This is a National Curriculum aligned themed mini-unit about Pine Trees, teaching about EVERGREENS suitable for Years 1 to 2 and mixed Grade classes, covering Science and English: Comprehension. The Pine Trees mini-project lesson teaches: To know that pine trees are evergreen trees To name parts of a tree: leaves/needles/flowers/cones (and you can add in extra like branches and trunk) To know that they have needles rather than leaves To know that the cones are the flowers. To know that the cones contain the seeds - to make more of own kind/reproduction (Y2) To know how the pine tree disperses its seeds: by releasing them on a fine day once ripe (Y2). To be able to name some creatures that rely on the pine seeds for their food supply (Y2) Key vocab: evergreen, needles, cones, flowers, seeds The pack includes: A full lesson plan PowerPoint overview of thesubject Powerpoint with the 3 reading passages in a format suitable for guided reading Fact sheet - handy easy-to-read facts for teachers to prep before the lesson or to use with pupils where appropriate Supporting worksheets with: · 3 de-codable, differentiated reading comprehension passages, · 3 Differentiated Other recording worksheets for written work · 1 sheet to draw and describe a cone · 1 sheet for younger pupils to tick the animals that feed on pine seeds. A set of photos to be used during the lesson and/or for display. Flashcards of key vocabulary

Find out what happens in spring with this delightful, 44-slide PowerPoint. Young children will be delighted by the original photos portraying all aspects of spring. From lengthening days, to plants, to baby animals this Spring PowerPoint will give the teacher plenty of stimulating material to explore many different aspects of spring. There is so much to learn! Aspects of spring covered in the Spring PowerPoint include: •Length of day •Weather •flowers •leaves •Seeds growing •Pollination •Baby animals •Birds •Frogs •Butterflies Full narration notes are provided No sounds but there is a little writing on most slides, but fuller notes are provided for teachers on an accompanying PDF. The teacher can enlarge upon the notes, bring in personal anecdotes, or remind the children of lessons already learned, so helping the children to relate what they are learning to their own experiences. See beautiful flowers, cute lambs, a bird in her nest, blossom trees and more. Learn something about the fascinating life of insects and how they help the flowers by pollinating them. If you like this PowerPoint, please tell others!

An easy phonetic reader for those beginning to read longer simple texts - with words that can be sounded out using phonic knowledge and only a few most common sight words. Learn about a garden bird - the Chaffinch- through a simple story. Learn Science at the same time! Use with any phonic programme after a child has learned the basic digraphs and trigraphs, for example, after Phase 5 Letters and sounds, or after RWI Speed Set 3 have been completed. This book contains factual information about Rooks besting in spring, written in fictional style. Children will have fun learning science as they read!

Here is a super bumper pack of 32 pages of lined, spring-themed writing paper for young children (5 to 8). Everything you could need to make writing attractive this spring! Original hand-drawn pictures. Wide-ruled Full and half page layouts A variety of themes; choose from: Daffodils Bluebells Rabbits Butterflies Lambs Bees A mix of black and white and colour - with most designs in both. Reward good writing with a coloured frame - and watch the children grow ten feet taller!

20 winter vocabulary cards, all phonetically coded. Use for: display Word walls Language development Reading and spelling phonic work Make picture dictionaries to go with your topic work Use them in pocket charts - children just love these! Science work and much more… Use your imagination!

20 spring vocabulary cards, all phonetically coded. Use for: display Word walls Language development Reading and spelling phonic work Make picture dictionaries to go with your topic work Use them in pocket charts - children just love these! Science work and much more… Use your imagination!

A complete lesson to help children to learn about the seasonal changes in an Apple Tree that lead to the formation of apples. Includes Lesson Plan 2 differentated worksheets to show life-cycle of an apple tree through winter, spring, summer and autumn Supporting resources: flashcards for 4 key words, original photos, 1 page four mini photos, one for each of the four seasons. Suggested to be used with our PowerPoint on the same subject: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12752722 Buy as a bundle and save!

This 57-slide PowerPoint takes KS1 children through the seasons, starting with summer. They will: Learn what changes to look out for across the four seasons Learn that days get shorter and longer throughout the year How this affects the weather How the seasons/weather affect us: what we wear/what we do How the seasons affect plants and animals Bright photos and simple explanation makes it accessible to all abilities in the class and will engage even reluctant learners. Simple text for children to read on each slide. More information is provided for the teacher to read, if desired, in PDF form or under each slide. Simply click when ready to progress to the next slide. All animations occur automatically. Why not follow it with our Light and Dark PowerPoint? Light and Dark PowerPoint: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12761117 You may also be interested in: All About Autumn PowerPoint: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12422557 Autumn Leaves PowerPoint: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12398686 Conkers Life-cycle PowerPoint:https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12401942 Frogs Life-cycle PowerPoint: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12410937

Frog-life-cycle worksheets for Y1: Stick the pictures of the frog’s life-cycle in order - 2 choices of format. A life-cycle mat for display, or to stimulate discussion/writing A frog development poster/mat for display/discussion A sheet on which to write descriptive words about a frog. A picture to colour for early finishers. Use with our Frog-Life-cycle PowerPoint for Y1 and Y2! https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12410937 Young children are always fascinated by frog spawn and frogs. Life-cycles is not just for Y2! These sheets help teach the Science National curriculum for Y1: KS1 Overview: To enable pupils to experience and observe phenomena, looking more closely at the natural and humanly-constructed world around them. They should be encouraged to be curious and ask questions about what they notice. * Y1: Animals, including humans Statutory requirements identify and name a variety of common animals including fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals identify and name a variety of common animals that are carnivores, herbivores and omnivores These frog Life-cycle worksheets can be used in mixed Y1/Y2 classes when Y2 children are learning about frog life-cycle, or in Y1 classes.

