Plants and Animals
During the day we look at some different habitats to find out about how plants and animals survive and what they need to live where they do, how things change as they grow and how living things are the same and different.National Curriculum Summary
Sc2
Sc2 Life Processes and Living Things:Life Processes - We find out that animals, including humans move, feed, grow, use their senses and reproduce.
Green Plants - We discover that plants grow from seeds and need light and water to grow and also learn to name and recognise the parts of flowering plants.
Variation and Classification - We look at simple methods of classification and grouping living things according to observable similarities and differences.
Living things in their environment - find out about the different kinds of plants and animals in the local environment, and identify similarities and differences between local environments
Main National Curiculum Links
Sc2 1a, 1c, 2b, 3a, 3b, 3c, 4b, 5a, 5b, 5cSupports QCA units 1B Growing Plants and 2B Plants and Animals in the Local Environment
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March - OctoberDay Summary
The day begins with an introduction by the day leader, welcoming the group to the centre, followed by a whole-class game or activity.The children then split into groups (usually 3) for the day's activities: Plants, Growth, and Animals and Grouping.
Plants
We have a close look at the different parts of a plant, including stem, roots, leaves and flower and find out how they help the plant live and grow. We also do some scientific drawings, labelling the different parts. We then take a look at some of the variety of plants growing at Skelton Grange, and collect pieces of them to make colourful stickyboards.Growth
This session looks at plant and animal lifecycles, and how living things change over time and reproduce. We look at some different fruits and seeds to find out that plants grow from seeds.We then go pond dipping, in order to have a closer look at some of the creatures that live and grow there and to think about the life cycle of frogs and other pond creatures.

