Lesson video

Hi everyone, my name's Miss.

Toole, and this is Tabby cat.

Myself and Tabby cat really enjoy learning about lots of different things.

And in this unit, we have been exploring explanation.

Can you remember why it's important to learn about explanation? It's because it tells people how things happen using words such as because, so and as a result of, to show them the steps that follow on from each other.

So in this topic our focus is, how beans grow.

So myself and Tabby would like to start with a quick game called "Tell me More." And it's when your listener focuses on a word and asks you to tell them more about that word from your sentence.

And we'll model, and then I'd like you to have a go at home with your Teddy, playing the game of "Tell me More." So, we're ready.

Okay, are you ready Tabby? In this unit, we have explored how beans grow.

Tell you more about beans.

Well, beans grow in the ground, but there are also lots of different types of beans.

We have runner bean, we have a baked bean.

We have green beans.

Tell you more about baked beans.

I love baked beans on toast with a sprinkling of cheese.

It is delicious.

Tell you more about toast, well toast starts off as bread.

And then we put it in a machine called a toaster, which heats it up and because it heats up, it then becomes toast, it becomes quite hard.

And then when you put your beans on top, it makes it softer.

Did you see how we played Tell me More? So you have a go at home with your teddy.

You can link it to how beans grow, or you can do any topic that you know about and see if you can expand your knowledge even further.

Let's have a look at what we're going to be doing today.

First, we're going to listen to Professor Hasbean been tell us how a bean gross.

We're then go into create an explanation map using the information from Professor Hasbean.

And then after that, we're going to step and speak the explanation map and we are going to become Professor Hasbean.

So today you are going to need a piece of paper, a pencil, and your fabulous brain.

So pause the tape now to go and get your resources.

And when you are done, press play.

Now that you have got all your resources, we can start today's lesson.

So the first thing we're going to do is listen to Professor Hasbean tell us all about how beans grow.

Hi, my name's Professor Hasbean, and I'm here to explain to you how beans can grow from a single bean to a bean stalk.

First, the bean is planted in ground about two centimetres below the surface.

If the soil is damp and warm, then the bean will come to life, causing the roots to grow down and the shoot to come up off the ground.

When the sunlight shines on the shoot, leaves come out.

And as a result, the plant is able to make food from sunlight because leaves are able to do this.

This leads to more and more growth of the roots and of the shoots, so the plant gets bigger and bigger and taller and taller.

When the time is right, little flowers appear, which attract the bees.

The bees visit the flowers and leave a powder called pollen, which amazingly causes the flower to turn into a bean.

Finally, when the beans are ripe, they can be picked and eaten or planted in the soil to make more bean stalks.

And that's how it works.

That's how a bean stalk grows from a single bean.

If you don't believe me, try and grow one for yourself.

Now that we have listened to the explanation again, we're going to have a go at mapping it.

So what I need you to do is draw a backward S onto your paper.

And then we're going to have a go at mapping the different sequences in that explanation.

So now we're going to have a go at mapping the different sequences of our explanation to show how they flow together.

So the first thing that Professor Hasbean tells us is going to explain how a bean can grow from a single bean to a beanstalk.

Just draw my beanstalk, just to show our introduction.

And then I'm going to draw an arrow to show it go to the next bit.

So the first thing that happens to our bean is it's planted within the soil.

So I'm going to have my soil and my bean.

It's planted within two centimetres below the ground.

And if the soil is warm and damp, we start to get roots because that is what works best for our bean.

And if we have roots, we start to see a shoot coming up out of the ground.

That's what happens there.

Then you need to draw an arrow to show what happens next.

So next, we focus on the sunlight and because the sun is shining on to our shoot, it starts to get leaves.

And the leaves start to take the food from the sunlight.

Okay, and as a result of the leaves getting the food, the roots grow further down and the shoot gets taller because the food helps it to grow.

And then after we've got our tall beanstalk, we then start to see flowers.

And these flowers attract the bees.

There's my bee, flying over to my flower.

And the bees come and leave a powder called, can you remember what the name was? It was called pollen, and as a result of the pollen, the flower then turns into a bean.

Can you remember that one? And then we wait for the bean to become ripe, and once the bean is ripe, we can either pick it to enjoy, or we can grow it in the ground again, to create more beans.

And that is our sequence of how a bean grows.

