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Plant Life Cycle

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Plant Life Cycle

Plant Life Cycle - Te Huringa o te Ora o te Tupu

Plant life cycle illustration

🌱 Part 1: Plant Life Cycle Stages

1. Number the stages of a plant's life cycle in the correct order (1-4):

____ Flower (Pua)

____ Seed (Kākano)

____ Sprout (Pūkohu)

____ Plant (Tupu)

2. Circle the first stage of a plant's life cycle:

Flower (Pua)

Seed (Kākano)

Sprout (Pūkohu)

Plant (Tupu)

3. What do plants need to grow? Check all that apply:

Water (Wai)

Sunlight (Marama o te rā)

Soil (Oneone)

Ice cream

🎨 Part 2: Draw the Life Cycle

4. Draw the four stages of a plant's life cycle in the box below. Label each stage in English and te reo Māori:
5. Draw what you planted in class today:

📝 Part 3: Fill in the Blanks

6. Complete the sentences using the words from the box:

Word Box: kākano, wai, pua, oneone, tupu

A plant starts as a _____________ (seed).

Plants need _____________ (water) to grow.

Plants grow in _____________ (soil).

A _____________ (flower) can make new seeds.

The word _____________ means plant in te reo Māori.

7. Why are plants important to us? Write your answer:

🔗 Part 4: Matching Activity

8. Match the English words with their te reo Māori translations:
1. Seed
2. Water
3. Flower
4. Soil
5. Sprout
A. Pua
B. Wai
C. Kākano
D. Pūkohu
E. Oneone

🌿 Part 5: Thinking About Plants

9. Circle the plants that are native to New Zealand:

Harakeke (Flax)

Kauri tree

Rose

Pōhutukawa

10. How can we be kaitiaki (guardians) of plants? Write one way:
11. What will you do to take care of the seed you planted today?

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