings, then ask each student to write the pages together to satisfy children’s curiosity and
a first person account of a seed that left its plant to clarify the instructions. Point out the writing
to travel to other places. How did it travel? What and drawing prompts and explain to students that
happened to it along the way? Did it get planted? although everyone is starting with the same booklet,
What kind of plant did it grow into? Did its own they will each have a unique book when they are
Nonfiction Read & Writing Booklets: Science © Scholastic Teaching Resources
seeds leave and travel elsewhere? Encourage students finished.
to tell a complete story about their travels and life as
a plant. When finished, invite them to illustrate their ❉ Read, Write, and Learn!: Read and discuss
stories and then share them with the class. the text together, pointing out vocabulary words
and raising questions. Then move on to the
accompanying writing prompts. Generate possible
How to Use The Booklet answers with students. Encourage students to write
in complete sentences. Talk about what they learned
This booklet can be completed as homework or from a particular section. Were they surprised about
during class. Before students begin, walk them through something they learned? Do they want to know more
each page so that they clearly understand the writing about a particular topic or piece of information?
prompts and any challenges in the text, such as charts
or diagrams. If students need additional support, guide ❉ Share: At various points in the bookmaking
them as they work on each section of the booklet. You process, have students share their written responses
might have students complete the booklet over the course with their classmates. Draw attention to the
of several days, working on a few pages at a time. similarities and differences in the responses.
How to Assemble the Booklet Tip: You may want to have
students fill in their booklets
It works well to assemble the booklets together as a class. You might make before stapling them. This way
the center pages will lie flat while
one in advance to use as a model when introducing the booklet to students.
they write in their responses.
Directions:
Fold each page
1 Print the booklet. 3 in half along the
solid line.
2 Make double-sided copies 4 Place the pages in
Title Page
of each page on standard numerical order
8 1/2-by 11-inch paper. and staple along
the spine.
