House 1
Students will attend to a fruit or flower and communicate like, dislike, more, or stop.
Lesson 06 • Plants & seasons
Fruit Starts with a Flower
Explore fruits, flowers, and the helpers that move pollen.
Classroom lesson: FruitsToday I can…
match a flower to a fruit and choose what a fruit plant needs.
Words to know
Our five words
FRUITFLOWERPOLLENSUNWATER
Follow along
What we will do
- 1
Find a flower
Look at a flower on a fruit-plant picture.
- 2
Move pollen
Use a soft tool or point to show pollination.
- 3
Match the fruit
Pair a fruit with the plant where it grows.
- 4
Choose its needs
Pick sun, water, space, or a pollinator helper.
- 5
Pick a place
Choose a safe classroom or garden location.
Speech, sign, point, eye gaze, or AAC
Tell us what you need
FRUITFLOWERBEESUNWATER
Teacher & para guideMaterials, House objectives, access, and safety
Materials
- Fruit and flower picture pairs
- Fruit plant or demonstration sample
- Soft pollination brush
- Sun/water/space symbols
- Site-choice board
- Magnifier
Safety first
Do not eat unknown berries or classroom fruit. Check allergies, thorns, plant toxicity, pesticide history, and school food rules.
Follow each student's IEP, health, feeding, allergy, behavior, and mobility plans.
Objectives by House
House 2
Students will match one flower/fruit pair and choose one plant need from two options.
House 3
Students will sequence flower, pollination, and fruit and identify two plant needs.
House 4 & 5
Students will compare fruit plant types and recommend a growing location using light, space, and pollination clues.
Access supports
Communication Model five core words; accept speech, AAC, eye gaze, gestures, object choices, signs, and partner-assisted scanning.
Sensory Present one material at a time. Offer tools, gloves, observe-only, a scent-free choice, and a quiet break.
Motor Stabilize containers, pre-loosen parts, use adapted grips, and offer seated, standing, partner, or directing roles.
Learning Show the finished result, model first, use short visual steps, repeat, and record the least support needed.