Lesson Plan for Toddlers: Plants and Their Benefits
MONDAY & TUESDAY: Introduction to Plants and Their Parts
Theme: Exploring Plants
Objective:
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Toddlers will be able to identify the basic parts of a plant (roots, stem, leaves, flowers).
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Engage in sensory play to explore different plant textures.
1. Welcome Circle (15 minutes)
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Storytime: “ Blippi Visits a Greenhouse” https://youtu.be/4iTsYVE9URA?feature=shared
2. Guided Activity (20 minutes)
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Sensory Exploration:
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Provide real plants (e.g., small potted plants or cut flowers).
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each part.
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Encourage toddlers to touch and feel the roots, stems, leaves, and flowers while naming
Use simple visuals (large flashcards or pictures) to reinforce identification.
3. Game: “Plant Puzzle Match” (15 minutes)
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Create large, cut-out parts of a plant (roots, stem, leaves, flowers).
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Lay them on the floor and let the children assemble the “plant puzzle.”
4. Worksheet Time (15 minutes)
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flowers).
Provide a simple coloring worksheet of a plant with labeled parts.
Let the toddlers color and trace over the names of the parts (roots, stem, leaves,
5. Wrap-Up (10 minutes)
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we see!”
Recap the plant parts with a short review.
End with the rhyme: “Plants have roots, stems, and leaves, flowers too—they’re what
WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY : Common Plants Around Us & What Plants Give Us
Theme: Discovering Plants in Our Lives
Objective:
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Toddlers will recognize common plants in their surroundings.
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Understand the importance of plants (e.g., food, oxygen, beauty).
1. Welcome Circle (15 minutes)
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Storytime: Read “The Tiny Seed” by Eric Carle, focusing on how plants grow.
https://youtu.be/LlDOMQPptOM?feature=shared
2. Guided Activity (20 minutes)
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Nature Hunt (Indoor):
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Show pictures of common plants (trees, flowers, vegetables).
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Let children go on a mini “hunt” to find matching real or toy plants in the classroom or
garden.
3. Sensory Play: “What Plants Give Us” (15 minutes)
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Materials: Small baskets of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and leaves.
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Let toddlers smell, touch, and explore these items.
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Highlight key takeaways: Plants give us food, oxygen, and beauty.
4. Game: “I Spy Plants” (10 minutes)
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Show children pictures or real objects (like fruits, leaves, flowers).
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Say: “I spy with my little eye… something we eat from a plant” or “something green!”
5. Worksheet Time (15 minutes)
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→ food).
Provide a worksheet with pictures of plants (tree, flower, carrot, apple, etc.).
Let toddlers draw lines matching plants with what they give us (e.g., tree → shade, apple
6. Wrap-Up (10 minutes)