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Preschool, spring

Preschool: Plants

February 27, 2018

It was 50 degrees here in Wisconsin today, which basically means it’s time to break out the flip flops and get outside. We are thinking spring thoughts and hoping for warmer days soon, so it’s time to get started on our spring themes in preschool.  It is too early to do any planting outside, but we are learning about plants so we’re ready to head outside as soon as we get a taste of warm spring air.

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Here were our plans for our Plants theme:

Tons of plant themed activities and ideas. Weekly plan includes books, literacy, math, science, art, sensory bins, and more! Perfect for tot school, preschool, or kindergarten.

And here are the details for each activity:

The Plant Parts series of books by Vijaya Khisty Bodach was perfect for focusing on one plant part each day of our theme. After reading, we completed a "All About" to record our learning. Great for a plant theme in tot school, preschool, or even kindergarten!

 All About Seeds:

  This week I chose a non fiction series of books about the parts of a plant so that we learn about how plants grow and the purpose of each part. We used The Plant Parts (series) by Vijaya Khisty Bodach, and we started out with Seeds. After reading, Madelynn completed the All About Seeds book by cutting and gluing the missing pieces and tracing the words.  On the final page she identified and labeled the seed in the diagram of a plant then I asked her to tell me what she learned about seeds.

The Plant Parts series of books by Vijaya Khisty Bodach was perfect for focusing on one plant part each day of our theme. After reading, we completed a "All About" to record our learning. Great for a plant theme in tot school, preschool, or even kindergarten!

All About Roots:

  Our next book in The Plant Parts (series) by Vijaya Khisty Bodach was Roots. After reading, Madelynn completed the All About Roots book by cutting and gluing the missing pieces and tracing the words.  On the final page she identified and labeled the roots in the diagram of a plant then I asked her to tell me what she learned about roots.

The Plant Parts series of books by Vijaya Khisty Bodach was perfect for focusing on one plant part each day of our theme. After reading, we completed a "All About" to record our learning. Great for a plant theme in tot school, preschool, or even kindergarten!

All About Stems:

  Our next book in The Plant Parts (series) by Vijaya Khisty Bodach was Stems. After reading, Madelynn completed the All About Stems book by cutting and gluing the missing pieces and tracing the words.  On the final page she identified and labeled the stem in the diagram of a plant then I asked her to tell me what she learned about stems.

The Plant Parts series of books by Vijaya Khisty Bodach was perfect for focusing on one plant part each day of our theme. After reading, we completed a "All About" to record our learning. Great for a plant theme in tot school, preschool, or even kindergarten!

All About Leaves:

Our next book in The Plant Parts (series) by Vijaya Khisty Bodach was Leaves. After reading, Madelynn completed the All About Leaves book by cutting and gluing the missing pieces and tracing the words.  On the final page she identified and labeled the leaves in the diagram of a plant then I asked her to tell me what she learned about leaves.

The Plant Parts series of books by Vijaya Khisty Bodach was perfect for focusing on one plant part each day of our theme. After reading, we completed a "All About" to record our learning. Great for a plant theme in tot school, preschool, or even kindergarten!

All About Flowers:

  Our last book in The Plant Parts (series) by Vijaya Khisty Bodach was Flowers. After reading, Madelynn completed the All About Flowers book by cutting and gluing the missing pieces and tracing the words.  On the final page she identified and labeled the flower in the diagram of a plant then I asked her to tell me what she learned about flowers.

This dirt letter writing tray is fun for letter writing and fine motor practice with a plant theme. Great for tot school, preschool, or even kindergarten!

Dirt Letter Writing Tray:

Our first literacy activity this week was a plant themed letter writing tray. To make this fun sensory activity I filled our clear tray with dirt. Madelynn used flower letter cards as a model and chose which ones she wanted to practice. Then she used a shovel and/or her finger to write letters in the dirt.

This nature sound stamping activity is perfect for letter, sound, and fine motor practice with a dinosaur theme. Great for a plant theme in tot school, preschool, or even kindergarten!

  Nature Sound Stamping:

Next, for more letter practice we used our dot stampers. We started out stamping inside the letter to make an N. Then Madelynn had to find the upper and lowercase n’s in the leaf, stamp them and make the “N” sound each time. Then she stamped the other letters different colors and tried to make the sounds for each one.

This flower cvc words activity is a fun and easy way to work on letter sounds with a plants theme. Great for tot school, preschool, or even kindergarten!This flower cvc words activity is a fun and easy way to work on letter sounds with a plants theme. Great for tot school, preschool, or even kindergarten!

Flower CVC Words:

  This week we focused on ending sounds, but we worked on beginning and middle sounds as well with these CVC word cards. To make letter manipulatives I wrote letters on circle stickers and stuck them to the center of our stockpile of pouch lids.  Madelynn used the letters to build CVC flowers that matched the picture on the card.

This flower name craftivity is fun for name writing, recognition, and fine motor practice with a plant theme. Great for tot school, preschool, or even kindergarten!

Flower Name Craft:

  For this week’s name craft we created this adorable name flower.  First Madelynn cut the flower pieces out. Then she wrote the letters in her name on each square for the stem. After she finished writing, she glued the flower pieces together and added the squares underneath in order to spell her name. Finally she glued leaves to the sides of the stem.

This color by shape plant activity is a fun way to work on shape identification and fine motor practice with a plant theme. Great for tot school, preschool, or even kindergarten!

Plant Journaling:

  For our journal this week Madelynn chose to draw what she learned about plants.  She told me that plants need lots of things, so she drew a flower, dirt, water, and the sun. After adding all of her details, she labeled each part of her picture.

