Drawing Plant Parts We Can See and Touch
Grade 1 · Science · 45 minutes
Objective
Students will identify and illustrate the basic parts of a plant including roots, stem, leaves, and flowers.
Materials
- Drawing paper
- Crayons or colored pencils
- Small potted plants or fresh flowers with stems
- Magnifying glasses
- Chart paper
- Markers
Hook
Show students a small potted plant and ask them to whisper to a partner what parts they can see. Have students gently touch different parts of the plant and describe what they feel using words like rough, smooth, soft, or bumpy.
Main Activity
Students work in pairs to closely examine real plants using magnifying glasses, identifying roots, stems, leaves, and flowers. They create detailed drawings of their plant, labeling each part with help from the teacher. Students use different colors to show each plant part clearly and add texture details they observed through touch. Each pair presents their plant drawing to another pair, explaining what each part does for the plant. The class creates a large collaborative poster showing all the different plant parts they discovered.
Discussion Questions
- What do you think each part of the plant helps it do?
- How are the leaves on different plants the same or different?
- What would happen to a plant if it was missing one of these parts?
- Which plant part do you think is most important and why?
- How do the colors and shapes of plant parts help the plant?
Exit Ticket
Draw one plant part and write or tell one thing that part does to help the plant grow.
Differentiation
Support: Provide pre-drawn plant outlines for students to color and label, or allow students to trace plant parts with their finger before drawing.
Extension: Students compare plant parts from different types of plants and draw what they think the underground roots might look like based on the size of the plant above ground.