So we'll go from the beginning.

It starts as a single bean.

We're going to explain how it grows into a beanstalk.

So the bean is planted just two centimetres below the soil and roots start to grow out and a shoot starts to pop up because the soil is warm and damp.

So remember, that's a key part.

Then we have the sunlight and the sunlight gives the leaves the food.

And as a result of the food, we get roots growing further down and our beanstalk becomes taller and taller.

And as it becomes taller, we start to see flowers appearing.

And the flowers attract the bees.

Can you remember what the bees leave? The bees leave powder called pollen.

And the pollen helps the flower turn into a bean.

Then we need to wait for the bean to become ripe, and once it's ripe, we can eat and enjoy it or we can plant again to create more beans.

Now, have a go at creating your own map of our explanation.

So pause the video now and create your own.

Now that you've created your map, we're going to have a go at stepping through the different steps in our sequence to show what happens to the bean and how it grows.

So I'm going to model it here.

And then I would like you to pause and have a go at home.

Okay, so our first step in our sequence is that the bean, into a beanstalk.

So explaining how the bean grows into a beanstalk.

Now I'm going to step on the spot 'cause I don't have a lot of room around me, but you can step forward each time like you're stepping on the stepping stone, to show the different sections, okay.

So first one.

Second one is planting the beans.

So I'm going to go bean, shoot.

Third we have our sunshine to give us food.

Fourth, sunshine helps us to grow taller and taller and taller.

Fifth step is that the bees to the flower, and turn the flower into a bean.

And when the beans are ripe, we can plant a new one.

Okay, so I'm going to show you my steps from the beginning and then you're going to pause the tape and have a go at home, okay, let's go.

Amazing, thank you if you joined in at home.

Now have a go at pausing the tape and stepping through your own explanation map.

Now that you have stepped through the sequence, you're going to have a go at stepping and speaking.

So that is when we step our actions, but we start to speak in role.

So you are going to become Professor Hasbean.

I will model it first, and then I'd like you to have a go at home, so pause the video and then try it at home, so are we ready? Hi, my name's Professor Hasbean and I'm here to explain to you how beans can go from a single bean to a beanstalk.

First, the bean is planted in the ground about two centimetres below the surface.

If the soil is damp and warm, then the beam will come to life with roots growing down and a shoot coming up.

When the sunlight shines on the shoot, leaves come out.

And as a result, the plant is able to make food from sunlight.

The food leads to more growth of the roots and the shoot, so the plant gets bigger and bigger and taller and taller.

When the time is right, little flowers pop out and these attract the bees.

The bees leave a powder behind called pollen and these turn the flowers into a bean.

Finally, when the beans are ripe, we can pick them to eat them.

or we can plant them in the soil again to make more beanstalk, and that's how it works.

That is how a beanstalk grows from a single bean.

If you don't believe me, try one for yourself.

Amazing, now pause the tape and have a go at home.

Did you enjoy getting into the role the Professor Hasbean? I certainly did, and I really enjoyed learning all the facts on how beans grow.

I wonder if you could retell our explanation map to one of your teddies or somebody in your house and see if they can join in with you.

Now to finish the day, I would like us to learn a new song all about beans and I have written it and would really enjoy if you could join in with me.

So are you ready, I go and then you go.

So it goes.

♪ When the bean is planted seeds, they grow up ♪ Do you think you could do that? Let's do it together, one, two, three.

♪ When the bean is planted seeds, they grow up ♪ Then we say it again ♪ When the bean is planted seeds, they grow up ♪ Good, then the next line is.

♪ The sunlight feeds the bean ♪ Can you say that? ♪ The sunlight feeds that bean ♪ And then the bit is.

♪ And the flowers attract the bees ♪ Say it.

♪ And the flowers attract bees ♪ And then the last bit is.

♪ Soon we have new beans to eat all up ♪ Say it together.

♪ Soon we have new beans to eat all up ♪ Right, let's have a go at doing it together, are we ready? ♪ When the bean is planted seeds, they grow up ♪ ♪ When the bean is planted seeds, they grow up ♪ ♪ The sunlight feeds that bean ♪ ♪ And the flowers attract bees ♪ ♪ Soon we have new beans to eat all up ♪ Thank you for joining in with me and I hope you enjoyed my song.

I'll see you in the next lesson of this unit, bye.