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Practice, Play, and Prepare for First Grade

This week, we're digging up fascinating details about the world of plants. With this collection of learning activities, you can practice and play, while you prepare for first grade.

Go, Seeds, Go!

Activity

Go, Seeds, Go!

Here's a science activity to help your child investigate how seeds are designed to travel.

1st grade

Science

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Activity

Patterns Puzzle

Game

Patterns Puzzle

Solve a picture puzzle and practice math skills at the same time in this online puzzle showing our favorite Brainzy characters.

kindergarten

Math

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Game

A Plant Grows: Level C

Story

A Plant Grows: Level C

The life cycle of plants is a lot like the life cycle for many living things -- so as kids work on reading essentials, they'll learn some science, too.

kindergarten

Reading & Writing

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Story

Plant Your Name with Seeds

Activity

Plant Your Name with Seeds

Here's a great early reading and science activity for curious children. Learn how to plant your child's name in seeds for a growing writing activity!

kindergarten

Science

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Activity

Garden Plants Color by Number

Worksheet

Garden Plants Color by Number

This color-by-number puzzle provides a creative opportunity to practice simple addition and subtraction.

kindergarten

Math

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Worksheet

Plant Life Cycle Flash Cards

Worksheet

Plant Life Cycle Flash Cards

These flash cards serve as an intro to life science, but also help with counting skills and sequential ordering.

kindergarten

Science

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Worksheet

All About Trees

Worksheet

All About Trees

This is a fun way to get little nature lovers to learn about the different parts of a tree. Beginning writers will practice handwriting and learn sight words.

kindergarten

Science

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Worksheet

Living and Non-Living Things

Worksheet

Living and Non-Living Things

Get your learning lasso ready for this plants and animals round-up! Can your child tell the difference between a living and non-living thing?

preschool

Science

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Worksheet

Discovering the Best Water for Plants

Science project

Discovering the Best Water for Plants

Water, along with soil and light, is a necessary component for plant growth. So what's better for promoting plant growth: tap water, or rain water?

kindergarten

Science

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Science project

Counting in the Garden

Worksheet

Counting in the Garden

Children work with concepts like "most," "least," "more," and "less" in this early math worksheet.

kindergarten

Math

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Worksheet

What Do Plants Need?

Worksheet

What Do Plants Need?

Children will enjoy this appealing worksheet that invites them to consider which of the items shown are necessary to plant life.

1st grade

Science

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Worksheet

Numbers in the Forest

Worksheet

Numbers in the Forest

Have fun comparing numbers using this forest-themed worksheet. Students will love figuring out the larger numbers while coloring in the whimsical plants and animals.

kindergarten

Math

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Worksheet