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Y1/2 (A): Lesson 5: Sorting seeds

Sorting seeds and bulbs, recognising that they can grow new plants and making predictions about which plants will grow. This lesson is part of the mixed-age scheme.
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1. Recap and recall

Hand out whiteboards and pens (one each) and display the Presentation: Naming plants. Ask the pupils to write down the names of the six plants. (The answers are sunflower, daisy, rose, horse chestnut, holly and pear tree.)

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Assessment – Science Y1/2 (A): Introduction to plantsY1/2 (A): Lesson 1: What is a plant?Y1/2 (A): Lesson 2: Parts of a plantY1/2 (A): Lesson 3: Wild and garden plantsY1/2 (A): Lesson 4: Deciduous and evergreen trees
Y1/2 (A): Lesson 5: Sorting seeds
Y1/2 (A): Lesson 6: Which plant parts can you eat?
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