Resources

Children’s Literature

Ehlert, Lois.  Growing Vegetable Soup.  Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1987.

Jordan, Helene J.  How a Seed Grows.  Harper Trophy, 1992.

Teacher Resources

Sterling, Mary Ellen.  Plants Thematic Unit. Teacher Created Materials, Inc., 1995.

The Best of the Mailbox Magazine.  Science Made Simple.  The Education Center, Inc., 1997.

Websites

ABC Teach teachers can get printable worksheets, lesson plans, and ideas for theme units

Mobot access information about the biomes of the earth

Toucan Sam take a tour of the rainforest with Toucan Sam

Fortune/Plants learn about the plants of the rainforest

Mirage Mall great desert photos and excellent information on animals and plants of the desert

Desert USA learn all about desert plants

KidPix learn how to create a KidPix slide show

Puzzlemaker make puzzles online and print

Garden Concentration play a game to learn about garden plants

The Great Plant Escape help Detective Leplant solve the mysteries of plant life

VegQuiz build an online salad