Robin Page

Since your second graders likely don't have a lot of background on how seeds travel, you may need to do some research altogether on the different seed dispersal adaptations plants use.

You could read books like Flip, Float, Fly, Seeds on the Move by Joanne Early Mackin, illustrated by Pam Paparon, or Seeds Move by Robin Page, which I mentioned in episode 86, Six Seed Books for Teaching Elementary Age Learners, Or you could check out my article, Seed Dispersal Types, Six Innovative Ways Seeds Travel to New Places, on my blog, naturallyteaching.com, for more background information.

And I'll make sure to put a link for those in the show notes if you need to find them.

In the article, I cover wind seed dispersal, dispersal by fruit, hitchhiker seed dispersal, floating seeds dispersal, seed dispersal by explosion or propulsion, and seed dispersal by gravity.

There are a lot of action words that they can act out while you're reading, which can help them remember seed movement in a kinesthetic way.

book number four is Seeds Move by Robin Page.

This book is another great option to explore how seeds get from one place to another, but for older kids.

While Flip, Float, Fly was a great book, it's shorter and could be a great option for early childhood learners.

So in a nutshell, today we talked about six seed books for investigating plant life cycles, how seeds travel, and how animals disperse seeds.

Titles that were summarized include A Seed is Sleepy by Diana Hutz-Aston, illustrated by Sylvia Long, Seeds by Carme Lemonskates, Flip, Float, Fly, Seeds on the Move by Joanne Early Macken, illustrated by Pam Paparon.

Seeds Move by Robin Page.

The Blue Jays That Grew a Forest by Lynn Street, illustrated by Anne Hunter.