Literature+Unit+4+(Extension)

=Extension= =__**How Does Your Garden Grow?**__= []

**Materials**
-Lobel, Arnold, //Frog and Toad Together// and //The Garden// -//Collections for Young Scholars// ,Volume 1, Book 2, page 34 ,Open Court Publishing -Small or large lima beans -Paper towels -Water -Quart size bags that can be closed -Large piece of drawing paper -Permanent marker -Clear plastic cups -Potting soil -Journals

**Preparations**
1. Gather materials for this lesson.

2. Help children label plastic bags and cups prior to lesson.

**Procedures**
1. Have students read //The Garden//. One child should read the words spoken by Toad and another should read Frog's speeches. The third child should be the narrator. The children can take turns and switch parts.

2. Activate prior knowledge by encouraging students to share their experiences growing seeds(Covered with reading activities).

3. Discuss the things Frog and Toad did to make seeds grow (Covered with reading activities).

4. Give each student a plastic bag (I will put the students' name on the bags prior to lesson).

5. Give each child a paper towel and model how to fold it into a square.

6. Have the students come to the sink one at a time with their paper towel and bag, where they will wet their paper towels and place them in the bag.

7. Give each student several small or large lima beans.

8. Have the students place the beans on the paper towel in the plastic bag, close the bag and place it on the window sill for observation.

9. Have the students observe their seeds each day and record their observations in their journals.

10. Point out that the seeds have sprouted (when appropriate) and it is time to plant them in soil.

11. Label clear, plastic cups with the child's name on the cup.

12. Instruct the students to place some potting soil in each cup.

13. Have the students carefully plant their sprouting seeds and then cover them with more soil.

14. Instruct the students to place their cups in the window sill for observation.

15. Instruct the students to try Frog and Toad's methods to make their seeds grow.

16. The students will talk to their seeds, shout at their seeds, read to their seeds, and sing to their seeds.

17. Have the students write in their journals whether or not that they think Frog's and Toad's methods work.

18. The students and the teacher will engage in a discussion to determine what really makes seeds grow.

19. I will list on a chart that seeds need the right amount of water, light, and soil to grow.

20. The students will properly care for their seeds and continue to record their observations in their journals.

21. Review with the children all the things Frog and Toad did to make seeds grow.

22. Review the factors that make seeds grow.

Assessments
The children will use a four-corner assessment with teacher guidance on format. See attached file. Students who have trouble with sentences may indicate their knowledge by using words and pictures. Students should show on their 4-corner assessment the following criteria:

1. Show the stages of the seed as it became a plant. 2. List 3 things that a plant needs to grow. 3. List what things Toad did to try to make his seeds grow. 4. Tell what Toad could have done differently to make his seeds grow.

For Samuel (Cerebral Palsy) I would have a student work alongside him and his paraprofessional in assisting him wih the lima bean project.

Children that are below grade level may draw pictures in their journals if they have difficulty writing.The assessment can also be shown in pictures

__**Ecosystems standard**__ 1: Recognize that plants and animals need air, water, light (plants only), space, food and shelter and that these may be found in their environment.