Hello, everyone.

My name is Mrs. Waller and I'm so excited to be working with you all today, because today, we're going to start learning about plants.

We're going to think about, what are plants, and we're going to also think about, where do we find plants.

And then, in particular, we're going to be thinking about the plants that we can find growing near to our school and near to our homes where we live.

Is everyone ready? Let's get started.

This lesson comes from the unit Identifying Plants and Their Basic Parts, and the learning outcome for today's lesson is that you can identify plants near your school or home.

Let's take a look at some of the words we're going to be using in this lesson today.

Plant, flower, tree, observe, and identify.

Now, you might have already heard me say that word identify, when I said we're going to be identifying plants.

Now, that one, I think, is quite a tricky word, so take a moment to think about all of these words.

Some of them you may have heard of before and you might already know what they mean.

But just take a moment to have a think about all of the words, and maybe, could you explain to a partner which of those words you know the meanings of and maybe which of those words that you're not sure about? But don't worry about that, because we're going to be using all of the words in today's lesson and you're going to become plant experts.

So, pause the video and take a moment to have a think and talk to a partner.

Our lesson today is in two parts.

The first part, we're going to be thinking about, where can I find plants? And then, in the second part, we're going to be working like scientists and we're going to be observing plants.

Now, hopefully, you've already started thinking about, what are plants? Well, plants are living things and they can be found all around us in the local environment.

So, that means all around us, near where we live, and maybe where we go to school.

I'm going to show you two photographs now of some plants.

The first photograph is some plants growing in a flower bed, and the second photograph shows some plants growing in a beautiful garden.

Now, take a close look at these two photographs, and my question to you is, what plants can you see in these photographs? So, pause the video, take a moment to have a think about it, and then we'll come back together.

Have you had time to have a think? Well, in the first photograph, there's a bit of a clue, isn't there? They're growing in a flower bed and there's a type of plant called a flower.

So, some plants have got a colourful flower growing at the top, and we can see these beautiful, colourful flowers growing at the top of these plants.

So, I can definitely see plants with flowers, and we might call those flowering plants.

Let's take a look at the second photograph.

What plants do you see? Do you see any flowering plants? I can see some flowering plants, can you? I can see some beautiful pink ones.

I can see some grass growing.

Is grass a plant? Yes, grass is a plant.

And also, what else can you see? I can see some trees growing.

Would you say that trees are plants? Yes, good, trees are plants.

Well done! So, I've just talked a little bit about how some plants have flowers.

Not all plants have flowers, but plants also have other parts.

A plant often has leaves and a stem.

And don't forget, some plants have flowers, too.

Let's take a look at some more photographs, shall we? Oh, I think we can all recognise this one.

Can you? We can see this beautiful, bright yellow sunflower, and this is definitely a plant that has got a flower.

And what's the next photograph? Do you recognise this one? This is another plant, and this one is called a rose.

Are you ready for my next question? Well, look really closely at these two photographs, and can you see leaves? Can you see stems? And can you see flowers on the sunflower and the rose? Take a moment to have a really good look.

We're thinking now about, where can I find plants? Plants can be grown indoors in pots, and also outdoors in the natural environment, which means that we would see plants growing in nature.

So, can you think of some plants that you've seen growing indoors? And can you also think of some other plants that you've seen growing outdoors in the natural environment? Let's take a look at some photographs.

Do you have a plant growing indoors in a pot, maybe in your home, or maybe in your classroom or in your school? And also, have you seen plants growing outdoors? Are you lucky enough to have a garden, or have you seen plants growing around your school? Take a moment just to think about what different places you have seen plants growing in.

Yes, you might have seen plants growing in your house, in your school.

Sometimes we see plants in pots in cafes, in restaurants, in shops, in lots of different buildings.

And also, you've probably seen plants in a park or a garden.

Have you taken a walk through a forest? Have you ever seen plants growing at the beach? There's lots of different places where plants can grow both indoors and outdoors.

I'm going to ask you a quick question now to check your understanding.

Where can plants be grown? And we've got three different children and they've all got different ideas.

Sam says, "All plants are grown in pots." And Lucas says, "Plants can be grown indoors in pots or outdoors in a garden or park." And Izzy, she's got another idea, and she says that all plants are grown outdoors in a garden.

