Year 2 Science - Plants

Green fingers in Year 1

Year 1 were very successful at growing cress. They must have green fingers!

The children sprinkled the seeds on damp cotton wool and left them in a bright place to germinate. Within a few days the children were able to see the cress grow.

When it was ready the cress was cut and served on crackers.

It was interesting to find out what they thought as some had never tried it before.

Year 1's trip to Hillier Gardens.

What a wonderful trip Year 1 have had at Hillier Gardens today!

As part of our topic 'Growing Things' the children had the opportunity to visit Hillier Gardens and take part in many exciting activities.

These activities included:

A tour around the vegetable garden.
A game where the children learned about the role of bees.
Art in the gardens where children created pieces of art using natural materials.
Creating a caterpillar using herbs. 
A seed survival game.
Looking at plants through coloured filters.

The children also walked through the bamboo tunnel, over the wooden plank, across the wobbly bridge and to the big pond!

Thank you to Hillier Gardens for having us and to all the parent helpers who joined us today.

Sketching by the pond

The children in Year 1 have been learning about "Growing things". They have been looking at lots of different plants and finding out what flowers we have growing around the school.

It was a sunny afternoon when the children took their sketch books outside to carefully observe the colours, shapes and sizes of the flowers growing.

Can you name some of the flowers we have drawn?

Growing Sunflowers

Year 1 have been learning how plants grow this half term. As part of the topic, the children had the opportunity to grow their very own sunflower!

After planting the seed, the children looked after their pot ensuring that it had enough water and sunlight. They then observed the sunflowers starting to grow.

In addition during their English lessons, instructions were written to tell others how to plant a sunflower seed.

The children have all taken their sunflowers home to watch them grow further.

How tall is your sunflower now?