read aloud lesson plan reflection examples

Discuss how the boy kept watering the carrot even though his family told him it wouldn’t come up.Why do you think the boy was so sure the carrot would come up?.What are all the things the boy does to help the seed grow?.(The boy is planting a carrot seed so he doesn’t want any other plants in his garden.) Explain to children that weeds are plants that people don’t want in their garden.Pause after you read, “But he still pulled up the weeds around it every day and sprinkled the ground with water.” Point to the watering can and ask, Does the boy think the carrot will come up? How do you know?.Pause after the brother says “It won’t come up.” Ask, Did you wonder if your seed would grow? Why didn’t you think so?.As you read, ask children to notice all the things the boy does to take care of his plant.Īct out the motions of digging with a shovel, planting the seed, pulling up the weeds, sprinkling the ground with water, and pushing the wheelbarrow. What do you think will grow from the seed the boy plants? (carrot) Why do you think that? (planted a carrot seed).Have you ever planted seeds or helped someone at home plant seeds? (Invite them to describe this experience.).Read the title aloud and tell children it is a story about a boy who plants a seed. (planting a seed.) Then ask them to point to the title. Show children the book cover and point to the boy and ask children what they think the boy is doing. Ask them to describe their color, texture, shape, and size. Invite children to look at and feel the seeds. Explain that many plants grow from seeds. Say, Inside every seed is a plant ready to grow. Explain that the seed is the part of a plant that is able to grow into a new plant of the same kind. Shake a bag filled with carrot seeds and tell children the bag contains carrot seeds. STEM Key Concepts: Plants start in different ways Some plants start from seeds Plants need water, food, and sunlight to grow Plants that grow in soil have some parts below the ground and some above.ĮLA Focus Skills: Active Listening, Concepts of Print, Listening and Speaking, Predicting, Story Comprehension, Vocabulary

Read aloud lesson plan reflection examples