Plants (Botany) Resources
From food and shelter to medicine and clothing, plants play a crucial role in our lives. Incorporate botany in your classroom with these lessons and printables on trees, flowers, ferns, molds, and mosses. There are science activities on plant cells, photosynthesis, pollination, and much more! From gardening to chromatography, you'll find fun ideas for Earth Day and Arbor Day. Incorporate the study of flora across your curriculum with art, math, and English resources for all ages.
Whiteboard Compatible Mini-Lessons
Bulletin Board Ideas
- Tree Pattern
- Rainbow of Flowers Bulletin Board
- Tree Bulletin Board Example
- Evergreen Tree Bulletin Board for Winter
Printables for Grades K-1
- Plant Parts (Grades 1 & 2)
- Plants & Trees Printable Book (Grades K-4)
- How a Seed Grows -- Little Book
- From Seed to Plant
- What's Wrong With This Picture?
- Fruit Patterns
- Tree Pattern
- More Plant Printables
Printables for Grades 2-5
- Careers: Who Am I?
- Layers of the Rain Forest Worksheets
- All About Fossils
- Go, Seeds, Go!
- Classification Puzzle
- What Is Inside a Seed?
- Dominant and Recessive Genes
- More Plant Printables
Printables for Grades 6-8
- Classification Puzzle
- Dominant and Recessive Genes
- Animal Cell/Plant Cell (Blank) Printable
- What Are the Parts of a Seed?
- Food Web
- The Parts of a Plant Cell and an Animal Cell
- Life Science Test: Plant Structure and Function
- More Plant Printables
Printables for Grades 9-12
- What Are Viruses & Bacteria?
- Which Soil Is Best for Plants?
- Comparing Monocots and Dicots
- What Are Tropisms?
- The Parts of a Flower
- Activity: Seed Dispersal
- What Are Seeds and Fruits?
- More Plant Printables
Lesson Plans
- In Which Liquids Do Seeds Grow Best?
- Layers of the Rain Forest
- Which Foods Do Molds Love Best?
- Plants of the Rain Forest
- Class Garden
- The Sunflower
- Sunflowers, Van Gogh, and You
- More Plant Lesson Plans
Graphic Organizers
- Ways to Help the Environment
- In a Garden
- KWL Chart - Plants
- The Growth of a Radish Seed
- Seeds Grow into Plants
- What Is in Soil?
- A Seed Chart
- More Plant Graphic Organizers
Earth Day Activities
- Plants of the Rain Forest Rubric
- There's an Owl in the Shower
- Box Up Your Habitat
- Photosynthesis
- Classifying Cerealites
- "My Garden Song"
- More Earth Day Teacher Resources
Arbor Day Activities
- Tree Pattern
- Arbor Day
- Arbor Day Book
- Autumn Tree
- A Tree is Nice Book -- Little Book
- Tolkien's Middle-earth Unit 6: Treebeard's Lament
- Winter Trees Tree Identification Handout
- More Arbor Day Activities
Plant Resources for Art Class
- Sunflowers, Van Gogh, and You
- Plant Pollination
- Life Cycle Charts
- Sorting Seeds
- Make a Dried Bouquet
- Darling Daffodil
- Science Fun: An Apple a Day
- More Plant Resources for Art Class
Digital Books
Literature & Plants Connected
- Grossology
- Literature & Math: Stories About Flowers
- Literature & Math: If You Give a Moose a Muffin & What If?
- Poke & Look Learning Books
- NSTA Recommends -- Interdisciplinary Connections for Grades 9-12
- Reading Warm-Up 81 for Gr. 1 & 2: Fairy Tales and Folklore
- More Literature Resources on Plants
Plant Resources for Reading & Language Arts
- Grossology
- Arbor Day Wordsearch
- Flower Power Crossword Puzzle
- Eyewitness Plant Printables
- Nonfiction Reading Warm-Up: Colonial Gardens
- Desert Ecology Reading Warm-Up
- Science Key Term Review: Plant Structure and Function
- More Popular Plant Resources for Reading & Language Arts
Plant Resources for Math Class
- The Sunflower
- Investigate Activity: Estimating and Measuring Mass
- Math Fun with Plants
- Family Activities: Plant a Garden
- What Do the Roots and Stems Do?
