Culminating Activity - Franklin College

will need to be dug. The students must record their findings on an index card. They need
write the name and depth for each flowering plant along with drawing a line the length of
the depth.
During writing, the students have been working on writing a newspaper article
about plants. Each student already know their topic. The topics are: one of the stages of
development, a part of a plant, one item a plant needs, photosynthesis, etc. The students
have to include a main idea with supporting details. The students are only responsible for
their topic. As the students finish writing their article, the teacher must proofread it and
have the student makes corrections. The students then can type their newspaper article in
order to display them in the hallway and read it aloud for their guests at the end of the day.
For spelling, the students are required to take their weekly spelling test. The weekly
spelling test’s words correlate with the basal reading story and the phonics lessons.
However, the week’s challenge words revolve around plants. They have to spell these
words: sunlight, soil, scatter, spread, flower, root, leaf, stem, germination, and
photosynthesis. The teacher needs to encourage the students to take the challenge word’s
spelling test, but it is not mandatory.
After lunch and specials, the students are allowed to go outside in order to plant
seeds and some already gown plants. (The teacher has already asked the students to bring
in a small, hand-held shovel.) The students need to bring their index card with the depths
of how to plant each flowering plant and their hand-held shovel. If a student does not have
a hand-held shovel, the teacher will provide the student with one. The teacher needs to
bring the seeds that are sorted according to the type of plant. The students are given the
opportunity to plant the seeds around the school in order to help improve the school’s