Grandma's Garden Unit 6 Week 1

What do you learn about mulch in the story?

• Mulch is carrots.

• Mulch has thorns.

• Mulch is garbage.

• Mulch helps plants grow.

Which statement best describes the story's lesson?

• "Food gives us energy."

• "We need food to help us grow."

• We learned about plants in school."

• "I want to help the plants grow big and be healthy."

Read this sentence:

I put mulch around the plants to help them grow.

How does this sentence support the theme?

• It tells how people help plants.

• It shows how families work together.

• It shows how to keep plants from drying out.

• It tells how to keep weeds out of the garden.

What is most likely the reason Grandma tells Grace and Kevin about mulch?

• to get them to help spread the mulch

• to explain why the roses smell so sweet

• to help them understand how mulch helps plants

• to get them to put vegetable pieces in the mulch pile

Which action by a character best describes the lesson of the story?

• Grace pushed the edge of the pile with her foot.

• Then Grace pointed to a small pile by the fence.

• She held the flower so that Kevin could smell it.

• Then Kevin got a shovel and began spreading mulch.