Giant Magnetic Plant Life Cycle

My first graders could finally see the bean's root system clearly on the whiteboard, and the apple tree side gave us a great comparison for our plant unit. The illustrations are realistic enough that they spotted the seed coat without any prompting from me.

The magnets hold tight enough that we can build the full cycle on the board without pieces sliding, and having both the bean plant and apple tree in one set is a huge time-saver for our science block. My kids actually argued over who got to move the next stage.

My third graders were completely engaged when I put the giant bean plant magnets on the whiteboard—the realistic illustrations made each stage so clear. Having both the apple tree and bean plant cycles in one set saves me so much prep time for our life science unit.