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What Do Plants Need?

How Plants Work

Day 9of 180
Week 2of 36
30Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Identify four essential things plants need to grow

2

Explain how each element helps plants survive

3

Recognize God's amazing design in plant life

📖 Scripture Connection

Genesis 1:11

“God said, 'Let the earth put forth grass, herbs yielding seed, and fruit trees bearing fruit after its kind, with its seed in it, on the earth;' and it was so.”

— Genesis 1:11 (WEB)

Demonstrates God's original design for plant life and growth

📦 Materials Needed

  • Clear glass or jar
  • Water
  • Small plant or seed
  • Notebook
  • Colored pencils
  • World English Bible
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (5 min)

BibleMouse explorers, today we'll discover the amazing way God helps plants grow!

💭 Review Question: What did we learn about water and sunlight in our last lesson?
2Teaching (10 min)

Let's explore the four things plants need to grow: water, sunlight, air, and nutrients

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Water helps plants stay strong and move nutrients
  • Sunlight gives plants energy to make their own food
  • Air helps plants breathe and grow
  • Nutrients from soil give plants special food
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • Can you think of a place where plants grow?
  • What happens if a plant doesn't get water?
3Activity: Plant Needs Exploration (12 min)
observation

Create a simple plant growth observation jar

📝 Instructions:
  1. Fill clear jar with water
  2. Place seed or small plant in jar
  3. Put jar near window with sunlight
  4. Draw a picture of your plant in notebook
  5. Check plant daily and draw changes
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Parents help with jar setup

Challenge: Keep detailed growth journal

4Closing (3 min)

Review what we learned about plant needs

📝 Review Questions:
  • What four things do plants need?
  • How does God help plants grow?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll plant our own seeds and learn about taking care of God's creation!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

First-grade students are concrete learners who love hands-on exploration

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use simple, clear language
  • Encourage curiosity and observation
  • Connect science to God's design
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might get impatient waiting for plant growth

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Excitement about plant discovery, basic understanding of plant needs

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library plant growth worksheet
  • Sing BibleMouse plant growth song
  • Read additional books about plant life from BibleMouse Read-Aloud Library

Ready for Tomorrow?

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