Our beautiful planet

Exploring the outdoor environment and identifying plants using the senses to observe and describe natural objects.

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EYFS outcomes

Development matters

Understanding the world

  • Explore the natural world around them.
  • Describe what they see, hear and feel whilst outside.

See Development Matters (non-statutory curriculum guidance) – contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. 

 

Early learning goals

ELG: Understanding the world – The natural world

  • Explore the natural world around them, making observations and drawing pictures of animals and plants.
  • Understand some important processes and changes in the natural world around them, including the seasons and changing states of matter.

See Statutory framework for the early years foundation stage.

Teacher video: Our beautiful planet

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Lessons

Lesson 1: Exploring outdoors

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Lesson 2: Plants

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Lesson 3: Exploring plant parts

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Lesson 4: Planting seeds

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Lesson 5: Caring for the Earth

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Key skills

  • Commenting on what they
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Key knowledge

To know:

  • Some objects
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Key vocabulary

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Earth

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Continuous provision

Equipment list

Equipment needed across all lessons in this unit.

This list does not include equipment which is usually readily available in the classroom (e.g pencils, A4 paper etc)

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Quantities marked × will update. Items without quantities are unaffected

  • Natural materials, such as plant parts, twigs, stones, feathers and pine cones.

         ×8

  • Large trays

         ×5

  • Access to a variety of flowering plants on or near the school grounds.

  • 3 teddies or dolls with visible signs of illness or injury

  • Flowering plants with their leaves and roots intact

         ×5

  • Mud kitchen (or a large tray if not available).

         ×1
  • Pestle and mortar ×1

  • Safety knives

         ×8
  • Bowls ×8
  • Wooden spoons ×15
  • Selection of plants bulbs and seeds ×15

  • Craft materials, e.g. googly eyes and pipe cleaners.

         ×8

  • Transparent plastic cups

         ×30
  • Compost ×1
  • Spoons ×8

  • Grass seeds

         ×1

The equipment below is optional
  • Clipboards ×15
  • Devices to take photos ×8
  • Magnifying glasses ×30
  • ‘Errol’s Garden’ storybook by Gillian Hibbs ×1

  • Pages from gardening magazines

         ×15

  • A4 green paper

         ×30

  • Squeezy bottles of blue and green poster paint.

         ×8
  • Paper plates ×30
  • White card ×30
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Continuous provision ideas – Science EYFS: Our beautiful planet

Continuous provision activities to complement the EYFS unit 'Our beautiful planet'.

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