K.3 learning about plants and animals (life sciences)

Genre Comprehension Skill Science Content

Nonfi ction Relate Prior Knowledge

Plants and Animals

Scott Foresman Science K.3

Standard Set 2. Life Sciences

2. Different types of plants and animals inhabit the earth. As a basis for understanding this concept:

2.a. Students know how to observe and describe similarities and differences in the appearance and behavior of plants and animals (e.g., seed-bearing plants, birds, fish, insects).

2.b. Students know stories sometimes give plants and animals attributes they do not really have.

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Vocabulary

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Learning About Learning About Plants and Plants and AnimalsAnimals

by Robert Loblaw

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2Plants need air.Plants need food and water.

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Plants need soil.Plants need sunlight.

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4Animals need air.

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Animals need food and water.

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6Plants make their own food where they live.

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Most animals move to get food.

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8These plants have seeds.

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These plants are different sizes.

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Animals grow and change.

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Not all animals move the same.Not all animals look the same.

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Real plants and animals do not talk or wear clothes.

Good morning!

Hello!

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What did you learn?

Relate Prior Knowledge How do animals get food?

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