- Addition Practice and Connect the Dots
- Spider Plants
- More Plant Resources for Math Class
Science Activities on Plants
- Which Foods Do Molds Love Best?
- Classification Puzzle
- How Does Your Garden Grow?
- Grossology
- Traveling Seeds
- How Do People Use Plants?
- Soda Bottle Terrarium
- More Science Activities on Plants
Plant Resources for Earth Science Class
- The Sunflower
- Tree Pattern
- Traveling Seeds
- Herbs in the Classroom
- Autumn Veggies and Fruits
- Traveling Seeds Worksheet
- Poke & Look Learning Books
- More Plant Resources for Earth Science Class
Plant Physiology Resources
- Social Studies: The Maya
- Science: How to Plant Corn
- Science: How Does Popcorn Pop?
- Science: Build a Maize Maze
- Cell Processes and Energy: Just Count the Bubbles
- Gallery of DK Digital Books for Life Science
- Plant Cells
- More Plant Physiology Resources
Flower Resources
- Explore Activity: A Sunflower Seed Grows
- Flower Pollination
- Make a Dried Bouquet
- How Do Flowering Plants Reproduce?
- The Growing Flower
- What Are Flowers?
- More Flower Resources
Rain Forest Resources
- Layers of the Rain Forest Worksheets
- Layers of the Rain Forest
- Food Web
- Rain Forest Products Lesson
- Terrarium
- Science Reading Warm-Up: Rainforest Ecology
- More Rain Forests: Teacher Resources
Plant Resources for Social Studies Class
- Sunflowers, Van Gogh, and You
- Make a Dried Bouquet
- Women Nobel & Pulitzer Prize Winners
- The Popcorn Plant
- George Washington Carver
- Science and Social Studies: House Plants
- Science and Technology: Planting Trees
- More Plant Resources for Social Studies Class
Plants & History Connected
- Make a Dried Bouquet
- Rev Up Your Veggies: A Physical Science Activity
- How Peanuts Grow
- More Plant Resources for History Class
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CHOICE BOARDS
Spring Plants Choice Board for Elementary Grades
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LESSON PLANS
In Which Liquids Do Seeds Grow Best?
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Layers of the Rain Forest
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WORKSHEETS
What Are the Parts of a Seed?
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WORKSHEETS
Plant Parts (Grades 1 & 2)
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What Is Photosynthesis?
Connect chemistry and botany with this life science printable. Students will correct false statements about photosynthes... -
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Life Science Diagnostic Test
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Life Science Test: Interactions Among Living Things
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WORKSHEETS
Life Science Test: Plant Structure and Function
Test students' knowledge of plant structure and function with this printable science exam. Students will label the parts... -
WORKSHEETS
Go, Seeds, Go!
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WORKSHEETS
All About Fossils
This printable science activity focuses on fossil facts, allowing students to learn about fossils by writing vocabulary ... -
LESSON PLANS
Can Cloning Make a Better Plant?
Teach your students about cloning with this hands-on science activity. Students clone plants through leaf cutting, buddi... -
WORKSHEETS
Food From Plants and Animals
This lab activity provides students with the opportunity to determine whether foods come from plants or from animals, an... -
WORKSHEETS
Layers of the Rain Forest Worksheets
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WORKSHEETS
What's Wrong with This Picture?
This compare and contrast activity has students make checkmarks for each plant and animal that does not live in the ocea... -
TEACHING RESOURCE
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WORKSHEETS
Activity: Seed Dispersal
Read the passage in this printable to learn about the history of the tomato plant. Then, have students refer to the pass... -
LESSON PLANS
Do Plants Sweat Like People Do?
Pupils will learn about the similarities between human sweating and plant transpiration. In this hands-on science activi... -
REFERENCE
Cranberry Facts
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WORKSHEETS
Careers: Who Am I?
Try a printable science activity that focuses on careers related to plants. Use this activity as a supplement to your l... -
DAILY WARM-UPS
Nonfiction Reading Warm-Up: Colonial Gardens
Students will read a nonfiction passage about Colonial gardens and answer related reading comprehension questions in thi... -
WORKSHEETS
Life Science Test: Characteristics of Living Things
Assess students' knowledge and understanding of life science with this exam about the characteristics of living things. ... -
GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
In a Garden
Students use this graphic organizer to list what animals and plants are found in a garden. This printable is customizabl... -
WORKSHEETS
Dominant and Recessive Genes
