Lesson Planning

Teaching

• Explore the outdoor area, looking specifically at the trees (Yr1).
• Note the variety of trees and discuss their similarities and differences in appearance (Yr2).
• Do bark and leaf rubbings using paper and wax crayons.
• Represent a tree through playground art, using cloths, chalk and found materials.

Activities

1. Explore the outdoor area, looking specifically at the trees.
2. Know the similarities and differences between evergreen and deciduous trees.
3. Be aware of the role of the roots, bark, trunk, branches and leaves of a tree.

Investigation - exploring
Do bark and leaf rubbings. Understand the basic structure of a tree and what goes on inside. Represent the inside of a tree through playground art, using cloths, chalk and found materials.
Year 1 - Explore the outdoor area, looking specifically at the trees.
Year 2 - Note the variety of trees and discuss their similarities and differences in appearance.

Vocabulary
Plant, leaf, grow, deciduous, evergreen, roots, stem, leaves, flower, trunk, bark