- Hi readers.

Welcome to Read, Write, ROAR!

Today, we're gonna be reading a book all about plants.

We'll learn some new vocabulary words, we'll label the parts of a plant and at the end, we'll write a sentence and draw a picture and using information from the story.

You're gonna need something to write on like a piece of paper or a notebook and something to write with, like a pencil or a marker.

So go gather your tools and then we'll start learning.

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(playful music) - Hi readers, I'm Mrs. Pung.

Have you ever grown up plant?

What did it need to grow?

Today we're going to be reading a non-fiction book all about plants.

The title of our book today is "Plants are Living Things."

Remember non-fiction books tell us information that's true.

The author of our book is Bobbie Kalman, authors write the words.

The illustrations in our book today are mostly photographs.

Let's get started.

"Plants are Living Things" by Bobbie Kalman.

Here's the table of contents.

The table of contents tell us what's inside of the book.

It also tells us what page number things can be found on.

Here's our first heading, Living Things Need, living things need air, living things need water and food.

Living things need sunshine.

Living things need places to live and grow.

People are living things.

Animals are living things.

Plants are living things too.

Plants need air, food, water, and sunshine to grow.

Plants, need space to grow.

Some plants grow in soil.

Some plants grow in water, which of these plants is growing in soil, which is growing in water?

Let's read the labels to find out.

Water lilies grow in water.

This is a hyacinth, it's growing in soil.

Soil is another word for dirt.

Here's our next heading plants are alive.

All living things are made of tiny parts called cells.

Plants are made of cells too.

This is a plant cells.

Cells are tiny.

We can not see them with only our eyes.

We need a microscope to see them.

This boy is using a microscope to look at a plant cell.

This is what he sees with the microscope.

This is a plant cell up close.

A microscope is a tool that helps us to see tiny things.

Here's our next heading, All Kinds of Plants, flowers are plants, grasses are plants, weeds are plants, ferns are plants too.

Is this deer a plant?

No, what kind of living thing is it?

You're right, it's an animal.

Trees are the biggest plants.

Some trees are as tall as skyscrapers.

Skyscrapers are very large buildings.

Here's our next section, plant parts.

Most plants have roots and stems and leaves.

Some plants have flowers, some plants have fruits.

Can you name five kinds of fruits?

How about apple, bananas, oranges, pears, and cherries.

This is a diagram of a plant.

A diagram tells us the parts of something.

Let's read the labels on the diagram.

Roots, stem, leaf and flower.

These sunflowers have roots, stems, leaves, and flowers.

They have seeds too.

Where are their seeds?

Do you know?

The seeds of a sunflower are in the center or the middle.

This small pepper plant has roots, a stem, leaves and fruits.

It's fruits are the peppers.

Here's our next heading, Plants Grow, plants grow plants grow and change.

These tomato plants are small now but they are growing quickly.

Soon there'll be tomatoes on the plants, at first and the tomatoes are small and green.

They keep growing, as they grow the tomatoes turn red.

Red tomatoes are ripe, ripe means fully grown.

The red tomatoes are ready to eat.

They are sweet and delicious.

Seeds to Plants, many kinds of plants make seeds.

New plants grow from seeds.

Bean plants grow from seeds.

This is a bean plant.

This is how a bean plant grows.

The seed breaks open, the roots grow down into the soil and the starts to grow above the soil.

Leaves grow on the stem.

What do you think happens next?

It starts all over again.

What is a life cycle?

The life cycle of a plant is how a plant changes from a seed to a grown plant.

The ground plant then makes new seeds.

These pictures show the life cycle of a bean plant from seed to seed, let's read the life cycle.

Seed, new plants grow from seeds.

Leaves grow upward on the stem flowers also grow on the plant.

Then bean pads and seed, the flowers change into the bean pad with the seeds inside.

And then the life cycle starts all over again.

Here's our last heading today, We Need Plants.

Plants are important to all living things.

Plants give us many of the things we need.

Some animals make their homes from plants.

This one's nest is made from plant parts.

Trees give us the shade and make clean air.

They give us wood to build our homes.

We also use plants to make clothes and paper.

Most important of all, plants give animals and people food to eat.

Plant a vegetable garden this spring, you will have fun watching your plants grow.

You will also love the delicious food that comes from your plants.

That was a great book, all about plants.

(calm music) Today, during our story, we learn many new, interesting words.

Now it's time to learn more about three of those words.

Our first word today is the word microscope.

Can you say microscope?

Great, a microscope is a tool that helps us to see tiny things up close.

