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Plant Life Month

Your students will study how seeds move from place to place and sprout plants! They will read amazing books such as Aditson's Three Sisters and play fun games.

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Day

1

Soak a Bean and Paint Rocks

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Read: Aditson's Three Sisters

Play: The Bean Game

STEM: (K-8) Watch a seed swell; Prepare your seeds to sprout. Paint rocks, and make a rock garden

Day

6

Measure the Age of a Tree

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Read: A Tree's Heart

Play: Nature Alphabet

STEM: (K-8) Guess which is the oldest and youngest tree on campus; Measure tree trunks and calculate to estimate their ages

Day

11

Seed Greetings

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Read: From Bird Poop To Wind - How Seeds Get Around

Play: Seed Balloon Up

STEM: (K-8) Make a plantable seed-paper greeting card

Day

16

Freeze Flowers and Weave a Basket

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Read: STEMTaught Journal

Play: Construction Paper Nature Color Hunt

STEM: (K-3) Collect flowers; prepare for freezing;

(4-8) Weave a coconut leaf paper basket

Day

2

Observe Transpiration

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Read: STEMTaught Journal

Play: Corn, Bean and Squash Relay

STEM: (K-3) Observe transpiration

Code: (4-8) Robotics

Day

7

Flowers and Programming

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Read: The Plant Whisperer

Play: Seed, Seed, Sprout

STEM: (K-3) Collect and observe the parts of a flower; Press flowers

Optional: Microscopes

Code: (4-8) Robotics

Day

12

Seed Hunt and Tinkercad

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Read: STEMTaught Journal

Play: The Burn Game - Seed Edition

STEM: (K-3) Go on a seed hunt and collect seeds

Optional: Microscopes

Code: (4-8) Tinker Cad

Day

17

Frozen Flowers and Programming

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Read: Animal Homes

Play: Tape Wrist Bracelets

STEM: (K-3) Sensory play with frozen flowers

Code: (4-8) Robotics

Day

3

Programming and Identifying Trees

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Read: Plant Packages

Play: Plant the Trees

Code: (K-3) Robotics

STEM: (4-8) Identify the trees on campus using the SEEK app; Make a leaf rubbing

Optional: Microscopes

Day

8

Programming and Flowers

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Read: STEMTaught Journal

Play: Knock-out

Code: (K-3) Robotics

STEM: (4-8) Collect and observe the parts of a flower; Press flowers

Optional: Microscopes


Day

13

Programming and Seed Hunt

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Read: Plants are Everywhere

Play: Corn to Corn, Bean to Bean

Code: (K-3) Robotics

STEM: (4-8) Go on a seed hunt and collect seeds

Optional: Microscopes


Day

18

Programming and Plant Cells

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Read: STEMTaught Journal

Play: Capture the Corn

Code: (K-3) Robotics

STEM: (4-8) Look at potato and tomato cells under the microscope

Day

4

Leaf Walk and Programming

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Read: STEMTaught Journal

Play: Flowers and Bees (Sharks and Minnows)

STEM: (K-3) Leaf walk, sort leaves, and make a leaf rubbing

Optional: Microscopes

Code: (4-8) Robotics

Day

9

Paint Rocks and Programming

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Read: Ammachi's Amazing Machines

Play: Rob the Nest

STEM: (K-3) Paint rocks for the rock garden

Code: (4-8) Robotics

Day

14

Comics and Programming

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Read: A Tiny Seed

Play: Super Bean Bag Relay

STEM: (K-3) Create your own super powered seed comic (Soupy Super Seed)

Code: (4-8) Robotics

Day

19

Corn Husk Dolls and Programming

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Read: Bug Finder

Play: Wheelbarrow Relay

STEM: (K-3) Make corn husk dolls

Code: (4-8) Robotics

Day

5

Plant a Tree and Enjoy a Salad Bar

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Read: Chef Meena Makes Veggies

Play: Rain Game

STEM: (K-8) Enjoy a salad bar; Plant a tree to beautify the school

Day

10

Origami Seeds

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Read: STEMTaught Journal

Play: Huckle Buckle Beanstock

STEM: (K-8) Mimic a maple seed; Make an origami fish flier; Make an origami wind catcher

Day

15

Chia Seed Hanging Garden

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Read: Jadav and the Tree-Place

Play: You're Only Safe If...

STEM: (K-8) Make a hanging garden with your sprouts, and a water bottle

Day

20

Pressed Flower Art

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Read: STEMTaught Journal

Play: Weed Whackers

STEM: (K-8) Make artwork with your pressed flowers

All Plant Life Month Materials

Click here to view the list of materials needed for the entire month.

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