Science · Stage 1

Care for Our Class Plant

What does a plant need? Let's use what we know to keep our class plant happy!

✦ Science📘 Stage 1 · S1⏱ ~9 min🧒 Ages 5–6★ Free to start
use what we know about plants to care for a class plant.
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Kavi and the Droopy Plant

Kavi lands on the classroom window sill 🪟, where the class plant 🪴 looks droopy and a little sad. "Let's be plant doctors!" hoots Kavi. "A plant needs water 💧, light ☀️, soil and air — give it what it needs and it will grow tall and green!"

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What your child will learn

1What a plant needsTo grow and stay healthy, a plant needs four things. Tap each one.
2Helps or harms?Be a plant doctor! Does each thing help the class plant, or harm it? Tap the right box.
3Healthy or unhappy?Look closely at a plant. What does it tell you? Tap each card.
4What will happen?A plant doctor predicts what a plant will do. Predict, then tap to check! Tap Next test for more.
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A peek inside

The class plant's soil is dry and its leaves droop 🥀. What does it need?
Dry soil and droopy leaves mean the plant is thirsty.

Try this at home: Circle what HELPS a plant: water dark cupboard sunlight pulling off leaves

Ready to play and learn?

Start the free interactive lesson, or print the handout for screen-free play.

Part of Science · Stage 1 · S1 on KAVI Academy — a secular, whole-child learning platform for ages 5–12.