Week 5: Seeds and Living Systems
Five original print-ready lessons. Read Genesis 1:11–12 in context with a parent and discuss the words and setting before considering an application. Select math by skill rather than age. Materials: Bible, pencil, paper and counters. Use a library or trusted source with adult guidance. Keep student records private.
Each day: read together or independently, answer from the text, complete the hands-on or research task, and select one mathematics level. Day 5 is a fresh review. For beginning readers, the adult reads and records whether responses were oral or independent.
Day 1: Plant parts
Scripture: Reread Genesis 1:11–12. Identify the speaker, setting or instruction and explain one appropriate modern application without claiming the passage teaches today’s academic topic directly.
Reading and instruction: Most plants have roots, stems and leaves. Roots absorb water and minerals. Leaves use light to help make sugars through photosynthesis.
Comprehension: What do roots absorb? What do leaves help make? Underline the words that support each answer.
Writing and investigation: Younger learners draw, label and dictate one sentence about the lesson. Developing learners write a topic sentence and two accurate details. Advancing learners write a short explanation with two details and one limitation or question. Draw a labeled model or find one reliable reference with an adult; identify the source. Do not claim that an observation or experiment occurred if it was not performed.
Kindergarten / beginning math: Use counters. 4+2; 6−2; count 6 objects.
Grade 1 math: Make ten: 8+5 = 8+2+3 = 13. Solve 8+3; 16−6; 7+4.
Grade 2 math: Tens and ones: 24+18 = 20+10+4+8 = 42. Solve 33+16; 76−27; 43+25.
Grade 3 math: Use equal groups: 6×4 = 24, so 24÷6 = 4. Solve 4×4; 16÷4; 6×6.
Grades 4–5 math: Equal fractions have equal-sized parts. Example: 2/8 + 3/8 = 5/8. Solve 1/10 + 2/10; 3/4 of 24; 5.5 + 2.25.
Grades 6–7 math: Solve equations using inverse operations: 2x+3=13, so 2x=10 and x=5. Solve 2x+1=11; simplify 8:12; find 20% of 60.
Day 2: Seeds
Scripture: Reread Genesis 1:11–12. Identify the speaker, setting or instruction and explain one appropriate modern application without claiming the passage teaches today’s academic topic directly.
Reading and instruction: A seed contains a young plant and, in many plants, stored food. A viable seed can germinate when conditions such as moisture and temperature are suitable. Not every seed needs the same conditions.
Comprehension: What is inside a seed? Why should we not assume every seed needs identical conditions? Underline the words that support each answer.
Writing and investigation: Younger learners draw, label and dictate one sentence about the lesson. Developing learners write a topic sentence and two accurate details. Advancing learners write a short explanation with two details and one limitation or question. Draw a labeled model or find one reliable reference with an adult; identify the source. Do not claim that an observation or experiment occurred if it was not performed.
Kindergarten / beginning math: Use counters. 5+3; 8−3; count 8 objects.
Grade 1 math: Make ten: 8+5 = 8+2+3 = 13. Solve 9+3; 17−6; 8+4.
Grade 2 math: Tens and ones: 24+18 = 20+10+4+8 = 42. Solve 35+16; 77−27; 44+25.
Grade 3 math: Use equal groups: 6×4 = 24, so 24÷6 = 4. Solve 5×4; 20÷5; 6×7.
Grades 4–5 math: Equal fractions have equal-sized parts. Example: 2/8 + 3/8 = 5/8. Solve 2/10 + 2/10; 3/4 of 28; 6.5 + 2.25.
Grades 6–7 math: Solve equations using inverse operations: 2x+3=13, so 2x=10 and x=5. Solve 2x+2=14; simplify 10:15; find 20% of 70.
Day 3: Fair comparisons
Scripture: Reread Genesis 1:11–12. Identify the speaker, setting or instruction and explain one appropriate modern application without claiming the passage teaches today’s academic topic directly.
Reading and instruction: To compare how seedlings respond to light, use similar plants and keep water, soil, containers and observation time as consistent as practical. Measure growth regularly. More plants and repeated trials strengthen a comparison.
Comprehension: Which factor is changed? Name two factors to keep similar. Underline the words that support each answer.
Writing and investigation: Younger learners draw, label and dictate one sentence about the lesson. Developing learners write a topic sentence and two accurate details. Advancing learners write a short explanation with two details and one limitation or question. Draw a labeled model or find one reliable reference with an adult; identify the source. Do not claim that an observation or experiment occurred if it was not performed.
