Parts of a Plant Worksheet: Identify and Label!
This activity teaches children ages 3-5 the basic parts of a plant — flower, stem, leaf, and roots — by having them label a diagram and add texture using real pulses or grains glued onto the plant shape. Combining a tactile material with each labeled part helps young children retain the vocabulary better than labeling alone, since touch and sight reinforce the same information.
Curriculum
How to use this worksheet
Look at the plant diagram together and name each part aloud — flower, stem, leaf, and roots — pointing to where it sits on the drawing. Give your child a small handful of pulses or grains and have them glue a few onto each section of the plant to add texture and detail. Once the gluing is done, help your child write or trace the label for each part in the space provided. Finish by reviewing all four labeled parts together, asking your child to point to each one as you name it.
Materials needed
- Pencil
- Pulses or grains
- Glue
Extension activities
- •Take a real plant or houseplant and match its actual roots, stem, leaves, and flower to the worksheet diagram.
- •Sort different types of dried pulses or grains by size and color before using them for the craft.
- •Plant a bean or seed in a cup of soil and observe the roots and stem as they grow over the coming weeks.
- •Draw a completely new plant and label its parts independently, without a template to copy.
Tips for parents and teachers
Let your child choose freely which grains go where, since exact placement matters far less than the vocabulary and fine motor practice involved. If your child confuses stem and roots, point out that roots grow underground while the stem grows upward, using a real plant as reference if one's available. This worksheet pairs especially well with a follow-up trip outside to examine real plants.
Written by
Hemsweta Jain · Teacher Cheena
MBA and Early Childhood Educator, teaching since 2014 · Founder of RaisoActive, Mumbai
Every RaisoActive worksheet is designed and checked by the founder before publishing.
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