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My Plant Growth Journal

Watching Plants Grow

Day 60of 180
Week 12of 36
15Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand basic plant growth stages from seed to sprout

2

Create a sequential drawing of plant growth

3

Develop observation and recording skills

📖 Scripture Connection

Mark 4:26-27

“He said, 'The Kingdom of God is as if a man should cast seed on the earth, and should sleep and rise night and day, and the seed should spring up and grow, though he doesn't know how.'”

— Mark 4:26-27 (WEB)

Illustrates the mysterious and wonderful process of growth God designed in nature

📦 Materials Needed

  • Bean plants from previous lessons
  • Drawing paper
  • Colored pencils or crayons
  • BibleMouse observation journal
  • Ruler
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Gather around our bean plants and review what we've learned this week about plant growth

💭 Review Question: Can you show me how our plants have grown since Monday?
2Teaching (5 min)

Today, we'll create a special BibleMouse plant growth journal to track how seeds become plants

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Seeds start very tiny
  • They need water and light to grow
  • Plants grow slowly, but they do grow!
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What do you think a seed needs to grow?
  • Can you point to where our plant's first leaves came out?
3Activity: Plant Growth Drawing Sequence (6 min)
project

Create a four-panel drawing showing seed, sprout, small plant, and larger plant

📝 Instructions:
  1. Fold paper into four equal sections
  2. Draw a tiny seed in first box
  3. Draw first sprout in second box
  4. Draw small plant in third box
  5. Draw larger plant in last box
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Parent can draw outline, child colors

Challenge: Add height measurements to each drawing

4Closing (3 min)

Share drawings and talk about plant growth

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did our seed turn into?
  • What helps our plant grow?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll look closely at plant roots!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Young children learn about growth through direct observation and simple recording

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use gentle guidance during drawing
  • Praise effort over perfection
  • Let child lead exploration
🤔 Common Struggles:

Maintaining focus during drawing, understanding sequence of growth

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Ability to draw basic plant shapes, excitement about plant changes

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Take photos of plant growth for BibleMouse portfolio
  • Sing BibleMouse plant growth song
  • Read 'The Tiny Seed' from BibleMouse Read-Aloud Library

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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