What Do Plants Need to Grow? | Grade 1 Lesson for Kids

What do plants need to grow? A fun Grade 1 lesson on sunlight, water, air and soil — with a seed-growing activity, interactive quiz, and printable answer key

AGRICULTURE, FOOD & NUTRITION · G1

What Plants Need

Unit 4 of 12

🌱 Printable seed observation journal (for learners, to fill in over 7 days)

Print this page (or copy the table below onto paper). Plant a bean or other quick-sprouting seed in a cup of soil, or between two damp paper towels in a clear bag, and check it at the same time every day for one week. Draw or write what you notice each day.

DayWhat I seeHeight (if any)Draw it here
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
Day 6
Day 7

At the end of the week, talk with a parent or teacher about which of the four things your seed needed most: sunlight, water, air, or soil.

Printable answer key (for teachers & parents)