Learning objective
Knowledge
- To recognise how trees change across the four seasons.
Success criteria
Knowledge
- I can name the four seasons in
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National curriculum
Science
Plants
Pupils
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Cross-curricular links
Geography
Human and physical
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
Pupil video: Months of the year song
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Extended-mode explainer videos
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Could have their paper pre-folded into quarters and the tree lines drawn in pencil for them to draw over in felt tip pen; could choose one paint colour per tree; could refer to the recap on slide 5 of the Presentation: How do trees change? for reminders.
Pupils working at greater depth
Should write a sentence underneath each seasonal tree to describe the tree’s appearance (e.g. in summer, it has bushy, green leaves and fruit); should write a sentence about the typical weather in each season and how it helps with some of the changes seen in trees, plants and flowers (e.g. in spring, warm weather and rain help flowers to grow).
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: naming the four seasons
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Vocabulary definitions
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deciduous tree
A tree which sheds its leaves seasonally.
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evergreen tree
A tree which keeps its green leaves all year.
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