The Carrot Seed - Lesson Plan

 

This book was first published in 1945, and has never been out of print!  

Children and adults love the simple language and expressive illustrations. 

It is a great book to teach for ESL students because the text repeats itself. 

 

Vocabulary 

plant  - to put  seeds into the ground  so they can grow. 

afraid - concerned 

come up - to grow 

 

pulled up weeds - take unwanted plants from the ground

sprinkled - put a bit of water 

still - keep on doing it 

Practice reading this book, and put different voices for each of the people. 

Activites 

Spelling 

Match the words there is one more word than you need. 

afraid                              w_t_r 

still                                  spr_nkl_

come  up                     _fr_ _ d 

water                             c_m_   _p 

sprinkle                         st_ll 

pull                                    pl_nt _d

planted

Make sentences 

 

up  I'm  come  it  afraid  won't 

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weeds   boy  the   pulled 

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water  Every  with he  the  sprinkled  ground   day 

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Make your own sentences with these words or phrases: 

planted 

carrot 

pulled up 

water 

Word Fun!  

Find two other words hiding inside this word: 

planted   Example: Ted  (a name)    ___________________    _________________

Tell the story in your own words: 

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Grow a Carrot!! 

Take a carrot and plant it: 

1. Take a carrot, and cut the end of the carrot off. (you can eat the rest of the carrot.)

2 Put it in water covering the cut end.

3. Leave it in a sunny place for a while. 

4. Watch it for when it grows roots. 

5. Plant it in soil. 

6. Sprinkle the carrot with water every day and pull up the weeds. 

7. When you have a lot of green leaves, pull up  your carrot and eat it.