Microscope, let's see what the book said about the word microscope.

We need a microscope to see them.

This boy is using the microscope to look at a plant cell, microscope.

Let's clap the syllables and the word microscope.

Ready?

Mic-ro-scope.

So how many syllables?

Three, three syllables in the word microscope.

Now let's use microscope in a sentence.

We use a microscope to see germs up close, microscope.

What else could you look at up close through a microscope?

Great, our next word is the word ripe?

Can you say ripe?

Great, ripe means fully grown.

Ripe, let's see what our book said about the word ripe.

Red tomatoes are ripe.

Ripe means fully grown.

Let's clap the syllables in the word ripe.

Ready?

Ripe.

(claps) How many syllables did you hear?

One, one syllable in the word ripe.

Let's use ripe in a sentence.

We pick the apples off the tree when they are ripe.

Ripe.

What other foods might you pick when they are ripe?

Great, our last word today is actually two words.

The words are life cycle.

Can you say life cycle?

Great, the life cycle is when plants or animals change and grow, life cycle.

Let's see what our books said about the word life cycle.

The life cycle of a plant is how a plant changes from a seed to a grown plant life cycle.

Let's clap the syllables in those words, life cycle, ready?

Life cy-cle.

(claps) How many syllables did you hear in those two words?

Three, three syllables.

In the words, life cycle, one syllable in life and two syllables in cycle.

Let's use life cycle in a sentence.

Through the life cycle this egg will change into a bird, life cycle.

Great job learning about new words today.

Let's say our words one more time.

Microscope, ripe, lifecycle.

Try to use your new words with someone in your home today.

(calm music) Hi friends, it's time for our brain break.

We're gonna do outdoor yoga today.

Start on the ground Criss-cross apple sauce, just like me.

We're gonna start by being a seed.

Take your knees and squeeze them tight up to your chest like a seed, squeeze and release.

Now turn sideways and stretch out your roots.

Our legs are our roots today.

Reach and touch your roots, touch and sit up, touch and sit up.

Now it's time for our flower to grow, upon your knees, let's get ready to sprout.

Stretch up, stretch out your leaves.

Great job.

Now we're gonna be full flowers.

Stand up and grow, just like a flower.

Great job doing outdoor yoga with me today.

(calm music) - Readers, today, we read all about plants.

Remember plants have many parts.

Next I'm gonna need your help to blend some sounds to read the words and then we'll label the parts of our plants.

Are you ready?

Let's get started.

Here's our first word.

Can you help me blend the sounds?

ST-E-M, stem.

This is the word stem.

Where should we put the stem on our diagram of the flower?

Is this this the stem?

No, this is the stem.

It helps the plant stand up straight and tall.

Stem.

Let's try it the next word, ready?

Help me blend the sounds R-OO-T-S roots, say the word with me, roots.

Where should we place the roots?

Is this the roots?

No, where are the roots?

That's right, the roots are underground.

We need to place the roots underground, roots.

The roots help the plant to soak up water, roots.

Here's our next word.

Help me blend the sounds L-EA-VE-S, leaves The word is leaves.

Where shall we place the leaves?

Is this the leaves?

No, these are the leaves.

Our flower has two leaves.

Leaves, all right, friends one more word.

Help me blend the sounds.

Ready?

FL-O-W-ER, flower.

Where should we place the flower?

At the top?

You're right, this is the flower.

Some plants have flowers.

Some plants have fruits.

Let's read the words on our diagram one more time.

Ready?

The parts of a plant, flower, stem, leaves and roots.

Great job helping you label the plant today.

(calm music) That was fun learning about plants.

Now it's time to write our sentence and draw a picture.

Do you have something to write on and something with?

Great, let's get started, today, we're gonna be writing a question and then we'll draw a picture to answer our question.

Questions, answer things like who, what, where, when, why and how.

We use questions to help us answer.

Let's get started.

Our question today is, what do plants give us?

Let's see if we have enough spaces.

Can you help me count the words in our sentence?

What do plants give us?

How many lines do you see?

That's right, five lines.

We have five words and our sentence today.

You can draw lines for your words too, remember to leave spaces between your lines.

Let's get started.

Our first word is the word what.

What sound do you hear at the beginning of what?

WH, do you know what letters make that sound?

It's WH that's right.

When we start our sentence we always start with a capital letter.

So I'll start with a capital W. Watch me make a capital W. Start up at the top diagonal line down, up, diagonal line down and up.

