We have been discussing the life cycles of plants and trees within our expedition lessons. we used pictures to order the life cycle of a sunflower before using natural materials to show the life cycle of a sycamore tree.
To build on our knowledge from yesterdays lesson of where food comes from, today we looked at what makes up a balanced diet. We firstly had to look at the different food groups: carbohydrates, protein, vegetables and fruit, dairy and fat. The children came up with their tea idea ensuring it was balanced.
I have been very impressed today with how much Crew Marsh have learnt about where the food that they eat comes from! 🐷🐮
I have been amazed today by the great knowledge Crew Marsh have about plants. They have also been able to label the different functions.
Today we have been investigating seeds in different fruits. We loved looking at how different the seeds were in size and colour!
We have been busy planting daffodil bulbs in our decorated plant pots! We are SO excited to see them bloom into beautiful daffodils! 💛
We have been planting seeds in nursery, making sure they are well covered, watered and labelled. We planted sweet peas and carrots in our propagator and in a separate one we also planted seeds for wildflowers – we can’t wait to see them when they flower! 🌸🪴🌿🥕
In our science lesson today we have looked at food chains and discussed who eats who. Look at the two food chains we organised.
This week we have had a mini hook week introducing us to our next Case Study – ‘What happens when we plant a seed?’
The sand in our sand tray has magically turned into soil and we have been using gardening tools and plant pots to make ’soil castles’.
We have also been making our own succulent pots in the playdough area, using brown playdough, plant pots, leaves and decorative stones to create mini succulent plants.
We have also been sorting different parts of a flower in the tuff tray. We’ve been deciding whether it is a stem, leaf, petal or full flower and putting it in the correct section. The petals are really soft to touch and the flowers smell beautiful!
Y1 have had visitors from the schools nurses to explain dental health to them. The children enjoyed finding out all about their teeth and are looking forward to brushing their teeth at home for 2 minutes!
