Year 1 - Plants

Inspire your Year 1 class with outdoor science lessons that bring plants and trees to life. Children will actively identify, name, and explore wild plants, flowering plants, and trees through hands-on investigations, art, and sensory activities, deepening their understanding of nature’s diversity.

Lesson Plans

Identifying common plants

Inspire your Year 1 class to become plant detectives with this engaging outdoor science lesson, where they will actively identify, name, and classify common wild and garden plants. Through hands-on exploration and observational art, children will strengthen their understanding of plant diversity and share their discoveries.

Learning objective:

To identify and name common plants.

Naming parts of plants

Engage your Year 1 class in an exciting outdoor science lesson where they will actively explore and name the parts of a flowering plant. Through hands-on observation, sensory exploration, and creative labelling, children will deepen their understanding of plant structures from roots to petals.

Learning objective:

To name the parts of a flowering plant.

Identifying deciduous and evergreen trees

Guide your Year 1 class on an exciting outdoor science adventure as they actively identify and name deciduous and evergreen trees! Through hands-on investigation and close observation, students will compare these different tree types and understand how they change with the seasons.

Learning objective:

To identify and name deciduous and evergreen plants.

Naming parts of a tree

Guide your Year 1 class on an exciting outdoor science adventure as they actively identify and name the different parts of a tree. Through hands-on bark rubbings, creative tree art using natural materials, and detailed labelling, students will deepen their understanding of tree structures.

Learning objective:

To name the parts of a tree.

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