https://padlet.com/emilyabusko/cqmz2eb622xj0hmk 1st Grade: Plants en-us 2023-04-16 15:35:26 UTC 2025-11-07 21:23:16 UTC hello@padlet.com emilyabusko https://padlet.com/emilyabusko/cqmz2eb622xj0hmk/wish/2555850129 This website details way to engage students using realia related to plants. It also provides a fun video that portrays what plants need using kind-friendly language.]]> 2023-04-16 15:48:23 UTC https://padlet.com/emilyabusko/cqmz2eb622xj0hmk/wish/2555850129 emilyabusko https://padlet.com/emilyabusko/cqmz2eb622xj0hmk/wish/2555852649 The Ugly Vegetables is a story about a Chinese-American girl wishes for a garden of beautiful flowers instead of one full of ugly vegetables. This book would be a great source to introduce plants as vegetables, as well as celebrate differences.]]> 2023-04-16 15:53:22 UTC https://padlet.com/emilyabusko/cqmz2eb622xj0hmk/wish/2555852649 emilyabusko https://padlet.com/emilyabusko/cqmz2eb622xj0hmk/wish/2555858670 The Patchwork Garden is a bilingual picture book in English and Spanish. It is about a young girl who lives in an apartment building is surrounded by cement and wants to plant a garden, but does not think she can. With help from her Abuela and her community, she is encouraged to try. It is an excellent story to discuss how plants can thrive in their environments, the importance of community, and differences within living situations and cultures.]]> 2023-04-16 16:05:32 UTC https://padlet.com/emilyabusko/cqmz2eb622xj0hmk/wish/2555858670 emilyabusko https://padlet.com/emilyabusko/cqmz2eb622xj0hmk/wish/2555862104 As an extension activity for The Patchwork Garden, a cooking lesson can be to salsa using the vegetables Tonia grows in her garden. This activity could also provide an opportunity for students to share/bring in meals or recipes that are unique to their cultures and traditions in their families.]]> 2023-04-16 16:13:30 UTC https://padlet.com/emilyabusko/cqmz2eb622xj0hmk/wish/2555862104 emilyabusko https://padlet.com/emilyabusko/cqmz2eb622xj0hmk/wish/2555865581 Three Stalks of Corn is about a loving relationship between a Mexican-American child, Angelica, and her grandmother in California. Angelica's grandmother explains how important corn has always been to her people. They play together with cornhusk dolls and they make tortillas. This story can open the conversation for immigration, being second-generation immigrant, and family backgrounds.]]> 2023-04-16 16:19:57 UTC https://padlet.com/emilyabusko/cqmz2eb622xj0hmk/wish/2555865581 emilyabusko https://padlet.com/emilyabusko/cqmz2eb622xj0hmk/wish/2555867066 Good Work: Plant Life is an informational, bilingual text for beginning readers. It provides vivid images and simple, repetitive phrases for readers to learn what plants need to grow. It correlates to Next Generation Science Standards with a focus on plants.]]> 2023-04-16 16:23:01 UTC https://padlet.com/emilyabusko/cqmz2eb622xj0hmk/wish/2555867066 emilyabusko https://padlet.com/emilyabusko/cqmz2eb622xj0hmk/wish/2555869003 What is a Plant? introduces young readers to a variety of plant types. It discusses ferns, carnivorous plants, mosses, and trees. It explains photosynthesis, different methods of reproduction, how seeds germinate and grow, which types of plants grow in different climates, and how plants defend themselves. It is a bilingual text and can be broken down into multiple lessons.]]> 2023-04-16 16:27:11 UTC https://padlet.com/emilyabusko/cqmz2eb622xj0hmk/wish/2555869003 emilyabusko https://padlet.com/emilyabusko/cqmz2eb622xj0hmk/wish/2555870822 Parts of the Plant is an interactive activity all about the parts of the plant. It uses simple, repetitive language and visuals, paired with engaging puzzles, games, and fun facts for children to learn about plants.]]> 2023-04-16 16:30:27 UTC https://padlet.com/emilyabusko/cqmz2eb622xj0hmk/wish/2555870822 emilyabusko https://padlet.com/emilyabusko/cqmz2eb622xj0hmk/wish/2555872303 Word Wall provides a variety of interactive activities for learning academic vocabulary associated with plants. The activities can be used during lessons, for review, for homework, or assessments. They are diversified and scaffolded, an can be utilized for learners at each proficiency level.]]> 2023-04-16 16:33:40 UTC https://padlet.com/emilyabusko/cqmz2eb622xj0hmk/wish/2555872303 emilyabusko https://padlet.com/emilyabusko/cqmz2eb622xj0hmk/wish/2564400955 Little Sunflower is a story about the life cycle of a sunflower. It explains what happens to a seed when it's planted. This book will be used as an introduction to the plant life cycle. It is a complex text and requires higher level thinking skills.]]> 2023-04-23 00:08:44 UTC https://padlet.com/emilyabusko/cqmz2eb622xj0hmk/wish/2564400955 emilyabusko https://padlet.com/emilyabusko/cqmz2eb622xj0hmk/wish/2573056660 Twinkl is a website that provides interactive lessons and units across all content areas. Material is differentiated and presented in kid-friendly ways. I intend to use Twinkl for visuals, presentations, and worksheets. They have a variety of material that correlate to the lessons for my integrated unit.]]> 2023-04-30 18:01:34 UTC https://padlet.com/emilyabusko/cqmz2eb622xj0hmk/wish/2573056660