This color by shape plant activity is a fun way to work on shape identification and fine motor practice with a plant theme. Great for tot school, preschool, or even kindergarten!

Color By Shape Plant:

We worked on identifying 3D shapes this week for our color by the code activity. Madelynn worked on identifying and naming 5 different 3D shapes: sphere, cone, cube, cylinder, and pyramid. I told her the color for each shape and she had to search and color each one in the picture.

This parts of a flower craft was a fun way to show our learning with lots of fine motor practice. Great for a plant theme in tot school, preschool, or even kindergarten!

Build a Teen Flower:

  This week we also worked on identifying and counting numbers 11-20.  Madelynn chose one of the teen number flower centers and glued it to a sheet of paper. Then she counted out flower petals and glued each one around the center. Easy peasy!

This roll and fill flower activity is a great way to practice identifying numbers and counting out sets of objects. Great for a plant theme in tot school, preschool, or even kindergarten!

Roll and Fill Flower:

  Roll and fill activities are always a great way to practice counting and identifying numbers. For this activity I set up flower shaped silicone cupcake liners on a stem outline.  Madelynn rolled a 1-20 die, then counted out that number of colored pollen pom poms to fill a flower.

This nature sound stamping activity is perfect for letter, sound, and fine motor practice with a dinosaur theme. Great for a plant theme in tot school, preschool, or even kindergarten!

Planting Seeds Stamp Book:

  We made this little counting book together which was a perfect way to practice one to one correspondence to 20 and use emergent reading skills. Madelynn tried to read the sentence on each page. “I planted __ seeds.”  Then she used mini dot stampers to add the correct number of seeds.

These plant number mats are a super fun way to practice number identification, counting, number writing, and fine motor skills with a plant theme. Great for tot school, preschool, or even kindergarten!

Plant Number Sense Mats:

   We used these mats to practice numbers 11-20 this week. First, Madelynn identified the large number. Then she made it with play dough and counted the seeds in the ten frames. Next, she used a dry erase marker to practice writing the number, and finally counted out black bean “seeds” to fill the dirt with the correct amount.

This grass growing science activity tied in perfectly with our plant theme. Great for tot school, preschool, or even kindergarten!

Growing Grass:

Our science activity this week of course needed to be growing a plant, but I wanted something that would grow quickly for us indoors so we chose to grow grass.  Madelynn filled a small cup with dirt about 3/4 full. Next, she sprinkled grass seed on top of the dirt and sprayed with lots of water.  We also added a popsicle stick with numbers to measure the height of the grass as it grows.  Then she added a bit more dirt and a little water on top of the seed and placed in a sunny window.

We checked the cup each morning and added a bit more water. By the end of the week our grass started to sprout and Madelynn began to draw her observations in her science journal.  We will continue to watch and record observations over the next few weeks as the grass continues to grow.

This plant life cycle craft was a fun way to show our learning with lots of fine motor practice. Great for a plant theme in tot school, preschool, or even kindergarten!

Plant Life Cycle Craft:

  For this craft Madelynn started by cutting out all of the plant life cycle pieces.  Then she glued the pieces to a large sheet of paper in a circle. Finally, she glued the labels under each stage and drew arrows to show the direction of the life cycle.

We LOVE this plant a garden sensory bin. Perfect for exploration with a plant theme in tot school, preschool, or even kindergarten!

Build a Garden Bin:

  In this bin: split peas and this adorable garden playset (I admit the quality on this toy isn’t the best, but it was relatively cheap and Madelynn LOVES it)

This parts of a flower craft was a fun way to show our learning with lots of fine motor practice. Great for a plant theme in tot school, preschool, or even kindergarten!

Parts of a Flower Craft:

For this craft Madelynn started by cutting out all of the plant parts.  Then she glued the pieces together to form a flower. Finally, she glued the words next to each part to label the parts of the plant.

We LOVE this dig and play sensory bin. Perfect for exploration with a plant theme in tot school, preschool, or even kindergarten!

Dig & Play Sensory Bin:

In this bin: dirt, pots, shovels, silk flowers, pom pom “seeds”

Tons of plant themed activities and ideas. Weekly plan includes books, literacy, math, science, art, sensory bins, and more! Perfect for spring in tot school, preschool, or kindergarten.

Want all of this week’s Plants activities for preschool?  You can grab them here:
On my site : Plants & Printables On TpT: Plants Plans & Printables

45 weeks of engaging themed activities and ideas ready to go for your 3-4 year old. Weekly plans include reading comprehension, literacy, math, sensory play, arts & crafts and Science/social studies concepts. Everything you need for a year packed full of Preschool fun and learning.

Or you can grab our entire year of themes and plans:
On my site here: Preschool Bundle On TpT here: Preschool Bundle

Then check out the rest of our 45+ themes on the Preschool Curriculum Main Page.

by Jessica 
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Bright ideas for the little learners ~ Mrs. Plemons' Kindergarten is an education blog dedicated to fresh, engaging, and fun teaching ideas for toddlers, preschoolers, and the primary classroom.

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  1. Maureen Fortier says: May 9, 2023 at 7:06 am

    I bought your preschool bundle a few years ago and I just re-downloaded it. This is not what you have in there for Pre school. I’m disappointed! I like these activities much more than the simple ones I see in the bundle.

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    • Jessica says: September 9, 2023 at 9:16 am

      Do you own the Tot School or Preschool Bundle? The activities pictured here are all in my preschool bundle.

      Reply

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