This 41-slide Powerpoint about Blackbirds will help children to use the local environment throughout the year to explore and answer questions about animals in their habitat. The Power Point teaches children: To recognise Blackbirds What they eat Where they live How they move How they are suited to their environment… How they nest and more! It includes two brief video clips. Full narration notes are provided both under each slide (use in presentation mode for best effect) or in transcript (pdf). Our Blackbirds PowerPoint will help you to teach the following section of the National curriculum for Science: Y1: Animals, including humans Statutory requirements: identify and name a variety of common animals including…birds. identify and name a variety of common animals that are… carnivores. Non-statutory guidance: Pupils should use the local environment throughout the year to explore and answer questions about animals in their habitat. Pupils should become familiar with names of birds - in this case, Blackbirds Year 2: Living things and their habitats: identify that most living things live in habitats to which they are suited and describe how different habitats provide for the basic needs of different kinds of animals and plants, and how they depend on each other identify and name a variety of plants and animals in their habitats, including micro-habitats describe how animals obtain their food from plants and other animals, Animals, including humans Statutory requirements: Notice that animals, including humans, have offspring which grow into adults Non-statutory guidance: Pupils should be introduced to the basic needs of animals for survival… They should also be introduced to the processes of reproduction and growth The PowerPoint will engage all pupils (tried and tested) and help to bring science alive - away from mere box ticking! Helping you to raise the next generation of adults who know our world and understand what it really needs to sustain it. See more at KS1 Nature: www.ks1nature.weebly.com

Watch and learn the seasonal changes in an Apple Tree that lead to the formation of apples. 32 slide PowerPoint. Helps children to learn The life cycle of an apple tree through winter, spring, summer and autumn with beautiful pictures. Watch leaves unfolding day by day and then see the blossom appear. How apples grow on trees: watch the development of apples from the swelling at the base of the flower, through to ripe, juicy apples. Learn the parts of an apple tree: leaves, buds, sepals, fruit, seeds, blossom, flowers, Learn simply about pollination and the concept of seed dispersal Great in Y1 to teach changes through the seasons. Great in Y2 to Help pupils to use the local environment throughout the year to observe how different plants grow. (Plants: Notes and guidance (non-statutory)) Begin to introduce the idea of food chains and how animals and plants in a habitat depend upon each other ( insects pollinating the flowers and animals eating the fruit and helping to disperse the seeds, seeds). These are not discussed in depth, but the PowerPoint could be used as a springboard to further explore these subjects. This powerpoint is provided in two formats, narrated and un-narrated with narration notes supplied in PDF form as well as being written under each slide so that you can use presenter mode. Suitable for use in either autumn or spring. See our other life-cycle Lesson resources and Powerpoints: Life-cycle of a Horse Chestnut Tree Apples Frogs Daffodils Butterflies

20 Autumn topic word cards for use however you wish: display flashcards to aid with writing etc… etc… Phonetically coded to help early readers. See our phonetically coded Autumn Word Mat too!

Use our Lesson notes to help you to plan your lesson about the life-cycle of butterflies.Aimed to help stimulate enquiry and observation. Useful as part of work on life-cycles. How to raise butterflies from the egg stage Links to the National Curriculum for Science What to look for/background information for each stage - helping you to feel like an expert! Questions to help get the class thinking and to model asking questions Guided reading sheets: blow up for class use, or copy for group/individual use Use the worksheets for follow up: Pictures to order the life-cycle of a butterfly Label the parts of a butterfly Draw and write about an observed caterpillar/butterfly Reading comprehension 2 poems with comprehension exercises to follow each (two ability levels) Decorated writing sheets See our other life-cycle Lesson resources and Powerpoints: Life-cycle of a Horse Chestnut Tree Apples Frogs Daffodils Apples

Learn about the life-cycle of a Daffodil and and see how much of the science curriculum you can cover - without any effort and extend the learning into language and art in a truly child-centred way. Our spring Daffodil Science Lesson Pack is great for KS1 classroom use or for home-education nature study and includes: An 18 slide narrated Power Point to help KS1 children learn how Daffodils grow. Starting with the bulb under the ground the Power Point shows how Daffodils grow and teaches about the bulb, leaves, stem, buds, calyx (the papery covering of the buds), petals, trumpet and pollen. This Power Point is a taught lesson - with sound. Lesson outlines included with extensive notes for both Year 1 and Year 2 with relative National Curriculum for Science links. How to dissect a Daffodil. Pictures and word cards for multiple uses, e.g. labeling, making a matching game Label the parts of the plant Front cover of a Daffodil diary for recording observations Poetry lesson based on William Wordsworth poem ‘Daffodils’ Acrostic sheet Suggested art activities for each year group. 8 Photos for display/discussion Ideal for work about bulbs or as part of a study of spring plants. KS1 Nature: teaching Science naturally. www.ks1nature.weebly.com