Kindergarten / beginning math: Use counters. 6+1; 7−1; count 7 objects.
Grade 1 math: Make ten: 8+5 = 8+2+3 = 13. Solve 10+3; 18−6; 9+4.
Grade 2 math: Tens and ones: 24+18 = 20+10+4+8 = 42. Solve 37+16; 78−27; 45+25.
Grade 3 math: Use equal groups: 6×4 = 24, so 24÷6 = 4. Solve 6×4; 24÷6; 6×8.
Grades 4–5 math: Equal fractions have equal-sized parts. Example: 2/8 + 3/8 = 5/8. Solve 3/10 + 2/10; 3/4 of 32; 7.5 + 2.25.
Grades 6–7 math: Solve equations using inverse operations: 2x+3=13, so 2x=10 and x=5. Solve 2x+3=17; simplify 12:18; find 20% of 80.
Day 4: Food webs
Scripture: Reread Genesis 1:11–12. Identify the speaker, setting or instruction and explain one appropriate modern application without claiming the passage teaches today’s academic topic directly.
Reading and instruction: Plants can make sugars using light, water and carbon dioxide. Animals get energy by eating plants or other organisms. A food web shows several feeding relationships, and arrows can show energy moving from food to consumer.
Comprehension: Why is a food web more complex than a single chain? What direction does an energy arrow show? Underline the words that support each answer.
Writing and investigation: Younger learners draw, label and dictate one sentence about the lesson. Developing learners write a topic sentence and two accurate details. Advancing learners write a short explanation with two details and one limitation or question. Draw a labeled model or find one reliable reference with an adult; identify the source. Do not claim that an observation or experiment occurred if it was not performed.
Kindergarten / beginning math: Use counters. 3+2; 5−2; count 5 objects.
Grade 1 math: Make ten: 8+5 = 8+2+3 = 13. Solve 11+3; 19−6; 10+4.
Grade 2 math: Tens and ones: 24+18 = 20+10+4+8 = 42. Solve 39+16; 79−27; 46+25.
Grade 3 math: Use equal groups: 6×4 = 24, so 24÷6 = 4. Solve 7×4; 28÷7; 6×9.
Grades 4–5 math: Equal fractions have equal-sized parts. Example: 2/8 + 3/8 = 5/8. Solve 4/10 + 2/10; 3/4 of 36; 8.5 + 2.25.
Grades 6–7 math: Solve equations using inverse operations: 2x+3=13, so 2x=10 and x=5. Solve 2x+4=20; simplify 14:21; find 20% of 90.
Day 5: New reading check
Scripture: Reread Genesis 1:11–12. Identify the speaker, setting or instruction and explain one appropriate modern application without claiming the passage teaches today’s academic topic directly.
Reading and instruction: Mina planted three similar seeds in separate pots. She gave each the same soil and water, but placed one in a darker location. She measured their heights weekly and wrote down what she observed. Her small investigation cannot prove that all plants respond the same way.
Comprehension: What did Mina change? What did she measure? Give one limitation. Underline the words that support each answer.
Writing and investigation: Younger learners draw, label and dictate one sentence about the lesson. Developing learners write a topic sentence and two accurate details. Advancing learners write a short explanation with two details and one limitation or question. Draw a labeled model or find one reliable reference with an adult; identify the source. Do not claim that an observation or experiment occurred if it was not performed.
Kindergarten / beginning math: Use counters. 4+3; 7−3; count 7 objects.
Grade 1 math: Make ten: 8+5 = 8+2+3 = 13. Solve 12+3; 20−6; 11+4.
Grade 2 math: Tens and ones: 24+18 = 20+10+4+8 = 42. Solve 41+16; 80−27; 47+25.
Grade 3 math: Use equal groups: 6×4 = 24, so 24÷6 = 4. Solve 8×4; 32÷8; 6×10.
Grades 4–5 math: Equal fractions have equal-sized parts. Example: 2/8 + 3/8 = 5/8. Solve 5/10 + 2/10; 3/4 of 40; 9.5 + 2.25.
Grades 6–7 math: Solve equations using inverse operations: 2x+3=13, so 2x=10 and x=5. Solve 2x+5=23; simplify 16:24; find 20% of 100.
Independent review and next steps
Day 5 is a new passage and fresh math. Ask the learner to explain one answer without prompting. If a skill is difficult, reteach using objects or a worked example and reassess with new items. Open the parent answer guide. Academy home.