Plant Activities and Centers
Learning about the plants is the perfect spring theme! It’s full of fun, wonder, and there are so many standards you can review (or squeeze in new standards) all while learning about plants You could have a Plant Day, Plant Week, use all the activities throughout the spring season, or pick and choose what works for you and your classroom! Here are over 20 fun Plant Activities and Centers for kindergarten, 1st grade, and 2nd grade! These activities include math, literacy, and science!
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Get the Plant Activities HERE, Watermelon Place Value craft HERE, Number Sense craft HERE, Flower Measurement craft HERE, Spring Worksheets HERE, Measurement Worksheets HERE, Graphing Worksheets HERE, and the FREE Name Cards HERE.
Plant Activities and Centers
Plant Sorting Cards – Sort as a class or put these in a station! Students can follow up by coloring and reading the different plants we eat.
Tops or Bottoms Sorting Craft – First, read Tops and Bottoms by Janet Stevens and then have students sort parts of a plant onto the carrot craft by “tops” or “bottoms”. These make an adorable hallway or hanging display.
Tops or Bottoms Sorting Cards – Use the sorting cards as a whole group lesson or in centers!
Plant Vocabulary Cards – Use the vocabulary cards as a whole group lesson, on a word wall, or in centers!
Plant Worksheets – So many worksheets to choose from! Perfect for follow up to a whole group lesson for independent practice, or use for morning work, or centers!
I Spy All About Plants – Download this worksheet by entering your email HERE!
Anchor Charts – Print these on 200 – 400% scale to create a large anchor chart or project on the board!
Parts of a Plant – Bring in fruits and vegetables and students sort by which part of the plant they are! This is always such a hit!
Plants Needs Craft – Students draw what plants need on the leaves to create a flower craft. These make such a cute spring display!
Parts of a Seed – Label the parts of a seed to create a flip book craft. This is quite possibly my favorite year after year. They turn out so cute! Take strips of construction paper and fold it zig-zag to create the arms and legs!
Plants Journal – Students record their plant’s growth! These make such a great keepsake! I love how this activity also reinforces responsibility because students are checking on their plants each day and recording the changes.
Greenhouse – I love that these greenhouses are an expensive way for students to grow seeds in the classroom. All you need is card stock in various colors, paper towel, clear baggie, and a lima bean seed.
Plant Measurements – Another favorite! Students create a flower and measure each part of the plant. These include rulers and seed rulers for standard and non-standard measurement.
Longest to Shortest & Measure and Explain – Students can practice measurement independently with these worksheets!
Plant Worksheets – Incorporate the plant theme into math with these worksheets!
Watermelon Place Value – Okay, this might actually be my favorite! I love a good craft that allows students to use their imagination but ties in standards! Assign each student a number to create or let them choose their own! These are available in both place value and number sense (preschool & kinder focused)
Plant Writing – Students create a flower and write about parts of a plant, life cycle, and more!
Download the FREE Plant activity by entering your email HERE!
Get the Plant Activities HERE, Watermelon Place Value craft HERE, Number Sense craft HERE, Flower Measurement craft HERE, Spring Worksheets HERE, Measurement Worksheets HERE, Graphing Worksheets HERE.
Oh, and don’t forget to get the FREE Name Cards HERE. They can be used so many ways all year long!
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