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Botanical Writing Prompts

Photo by Lisa Romerein.

Grades 1-5

Meets California Common Core standards for writing (Grades one-five) while engaging students in nature appreciation.

Save the Cycads! Writing Prompt

Read about Cycads, some of the most endangered plants in the world, and come up with a plan to help save these prehistoric plants.
Download File 4.-Save-the-Cycads-Writing-Prompt.pdf – 85.31 KB
Can you SEED the difference? Writing Prompt

Use your naturalist observation skills to identify plant structures and explain their functions.
Download File 5.-Can-you-SEED-the-difference-Writing-Prompt.pdf – 53.63 KB
Plant Superpowers Writing Prompt

Choose a plant. Imagine its plant adaptations are super powers and write a story of your super hero plant.
Download File 6.-Plant-Superpowers-Writing-Prompt.pdf – 88.30 KB
Lotusland Poetry Prompts

An assortment of poetry prompts to help students express appreciation of Lotusland and the natural world.
Download File 7.-Lotusland-Poetry-Prompts.pdf – 88.75 KB

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