You Will Need: Y1 Science Strand Plants

You will need: Y1 Science Strand – Plants

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/ Range of edible plant parts, i.e. fruit, vegetables, cereals. A range of seeds, plant pots, compost, labels for growing plants inside. If available a vegetable & fruit growing area plus suitable tools & seeds. Items for growing cress heads (see websites). Optional books: Oliver’s Vegetables or Oliver’s Fruit Salad by Vivian French, Hodder, ISBN: 9780340634790 & 9780340704530. Access to internet

/ Photo of cotton & flax plants
Photo of thatched cottage & thatching
B / Examples of wildflowers found in the local environment (only pick one flower & one leaf). A selection of wild flowers (again 1 flower/1 leaf) laminated & labelled. Wild flower (and tree) reference books for children, e.g. Usborne Spotter’s Guides: Wild Flowers, ISBN: 9780746073537 or A Little Guide to Wild Flowers by Charlotte Voake, Eden Project Books, ISBN: 9781903919118, Usborne Spotter’s Guides: Trees, ISBN: 9780746073544 or A Little Guide to Trees by Charlotte Voake, Eden Project Books, ISBN: 9781903919828. Access to internet

/ List of wild plants/flowers
My Wild Plant template
C / Range of garden plants/flowers. Bread or suitable biscuits (e.g. crackers) for eating cress. Materials for collage bees, e.g. tissue paper (browns, whites, yellow, orange); dark (black or brown) pipe cleaners or wool; florist wire; cling film or greaseproof paper, etc. Glue. Access to internet

/ Photos of vegetable flowers
Seed packets
Page from gardener’s handbook
List of garden flowers
My Garden Plant template
D / Letter to parents, permission slips. Wellies, cagoules, sunhats, sun cream, first aid kit, etc. depending on the season. Books to identify wild flowers, trees & garden flowers. Digital camera. Access to internet

/ Local Walk – My Report template
E / Some whole plants, e.g. wild flower, garden plant, pot plant, vegetable like carrots. Whiteboards & pens. A wide range of leaves including smooth shiny ones, prickly ones, hairy ones, different sizes & shapes (a selection of different shapes could be laminated, as they will last longer & be easier to pass round). Prepared vegetables (root, leaves, stems & flowers), e.g. carrots, cauliflower, lettuce & other salad leaves, celery (all of which are good to eat raw!). Access to internet

/ All My Perfect Plant parts
Diagram of flowering plant and matching labels
F / Bulb, twig, cone, piece of bark, etc. to pass around (if available). A plant &/or twig with buds (flower & leaf). Wax crayons, suitable paper for rubbings, e.g. lining wallpaper. Extra adults. Paints, brushes & art aprons. / Photos of tree trunks
Paintings of trees
G / A range of plants (including trees) with stems, leaves, flowers and roots, etc. Magnifying glasses, drawing pencils of a range of hardness, drawing paper. Digi-blue microscope or visualiser. Access to internet
/ Anatomical drawings of plants
H / Twigs with buds laminated in advance or a collection of twigs with buds collected locally. Leaves collected in autumn to show the range of colours. Visualiser or Digi-blue microscope. Magnifying glasses, digital camera. Wax crayons, pastels, paints, masking tape, card leaves cut out in advance, art aprons. Optional: A Little Guide to Trees by Charlotte Voake, Eden Project Books, ISBN: 9781903919828. Access to internet
/ Poems about the seasons
The Months of the Year by Sara Coleridge
Seasons of Trees by Julie Holder
Cross-section of a horse chestnut bud
Photos of autumn leaves
Examples of tree buds
Questions about buds
I / Harvest loaf (if available), corn dollies (if available). Optional books: We Love Harvest by Honor Head, Wayland, ISBN: 9780750262088 or Harvest Festival by Nancy Dickmann, Heinemann, ISBN: 9781406219302. Ingredients & utensils as necessary for the food you are harvesting. Extra adults! Straw or Art Straws, thick cotton or thin crochet thread, ribbon, berries, nuts, etc. to decorate corn dollies if required. Ingredients & utensils for mooncakes. Access to internet

/ Harvest loaf photos
Corn dolly photos
Instructions on how to make a simple corn dolly
Mooncake recipe