Y3/4 (B): Lesson 2: Grouping living things: Plants
Grouping plants in various ways and using pictograms to sort data. This lesson is part of the mixed-age scheme.
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
1. Recap and recall
Arrange the class into pairs and provide each pair with a whiteboard and a pen.
Display slide 1 of the Presentation: Plants. Ask the pairs to look at label one and write the name of the plant part on their whiteboards. Ask the class to raise the whiteboards and share their answers. Click to reveal the answer.
Repeat for the plant parts numbered 2–5.
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Adaptive teaching
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In this unit
Assessment – Science Y3/4 (B): Classification and changing habitatsY3/4 (B): Lesson 1: Grouping living things: Vertebrates and invertebratesY3/4 (B): Lesson 3: Classification keysY3/4 (B): Lesson 4: Habitats and seasonal changeY3/4 (B): Lesson 5: Human impacts on habitatsY3/4 (B): Lesson 6: Natural changes to habitats
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Maintained by: Kapow Primary teamLast update: 27 July 2026
