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Plants around Us
We see different types of plants around us. They are of many sizes, shapes and colours. Some plants grow on land while some grow in water. Some grow in cold places while others grow in hot places.

Dabbys Time
Write the name of each plant below the picture. rose cactus sunflower pumpkin pea plant coconut

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For the teacher: To initiate the lesson, take the children out for a nature walk and show them different types of plants. Talk to them about their sizes, shapes, colours, etc. Show them various types of seeds and explain why some seeds grow into healthy plants while others do not. Also discuss how plants make their food with the help of air, water and sunlight.

Types of plants
Very big, tall and strong plants are called trees. They have a thick, brown and woody stem called trunk. They have many branches that bear leaves, flowers and fruits. They have thick and strong roots. Trees live for many years.

mango

banyan

coconut

neem

Shrubs are smaller than trees. They have many thin, brown and woody stems. They are also called bushes. Most shrubs live only for a few years.

rose

croton

hibiscus

Herbs are very small and weak plants. They have thin, green and soft stems. They live only for three to four months.

Know with Dabby

Many herbs are used as medicines or to add flavour to food.

mint


coriander

Climbers are plants with weak stems. They cannot stand straight. They climb on other plants, sticks or walls to grow.

pea plant

grapevine

money plant

Creepers are weak plants that mostly grow along the ground. They have weak stems and thin branches. They usually bear big fruits.
gourd pumpkin

Some plants grow in water. They are called water plants.

lotus water hyacinth

Dabbys Time
Give two examples of each of the following. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. trees shrubs herbs climbers creepers water plants _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________
 

Parts of a plant
Roots give support to a plant. They collect water and minerals from the ground. Then they send them to the rest of the plant. Roots usually grow under the ground. Stem is the main body of a plant. Leaves, branches and flowers grow from it. Stem usually grows above the ground. It carries food and water to all parts of the plant.

flower bud fruit leaf branch

stem

roots

Leaf makes food for a plant. It is called the kitchen of the plant. Flower is the colourful part of a plant. It produces fruits or seeds. Fruit is the fleshy part of a plant. It grows from flowers and has seeds inside it. Seed is that part of a plant from which a new plant can grow.

Plants make their own food

Leaves of a green plant make food for the plant with the help of air, sunlight and water. The stem carries this food from the leaves to all other parts of the plant. Food which is not used by the plant is stored in roots, stems, leaves, fruits, flowers and seeds.


Dabby Wants to Know

Why do plants make their food only in the daytime?

Lifespan of plants
All living things take birth, grow old and finally die. Plants are also living things. They usually grow from seeds and Know with Dabby live for a few months to a few years. Then You can find out the age they die. Trees live for many years. Some of a tree by counting the number of rings across a banyan trees are more than a thousand section of the tree trunk. years old. Plants like mint and coriander live for a few months only.

Dabbys Time
Write one function of each of the following parts of a plant. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. roots stem leaf flower fruit seed _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________

Recall with Dabby

We see various types of plants around us. Trees, shrubs, herbs, climbers and creepers are some different types of plants. A plant has many partsroots, stem, branches, leaves, flowers, seeds and fruit. Leaves of green plants make food for the plant with the help of air, water and sunlight. Plants have different lifespans.

 

Dabbys Web Chart

Types of plants

trees

shrubs

herbs
mint

neem

climbers

creepers

grapevine

Parts of a plant

leaves

Dabbys Questions
A. Give one word answer for the following.
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1. plants that are also called bushes 2. the fleshy part of a plant

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3. the kitchen of the plant 4. small plants with thin green stems

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B. Answer the following questions. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. What are trees? _____________________________________________________ What are climbers? _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ What is a seed? _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ How do roots help a plant? _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ What do leaves need to make food? _____________________________________________________

Fun with Dabby

Draw a water plant in the box.

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