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Plants in primary

A collection of lessons, worksheets and activities you can use with your pupils in years 1-3

Tes Resources Team

Plants showing part of life cycle resources for years 1 - 3

Hand-picked resources to support primary-aged pupils discover more about plants 

Whether you're teaching your pupils how to identify different types of trees, observing how plants change during their life cycle or exploring the different functions and parts of a flower, we have gathered together a selection of resources that encourage scientific exploration for years 1, 2 and 3.

KS1 resources

Leaf Identification
naturedetectives

Leaf Identification

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A visual aid of common tree and shrub leaves. Get kids outdoors exploring with this fresh activity from the Woodland Trust's nature detectives website. Bring the outdoors into your classroom with this inspiring activity from the Woodland Trust's nature detectives website.
Tree Trumps card game KS1
ForestryEngland

Tree Trumps card game KS1

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Download and print your very own game of Tree Trumps. It covers science, mathematics and English and is perfect for KS1 and above. Did you know that the English oak tree can live for 800 years? Discover the different tree species growing in our nation's forests and some of their leafy secrets. ...
LIFE CYCLE WHEELS: PLANTS
Laurane Rae

LIFE CYCLE WHEELS: PLANTS

£2.00
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Use this fun hands-on spinner wheels pack to document the life cycles of plants. Both black and white and coloured wheel templates included. There are 3 different base templates to accompany each black and white and coloured wheel cover template. 1. with labels of the life-cycle stages and images 2...
Plants Year 1
hollyjack1

Plants Year 1

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Year 1. All you need to teach the Year 1 unit on plants. **Pack includes:** What a plant needs to grow labelling activity Label parts of a plant - 2 differentiated sheets Label parts of a tree - 2 differentiated sheets Parts of a plant flip book - write about the role each part plays Lifecycle of a ...
The Plant Hunt
Saving The Teachers

The Plant Hunt

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Plant scavenger hunts are great fun and easy to do. It can be a great brain break or part of your living things topic. Print out the sheet for your students to take into your outdoor space and mark off the plants as they find them. It s great if you can provide some magnifying glasses so they can...
Horticulture/Gardening for Entry Level/SEND: Trees
Entry_Level_Helper

Horticulture/Gardening for Entry Level/SEND: Trees

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This resource was originally used in a P16 SEND Setting for learners following a Horticulture programme. It contains a PDF Tree Factsheet with activities An editable tree booklet with the following: Comparing trees using a Venn diagram Worksheet information hunt Label the tree Differentiated...
Plants - plant treasure hunt
RubyTuesdayBooks

Plants - plant treasure hunt

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KS1 Science: Plants - plant treasure hunt Hunt a variety of plants under different criteria using real life quality pictures. Not only hunt for specific species, look for plants of differing colours/ sizes all in a child friendly language. A quality worksheet made to engage and intrigue pupils. It ...

Year 3 resources

Plant classification
garymartin2005

Plant classification

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Powerpoint presentation. Images and key terms for grouping plants. Flowering, non-flowering, conifers, ferns, mosses and liverworts. Produced for Key stage 2.
Water Transport in Plants Lesson
hoppytimes

Water Transport in Plants Lesson

£2.50
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KS2 Science PowerPoint Lesson and worksheets on water transport in plants. This is the third lesson in a series of Year 3 Science lessons on Plants. Corresponds to the Year 3 Science statutory requirements: investigate the way in which water is transported within plants. 18 pages including the fr...
Year 3 Science Poster - Plants
Andrew Long

Year 3 Science Poster - Plants

£3.00
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Please click [here](/teaching-resource/year-3-science-posters-revision-sheets-11682566) for the complete Year 3 Science Posters resource. This is a poster to reinforce the year 3 science topic: Plants. The beautifully designed poster is packed full of information and can be eith...
Plant Classification
stjoclark

Plant Classification

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An adaptable resource to introduce students in Key Stage 2 to plant classification and suitable for revision of the basics in Key Stage 3. The worksheets outline the four main groups of the plant kingdom and their characteristics (including answers). They are flexible and editable so that teachers c...