{"id":486073,"date":"2010-03-28T20:07:59","date_gmt":"2010-03-29T00:07:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/archives\/2560"},"modified":"2010-03-28T20:07:59","modified_gmt":"2010-03-29T00:07:59","slug":"teaching-life-science-with-children%e2%80%99s-literature-the-tiny-seed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/486073","title":{"rendered":"Teaching Life Science With Children\u2019s Literature: The Tiny Seed"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Introduction and Summary<\/p>\n

Eric Carle’s<\/a> , The Tiny Seed<\/a>,\u00a0 is a fabulous book about the life cycle of a tiny little seed as it finds it’s way through the world high in the air, far away, across the ocean, past hungry birds, endures the winter and spring and ends up growing into a beautiful giant flower that the whole community admires.\u00a0 Eric Carle’s way with words and amazing collage illustrations turn the life cycle of a seed into a very exciting story and at the end of the giant flower’s life we see the process start all over again. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
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Curriculum Connections<\/p>\n

This book is a great resource to use when instructing elementary school students on life science.\u00a0 The book could be used to build background knowledge or as a refresher on what students may have already learned.\u00a0 It’s a useful resource when instructing on the basic needs and life processes of plants.\u00a0 This book provides many ideas to get creative with your class when teaching the plant life cycle. (K.7a, 1.4a, 2.4b)<\/p>\n

Additional Resources<\/p>\n

Eric Carle collage instruction sheet<\/a>.\u00a0 This site provides instructions on how to create a collage in the style of Eric Carle.\u00a0 The students could work in groups as they each create a different scene from the book that depicts the life cycle of a plant.\u00a0 The project could be used as a class display and serve as a reference for later instruction.<\/p>\n

How a seed grows into a plant<\/a>.\u00a0 This is a great interactive site that kids could use independently at a technology center in the classroom while learning about the life cycle of a plant<\/p>\n

Here’s a good site for teacher ideas<\/a> of how to incorporate The Tiny Seed into a lesson.\u00a0 It comes from a Project Learning Tree Workshop in Florida.<\/p>\n

\u00a0This is a great site provided by Agriculture in the Classroom<\/a>.\u00a0 It provides a worksheet directly related to Eric Carle’s book The Tiny Seed, a hands on activity and a list of words to songs about plants and how things grow.<\/p>\n

General Information<\/p>\n

Book:\u00a0 The Tiny Seed<\/a><\/p>\n

Author:\u00a0 Eric Carle<\/a><\/p>\n

Illustrator:\u00a0 Eric Carle<\/a><\/p>\n

Publisher:\u00a0 Aladdin Paperbacks<\/p>\n

Publication Date:\u00a0 1987<\/p>\n

Pages:\u00a0 36<\/p>\n

Grade Range:\u00a0 K-4<\/p>\n

ISBN: 0689842449<\/p>\n

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