What your child will discover
Help the child understand that a plant is a living organism. Many plants have roots, stems, leaves, flowers, fruits, cones, or seeds, although different plants may not have every visible part.
Lesson 145 of 300
What Is a Plant?
Recognize plants as living things that grow, use resources, produce new plants, and appear in many forms.
2–3 yearsHome, Nature & AnimalsAdult guided
Home, Nature & Animals · KnowledgeForKids.com
Listen together · adult controls the audio
The spoken lesson
"A plant is a living thing. Plants come in many forms, including grasses, flowers, trees, ferns, mosses, cactuses, and crops. Many plants have roots, stems, leaves, flowers, fruits, cones, or seeds. Roots usually hold the plant and take in water and minerals. Stems support the plant. Leaves often use light, water, and carbon dioxide to make sugars for the plant. Plants also need suitable temperature, nutrients, space, and time. Look carefully without pulling or tasting. Plants are living things that use light, water, air, and nutrients." DESIGN REQUIREMENTS: Use real plant diversity and simple labelled diagrams. Avoid smiling plant characters, magical growth, taste-testing, plant-product sales, or oversimplifying every plant into the same shape.
Words to notice together
PLANTLIVINGROOTSSTEMLEAVESFLOWERSEEDLIGHT
Make it real
Pause, point, name what you notice, and connect the idea to something familiar in your child's day. Repetition, a calm voice, shared attention and dependable care matter more than finishing quickly.