2 5 25 grow a bean plant (science)

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by Jennifer Duffy

These seeds may look small to you, but each one promises to grow into

a big plant!

You can plant these small seeds and watch them grow.

First, find some dirt.

Next, poke holes in the dirt.

Make each hole about an inch deep Put each seed into a hole,

and cover it with dirt.

Seeds need water,

just like people do!

Use a watering can to sprinkle the dirt with water.

Like most growing things,

the seeds need light.

Make sure the seeds are someplace where they will be warm.

Take good care of your seeds

Too much sun or water is harmful But don’t let the dirt get too dry.

It is hard work to give your seeds the right amount of sun and water.

What’s going on underneath

the dirt?

This bean plant is starting to grow Look at it sprouting.

After sprouting, bean plants grow really fast.

The stems and the leaves are out! You can use a stick to keep your growing plant from drooping.

A growing bean plant has

many parts.

Take a look at this photograph

to see a bean plant up close.

Just as promised, the bean plants have blossomed.

Little buds grow into green beans Finally, it’s time to harvest

the crops.

You are fortunate to have such healthy bean plants!

Responding

TARGET VOCABULARY Word Builder

The word sprouting uses the suffix -ing It can use the suffixes -ed and -s, too What other -ing words use these two suffixes?

Text to Self What kind of seeds would

you like to plant? Write a few sentences that tell how you would care for the

seeds Be sure to tell what kind of plants will sprout from the seeds Use words

from the Word Builder.

Write About It

sprouting sprouted sprouts

blossomed

crops

drooping

fortunate

harmful promised sprouting underneath

TARGET VOCABULARY

TARGET STRATEGY Monitor/Clarify Find ways to figure out what doesn’t make sense.

A blanket is something that you sleep _.

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