Guided practice -Students point at posters showing diagrams and indicate the vocabulary words labeling the parts. Independent practice -Students make an 8 page booklet showing the stages of development in a bean plant, labeling the parts with vocabulary words, and coloring it correctly. Observation -Pass bean pods. Students open them to see the seeds. Pass bean sprouts.
Students open the seed food to see the tiny leaves.
Check for understanding -Ask students to identify what they see. Extension -Other Edible Plant Parts. Students fold a large paper into 32 boxes for a chart. We Eat, one category in each box going down the right side of paper- seeds, sprouts, roots, stems, leaves, blossoms, fruits. Show a sample of fresh vegetables for each category.