Plants
Kindergarten · Science
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Parts of a plant: roots, stem, leaves and flowers
Match roots, stem, leaves, flowers, trunk and bark to what they do. A free Kindergarten science game about plant parts, with a printable game and worksheet.
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Learning about plants
In this Kindergarten science collection, you can practice Parts of a plant: roots, stem, leaves and flowers. Choose a game above for a short activity, or explore the examples below before you play. The full guide for each game explains its controls, gives more examples and includes a free printable for practice away from the screen.
Talk it through
Start with something you can observe. Ask your child to describe the evidence for a choice, then compare a second example. A game practices vocabulary and reasoning; practical observation and investigation matter too.
Ask: “What clue helped you decide?” Give your child time to explain. Return to an example after playing and ask whether they would approach it differently.
Parts of a plant: roots, stem, leaves and flowers
Match roots, stem, leaves, flowers, trunk and bark to what they do. A free Kindergarten science game about plant parts, with a printable game and worksheet.
Try an example: Which part holds the plant in the soil and takes in water?
This part is under the ground, spreading out like fingers.
Show the answer
The roots.
What to look out for
Thinking trees are not plants. Compare a tree with a sunflower part by part: roots, trunk (stem), branches, leaves, and often flowers or blossom.
Read the full Parts of a plant: roots, stem, leaves and flowers guide
Practice away from the screen
- Pull up a weed together and name each part from the roots to the flower.
Curriculum connections
Parts of a plant: roots, stem, leaves and flowers
Suggested kindergarten practice, selected by skill and reading demand. US states and schools teach these topics in different grades; this is not a state-standards alignment claim.
Next Generation Science Standards teaching connection: LS1.A: external plant structures. Plant-part vocabulary can prepare learners to discuss how structures help plants live. The linked Grade 1 expectation also involves designing a solution; this labeling game does not assess that design task. Read the framework.
Questions families ask
Where should we start with plants?
Start with Parts of a plant: roots, stem, leaves and flowers. Look at the worked example together, then try a round. If the task feels unfamiliar, use the full game guide or its free printable before trying again.
Does this cover everything taught at this level?
No. These games provide focused practice. Grade suggestions do not replace your school’s curriculum, and any Common Core connection applies only to the skill described.