What Plants Need

Know plants need water, sunlight, and soil to grow.

Warm-up, learn, try it together, practice, then a quick check. 10 minutes or less.

For grown-ups

Your child knows plants need water, sunlight, and soil to grow. We suggest reading it together.

What children learn in Level 29

Plants are alive. They need three things to grow: water, sunlight, and soil.
Water is their drink. Sunlight is their food-maker. Soil holds their roots.
A plant with no water droops. It looks sad and floppy.
Your turn! This plant is droopy. What does it need? Water!
Try it with a grown-up! Put one plant in a sunny window and one in a dark closet. Water both. What happens after a few days?

Georgia Early Learning and Development Standards (GELDS), 48–60 months:

CD-SC3.4a — Observes, explores and describes a variety of animals and plants. Describes their basic needs and life cycles of living things.