Vocabulary
Seed
Carrot
Water
Sun
Rain
GrowSentence practice
The seed needs ___.
- The seed needs water.
- The seed needs sun.
- The seed needs rain.
Before reading
- Look at the cover. What do you see?
- What do plants need to grow?
- Have you ever planted a seed?
After reading
- What did the boy plant?
- Did he give up?
- What grew at the end?
How to teach it
- Open the PowerPoint. Ask the "before reading" questions and teach the new words with the flashcards.
- Hand out one flashcard per child. Read the book aloud. Children hold up their card when they hear their word.
- Practise the sentence pattern together, then play the picture game in the slides.
- Ask the "after reading" questions.
- Finish with the printable project: How a Carrot Grows.
Book not included. These lessons are SimpsonESL originals and aren't affiliated with the author or publisher.