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Watching Plants Grow

Plants Are Living Things

Day 54of 180
Week 11of 36
15Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that plants grow and change over time

2

Observe and describe different stages of plant growth

3

Develop curiosity about how God makes plants grow

📖 Scripture Connection

1 Corinthians 3:7

“So then neither he who plants is anything, nor he who waters, but God who gives the increase.”

— 1 Corinthians 3:7 (WEB)

Demonstrates that God makes plants grow, not just human efforts

📦 Materials Needed

  • Small potted plant
  • Seeds
  • Magnifying glass
  • Plant growth chart (from BibleMouse Printables Library)
  • Watering can
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Let's remember what we learned yesterday about plants needing sunshine! Can you show me how plants reach toward the sun?

💭 Review Question: What did we learn about plants and sunshine yesterday?
2Teaching (5 min)

Today, we're going to be plant detectives and see how plants grow! Just like you grow bigger, plants grow bigger too.

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Plants start very tiny as seeds
  • Plants need water, sunshine, and time to grow
  • Plants change and get bigger slowly
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What do you think helps plants grow?
  • Can you show me how small a seed is?
3Activity: Plant Growth Detective (6 min)
observation

Use magnifying glass to look at plant at different stages

📝 Instructions:
  1. Look at the seed with the magnifying glass
  2. Gently water the plant
  3. Draw or mark how big the plant is today on growth chart
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Just look at the plant and point to different parts

Challenge: Try to measure plant height with a ruler

4Closing (3 min)

Let's thank God for making plants grow!

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did we learn about plants today?
  • How do plants grow?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about plant roots!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

PK3 children are just beginning to understand growth and change

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use gentle, simple language
  • Encourage touching and exploring
  • Be patient with short attention spans
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might get impatient waiting for plants to grow

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's curiosity about plant changes

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Take a weekly photo of the plant to show growth
  • Read a BibleMouse Read-Aloud book about plants

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