Life in Bloom

By: Laura Ahlrep, Kelly Gilkey, Leah

Johnson, and Nicole Swenson
Life in Bloom
Target grade level: 4
th
Big Idea:
Learning about the functions and parts of plants
Academic subjects:
Writing
Science
Mathematics
Health

Writing
Common Core Standards (Writing, 4
th
grade):
CSS. ELA-Literacy.W.4.4 Produce clear and coherent writing in which the
development and organization are appropriate to task, purpose, and
audience.
Grade Level Expectation Standard (Music, 4
th
grade):
GLE: 3.2.1 Creates and evaluates music that communicates for a specific
purpose.

Learning Targets:
Students will be able to use what they learned about the parts of a plant
to write a song.


Inside every seed
Lives a little baby plant
In the wind they blow
Until they find a place to grow

And the seeds grow all around all around and
the seeds grow all around

Grow All Around



Stems:
Carry water, minerals and sugars up
and down to all parts of the plant
Some stems are long, some stems are
short
The trunk, branch, twig and shoot are
all different types of stems on a tree
Edible stems: Asparagus

Roots:
Suck up water and nutrients
Store food for the future
Hold the plant in place
Hidden underground
Edible roots: Potatoes, carrots, radish

Flowers:
Hold the pollen
Attract bees
Many different colors
Makes seeds that will someday grow
into new plants


Leaves:
Catch sunlight
Have several layers
Have little opening that let water and air
in
Conifers have needles as leaves
Edible leaves: Kale, lettuce, cabbage



Mathematics
Common Core Standard (Mathematics, 4
th
grade):
Represent and Interpret Data: 4.MD.4 Make a line plot to display a data
set of measurements in fractions of a unit (, , 1/8). Solve problems
involving addition and subtractions of fractions by using information
presented in line plots.

Grade Level Expectation Standard (Music, 4
th
grade):
EALR 1 GLE 1.1.3 Analyzes, understands, and applies the elements of
music while creating, performing, and responding to music: Texture and
Timbre/Tone Color (p. 56).

Learning Targets:
Identify different textures (simple and elaborate)
Demonstrate an understanding of various textures through the playing of
rhythms on desks with a group

Daisy Petals
Science
NGSS (Science, 4
th
Grade):
4-5 LS1B Plants and animals have different structures and behaviors that
serve different functions.
Grade Level Expectation Standard (Music, 4
th
grade):
EALR 1 GLE: 1.1.1 Analyzes, understands, and applies the elements of
music while creating, performing, and responding to music: Beat and
Rhythm 4
th
grade
Learning Target:
Students as a class will write a story about the photosynthesis process,
and then will orchestrate the story using improvisation with different kinds
of instruments.

Instruments for Photosynthesis
Triangles- light
Sand blocks - carbon dioxide
Xylophones - water
Maracas - sugar
Drums - oxygen

Health
Component 1.5: Understands relationship of nutrition and food nutrients to
body composition and physical performance.
GLE: 1.5.1. Understands how the bodys function and composition are
affected by food consumption. Classifies nutrients found among food
groups.

3.1 Component: Uses music to express feelings and present ideas.
GLE: 3.1.1 Remembers and understands how music is used to express
ideas and feelings.
Recognizes that feelings can be expressed through music.

Learning Targets:
Recognize when the music is expressing different ideas/feelings.
Demonstrate the different ideas/feelings in the music through creating
movements that correspond to that story/feeling.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7H99FM6S8rU