Learning Objective: To identify common plants

Today I would like you to start off your cress seeds. Follow the instructions in your new learning pack and remember to record what you did in your cress diary. Each day fill in what is happening to your cress seeds.

Cress is a vegetable so you can eat it but here are some safety tips for you:

We are going to learn some important words about plants today.

When a plant starts to grow and split the seed open, it is called germination.

Here are some pictures of seeds and bulbs germinating.

When you see your cress seeds start to germinate, remember to record that special word in your cress diary.

The picture below shows what a plant looks like, under soil, at each stage of germination.

When it gets to the third stage, the plant has produced a shoot. The shoot then grows up until it pokes out of the soil (or off the tissue). When the shoot is out of the soil, it will start to grow taller and have leaves on it. This is called a seedling.

Today I would like you to watch the video about why plants are important-click here.

Then I would like you to talk to your parents, brother or sister about the plants in the pictures below. The names are underneath but are all jumbled up! Could you copy the pictures of the flowers and write their names underneath. Have you seen all of these flowers before?