Fungi vs. Plants Packet – Worksheets and Montessori 3-part Cards
Nature Studies Packet: Fungi vs. Plants
This new 60+page Fungi vs. Plants Packet includes notebook pages, worksheets and Montessori 3-part cards for sorting and classifying forest plants and fungi. It is part of a bran new Nature Studies BUNDLE along with a new packet on Deciduous vs. Coniferous Trees!
When you hear the word forest, you probably think about the tall trees that live there. But forests are also teaming with smaller plants and fungi. This packet helps students learn to identify these different organisms and provides photographs and illustrations of some plants and mushrooms commonly found on the east coast (USA).
This 60-page Nature Studies Packet starts with a discussion of the plant, animal and fungi kingdoms. Students will find out why fungi are actually more closely related to animals than plants!
Walking around a forest, you will find many different types of plants including mosses, ferns and different flowering plants such as shrubs, vines, brambles and ground cover. These notebook pages introduce student to some common vocabulary regarding fungi and plants.
This packet also includes Fungi and Plant Montessori 3-Part Cards. You can choose from two types of sorting cards. One set includes illustrations of fungi and plants. The other set includes photographs of various forest plants and mushrooms. There are also different option within each set including tracing or blank cards.
There are photos of a variety of different mushrooms and plants that commonly grow on the east coast (USA).
The forest plant photos include a number of different species of ferns, mosses and forest plants including shrubs, brambles and ground cover. As you can see above, there are cards that say plant or fungus. But there is also a set of cards that include the specific names of some of these forest plants such as mountain laurel, holly, poison ivy, Virginia creeper, nettle, ironweed, New York fern, Christmas fern, pincushion moss, delicate fern moss, common hairmoss and many others.
Discover some of the differences between fungi and plants!
This Nature Studies Packet includes notebook pages about fungi and forest plants. There are student fill-in-the-blank pages as well as full text (answer pages). I usually print out the fill-in-the-blank pages for my kids and the full text version for myself. We read the material together and the kids fill in the missing answers as we go over the material. There are tracing pages for those of you with younger kids.
This packet also includes Fungus vs. Plant worksheets. Again, there is a tracing option for those of you with younger kids. Identify whether the organism is an animal, plant or fungus.
This Fungi vs. Plants Packet is the first in a new Nature Studies BUNDLE. The second Nature Studies Packet covers Deciduous vs. Coniferous Trees. The Deciduous vs. Coniferous Trees Packet is currently about 50+ pages and also includes Montessori 3-part cards, worksheets and notebook pages as well as hands-on activity ideas.
The Nature Studies BUNDLE is a new, growing product. Today, you will receive the link for the 60-page Fungi vs. Plants Packet and you will also receive a link for the second Nature Studies Packet on Deciduous vs. Coniferous Trees.
You will receive an update email to your PayPal email address from SendOwl (the automatic delivery service I use) anytime I add to this new Nature Studies Bundle. You will receive an email update from SendOwl that will include your download link again to access any new materials. And of course, you can always email me (Liesl) if you have questions or if you need your download link again!
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When I first release a new packet, I usually do so at a discount. This new (and growing) Nature Studies BUNDLE is currently just $5.99. I hope it is helpful!
Nature Studies BUNDLE
(Currently includes the Fungi vs. Plants Packet and the Deciduous vs Coniferous Trees Packet)
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$5.99 $4.99 Fungi vs. Plants Packet (60 pages) Forests are teaming with smaller plants and fungi. This packet helps students learn to identify these different organisms and provides photographs and illustrations of some plants and mushrooms commonly found on the east coast (USA). Find out why fungi are actually more closely related to animals than plants as well as many other amazing fungi facts! Find our more information: Visit the post. View image 1, image 2, image 3, image 4, image 5, image 6, image 7
$5.99 $4.99 Deciduous vs. Coniferous Trees (50+ pages) This Packet includes worksheets, notebook pages and Montessori 3-part cards for sorting 24 types of deciduous trees and 24 types of coniferous trees. This packet also includes notebook pages and other activities that discuss the major differences between these two types of trees, the world’s oldest trees, the Parts of the Leaf, the Life Cycle of an Oak Tree and the Life Cycle of a Cherry Tree and more! Find out more details: Visit the post. View image 1, image 2, image 3, image 4, image 5, image 6
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