GROWING BY LEAPS AND VIEW - THIRTEEN
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April 2006 GROWTH The TV to Lesson Connection: Seasons http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/prek2/theme/seasons.shtm It’s A Big Big World Activities http://pbskids.org/bigbigworld/parentsteachers/activities.html GROWING BY LEAPS AND BOUNDS Springtime is a time of growth and renewal. The spring weather creates the perfect environment for organisms to grow and flourish and get exactly what they need to stay strong. Watch DRAGON TALES and see how the gang helps a flower regain her strength by giving her the right amount of sun, soil and water she needs to stay healthy and happy. Read I’m a Caterpillar and learn about the caterpillar’s life cycle as a caterpillar explains what he needs to undergo his amazing transformation into a beautiful butterfly. Then, do the Green Thumb activity and learn firsthand about the life cycle of a plant. Work together with your budding naturalist to give your seedling the care it needs to blossom into a beautiful, healthy plant. Web Resources: VIEW: DRAGONTALES (#302) Rise and Bloom Thursday June 8 th , 9:30am Rise and Bloom - Max really wants to see the Bursting Blossoms bloom in Dragon Land - a spectacular, once-a-year event. This special event only happens at sunrise, and Max just can't seem to shake off his sleepiness and get himself going. Luckily, Max's friends have some strategies to help him feel more awake. When they finally arrive (fully awake) on Blossom Ridge, just in time for the sunrise, they are surprised to find that the Bursting Blossoms need some help waking up. Max springs to action using his recently learned techniques to help the flowers shake off their sleepiness, and everyone celebrates as the amazing blossoms burst with color and shower sparkly pollen all around them. While You’re Watching, Ask Children… • Have you ever taken care of a plant or flower? What do they need to grow healthy and beautiful? • What do you need to grow strong and hea thy? Are there any similarities? l
Transcript of GROWING BY LEAPS AND VIEW - THIRTEEN
April 2006 GROWTH
The TV to Lesson Connection: Seasons http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/prek2/theme/seasons.shtm It’s A Big Big World Activities http://pbskids.org/bigbigworld/parentsteachers/activities.html
GROWING BY LEAPS AND BOUNDS
Springtime is a time of growth and renewal. The spring weather creates the perfect environment for organisms to grow and flourish and get exactly what they need to stay strong. Watch DRAGON TALES and see how the gang helps a flower regain her strength by giving her the right amount of sun, soil and water she needs to stay healthy and happy. Read I’m a Caterpillar and learn about the caterpillar’s life cycle as a caterpillar explains what he needs to undergo his amazing transformation into a beautiful butterfly. Then, do the Green Thumb activity and learn firsthand about the life cycle of a plant. Work together with your budding naturalist to give your seedling the care it needs to blossom into a beautiful, healthy plant.
Web Resources:
VIEW: DRAGONTALES (#302)
Rise and Bloom Thursday June 8th, 9:30am
Rise and Bloom - Max really wants to see the Bursting Blossoms bloom in Dragon Land - a spectacular, once-a-year event. This special event only happens at sunrise, and Max just can't seem to shake off his sleepiness and get himself going. Luckily, Max's friends have some strategies to help him feel more awake. When they finally arrive (fully awake) on Blossom Ridge, just in time for the sunrise, they are surprised to find that the Bursting Blossoms need some help waking up. Max springs to action using his recently learned techniques to help the flowers shake off their sleepiness, and everyone celebrates as the amazing blossoms burst with color and shower sparkly pollen all around them.
While You’re Watching, Ask Children…
• Have you ever taken care of a plant or flower? What do they need to grow healthy and beautiful?
• What do you need to grow strong and hea thy? Are there any similarities?
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READ: I’m a Caterpillar
By Jean Marzollo and Judith Moffatt (Illustrator)
Flowers aren’t the only ones that need the right conditions in order to grow strong and beautiful. The life cycle of a caterpillar requires nourishment, rest and patience. Read how this amazing creature undergoes the transformation from insect to beautiful butterfly. Told in the caterpillar's own voice, "I visit flowers. I drink nectar. Yum!," this book teaches us about the unique journey that is a caterpillar ’s life cycle. Other Recommended Books: I’m a Seed by Jean Marzollo and Judith Moffatt (Illustrator) It’s Spring! by Linda Glaser and Susan Swan (Illustrator) Growing Vegetable Soup by Lois Ehlert
sThat’s What Happens When It’ Spring by Elaine W. Good
DO: Green Thumb
Materials • beans (pole, lima, or snap beans are easy to grow) • fork • marker • masking tape • paper cups • potting soil • shallow tray to allow for drainage
Directions
Prepare: Soak the beans overnight so they will grow faster. Poke holes in the bottom of the cups with a fork.
Plant: Talk with your children about plants, explaining that they need water and light to live. Help each child fill 3/4 of a paper cup with dirt, and plant a bean under a shallow layer. Place the cups in a shallow tray in a sunny area.
Nurture: Show children how to water their beans, and discuss how the plants change as they grow.
Support for Thirteen’s Ready To Lead in Literacy Service is made possible by the Uris Brothers Foundation with additional support from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the Hilton Hotels Corporation, and the Bloomingdale’s Fund of the Federated Department Stores Foundation.
Based on an activity in Play and Learn with Arthur, Volume 2
