Plant Life Cycle

In first grade we study about the parts of plants and the plant life cycle.  To wrap up our unit of study, the students created a semi- 3-d "model" of the parts of a flower and wrote the steps of the plant life cycle using their sequencing vocabulary - first, next, then, after that, last, etc.

To create the flower petals, students cut slits in a cupcake liner.  In the middle of the liner, students glued real flower seeds to show where new flower seeds are produced.  The stem is a pipe cleaner.  The leaves were cut from brown construction paper.  The roots are drawn on with marker.  In the past, I used brown yarn for the roots, but this year magically I lost my yarn.  Markers will work just as well.  The soil, grass, and sky are layered construction paper.  Students fringed the green layer to appear more like grass.  Students then add labels for each plant part.  If they want, they may add embellishments like a sun and clouds.