There's my capital W. The next letter is H, watch me make a lowercase H. Start up at the top, big line down, up and around, H. The next sound we hear in what is the sound A.

In this word lowercase A is making the A sound.

Let's write a lowercase A, around like a C, close it up, line down, A.

What sound do you hear at the end of what?

T, what letter makes that sound?

T you're right.

We'll make a lowercase T, start up at the top, big line down and cross it in the middle.

There's our first word, what.

The next word is the word do.

How many sounds do you hear and do?

D-O, two sounds in the word do.

The first sound is D what letter makes that sound?

D your right?

Watch me write a lowercase D, around like a C, close it up and big line down, D. the next sound is O.

And this word just lowercase O is making the O sound.

Watch me make an O, start in the middle.

Around like a C and close it up.

There's the word do, Let's read our two words.

What do plants?

Plants is the next word.

Let's stretch out the sounds in the word plants.

What sound do you hear first?

P, what letter makes that sound?

P, great.

Watch me make a lowercase P. Big line down into the basement and then curve around.

There's my P. The next sound is L. What letter makes them L sound?

L, great.

This is a lowercase L. Start at the top straight line down PL-A.

A is the next sound.

Do you know what vowel makes that A sound?

A says, A let's write a lowercase, A around like a C, close it up and line down.

There's my A the next sound we hear in PL-A is N, N is the next sound.

What letter makes the N sound?

N you're right.

Watch me make an N, little line down, up and around.

There's my N. What sound do you hear at the end of plant?

What letter is that?

You're right, it's T just like here we're gonna make another T, start up at the top, big line down cross it in the middle.

That's the word plant.

Do we want it to say what do plant?

No, we needed to say plants.

So what does that last sound you hear in plants?

S, you're right.

That's the S Let's make a lowercase S, around like S. What do plants give, give is our next word.

Help me stretch out the sounds in give.

G-I-VE three sounds in the word give.

The first sound is G, what letter makes that sound?

G, great.

Around like a C, close it up.

And then we're gonna hook down.

There's my G. The next sound I.

Do you know what vowel makes the I sound?

I, great.

Let's make a lowercase I.

Big with down the dot on top.

G-I-V is the next sound.

What letter makes the V sound?

V, great watch me make a V, slant down, slant up.

There's my V. Hmm, that doesn't look right.

What should I add at the end?

Do you know?

An E, you're right.

We'll edit E at the end, but it doesn't make a sound.

Watch me make the lowercase E out, up and around.

There's my E, what do plants give us?

Our last word is us.

Let's stretch out the sounds U-S, two sounds in the word us.

The first sound is, U do you know what letter makes that sound?

You're right, it's U, U as another vowel, watch me make a lowercase U.

Down, up and around and down.

There's my U.

And the last sound is S, what letter makes that sound?

S, great.

Let's make it lowercase S, around like an S. We have all of our words what do we need to do next?

That's right, we need to add a punctuation mark.

I told you that today, we are writing a question that's right.

So we need to add a question mark.

Let me show you how to make a question mark.

I start at the top and I make a backwards C and then a little line down.

Then I add a dot at the bottom.

That's a question mark.

Now it's time to draw our picture.

We're going answer the question by drawing a picture.

What do plans give us?

Do you remember from the book, some of the things that plants give us?

Plants give us homes for animals and wood for people to build homes.

Plants also give us clean air and most important, plants give us food, food to eat.

That's right.

Let's draw some of those things.

You can draw any of them.

I'm gonna start by drawing an apple to show that plants give us food.

There's my apple.

And I'll draw a little stem and the leaf of course, there's my apple.

To show that plants give us homes, I'll draw home.

I start by making a triangle for the roof and then a rectangle for the house.

I'll add a rectangle for the door a circle for the door handle and a window like a square.

There's my house.

We also said plants give us clean air.

I'll just draw a cloud to show the air.

You could add a tree or flowers to your picture if you wanted to.

Thanks so much for stretching out sounds and writing words today.

Let's read our sentence one last time.

What do plants give us?

Don't forget to share your picture and your sentence with someone in your home today.

(calm music) Readers, that was so much fun learning about plants today.

Remember plants are living things.

They need air, food, water, and sunshine to grow.

Plants are important to us.

They give us clean air, homes and food to eat.

Have fun searching in your backyard for living things like plants.

And I'll see you next time on Read, Write, ROAR!.

(upbeat music) - [Narrator] This program is made possible in part by Michigan Department of Education, the State of Michigan and the Kresge Foundation.

Additional support for educational programming provided by and by viewers like you.

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