Plants Sorting and Classifying Seeds Year 2

Sorting and classifying seeds.
Suitable for year 2 and above.
A fun and practical hands on lesson for children to handle different types of seeds, sorting and classifying them. High quality of differentiated resources available for children to record their results. Encourage children to choose and select the best or appropriate way of recording. Recording sheets provided, are good scaffolding material.
Good example of classification keys given for sorting seeds for gifted and talented children. This lesson supports children to sort into different tables which makes goods links with cross curriculum maths. Ideally you will have a range of seeds for children to sort.
Suitable choice of seeds or beans,
mung beans
broad beans
peas
coriander seed
sunflower seeds
melon seeds
grass seed
cress seeds.
This lesson has been used as evidence for the science quality mark.