Copy of Level 2 - 1.1C Leaves

Shapes and colors

Size and taste

Smell and sound

Weight and texture

Elm, oak, and maple

Pine, birch, and willow

Maple, pine, and cedar

Oak, birch, and elm

They are all flat

They all have veins

They are all green

Each one has its own shape

They are symmetrical, with both sides the same.

They are asymmetrical, with sides that are not the same.

They are always bright green.

They have no veins.

The oak leaf is rust brown with 7 tips.

The maple leaf is hot red and has a hand shape.

Both leaves have veins coming from the midline.

The maple leaf is blue.

Middle

End

Side

Top

Flat, gold, green, red, rust brown

Round, blue, shiny, tall, thin

Short, thick, purple, smooth, rough

Wide, yellow, bumpy, soft, spiky

To produce food through photosynthesis

To protect the tree from animals

To help the tree grow taller

To provide shade for the roots

They help the leaf fall off the tree.

They bring food and water to the plant.

They make the leaf colorful.

They protect the leaf from insects.