Have a think about, who do you agree with? Do you agree with Sam or Lucas or Izzy? And maybe you could tell a partner, why do you think that? Shall we find out which answer is correct? Which one did you think? And the answer is Lucas is correct.

Yes, that's true, isn't it? Because plants can be grown indoors, and also, plants can be grown outdoors.

Ready to move on? Now, let's take a look at this next photograph, and we can see a garden with lots of plants growing.

Some things are plants and some things are not plants.

Take a look at the photograph again.

You might want to pause the video and you might want to make a list or talk to somebody about which of the things in the photograph would you say are plants and which of the things would you say are not plants? We've got a little clue here for you.

You could look for parts of plants, so you could look for things like leaves or you could look for plants with flowers, and that might help you to find the plants.

Let's take a look a little bit further.

We've got something called a hedge, and a hedge is a plant.

Have you seen hedges growing around your school or maybe growing near to where you live? We've got some chairs here in the garden and I would definitely say that these chairs are not plants.

What else? Did you notice the grass? Yes, we've got the grass growing and we know that grass is a plant.

And also, we've got this pathway here taking us from the chairs to the garden shed.

And the pathway, it doesn't have leaves, does it? And it doesn't have flowers.

The pathway is not a plant.

And I'm sure that you've found other things in this photograph to talk about, too.

Let's keep thinking about this.

Look at this photograph now of a garden.

What can you see that is a plant and what can you see that is not a plant? Pause the video and have a good think about it.

We've got Laura here, and she's been looking at this photograph really carefully.

And Laura says that the tree is a plant.

Can you see the tree? Yes, behind the shed.

It's a plant.

And actually, we can also see at the front of the photograph, we can see some plants with pink flowers, and we know that they are part of a plant.

We've got another pathway, haven't we? And the pathway is not a plant, but also, let's think about the shed.

The shed is not a plant, but actually, Laura's really been thinking about it, and she's saying, "But the shed is made from wood." And that wood actually at some point did come from a tree, and a tree is a plant.

That's something really interesting to think about.

Did you think about that, too? We're moving on to your first task, now, and we're continuing to think about, is it a plant or is it not a plant? And the best way for you to take a good look around is to go outside for a walk.

What can you see that is a plant and what could you see that is not a plant? You might want to make some labels, and the labels might say "Plant" and "Not a plant." And you might want to walk around outside and you might want to add your labels to show what is a plant and what is not a plant.

This is a perfect time to pause the video, and depending what the weather's like today, you might need to put on a warm coat or you might need to put on some Wellington boots or you might even need to put on some sun cream.

And I would like you to go out on your plant hunt and I look forward to hearing all about what is a plant and what is not a plant.

See you soon.

Welcome back, everyone! I hope you had a great time on your plant hunt and I hope that you were able to put lots of labels on different things that you spotted while you were outside on your walk.

I've got a couple of examples of things that I spotted when I went out on my plant hunt.

And some of the things that I decided that was not a plant was a bug hotel, also a water butt, and that's a big container that we use for collecting rainwater.

And also, I spotted a windmill.

And I decided that even though that windmill looks a little bit like a flower, a beautiful, colourful flower, I've decided that it's actually not a flower, and therefore, the windmill is not a plant.

Let's think about some of the things that I spotted when I was out and about, and I decided that this hawthorn tree is a plant.

And I decided that because I could see leaves and I could actually see some berries.

I also spotted this hazel tree, and I was looking really closely and I could see that it had leaves, and I decided that this is a plant.

And then, finally, I saw this really interesting plant called a fern.

And again, I decided that the fern is a plant.

So, take a moment again to pause the video and to share with the people that you're with.

Tell somebody about, what did you see, and which labels did you put on to say it's not a plant and which labels did you put on to say that it is a plant? And can you also have a chat about, how did you decide? Did you look for things like stems and flowers and leaves? Okay, over to you, and I will see you again after this second part of this task.

Hello again, everyone, and welcome back.

We are moving on to the second part of this lesson today, and we are going to be observing plants.

Can everyone do this with their hands? Because we're going to be using our eyes to observe plants.

Is everyone ready? We're thinking about, how can we learn about different plants? And some of the things that we can do is we can observe.

We can observe things like the size of the plant, how tall it is, maybe how wide the leaves are.

We can also think about the shape of the plant.

Some plants have rounded petals on their flowers and some plants are spiky.

We can also think about the colour of the plant, and we know in particular that plants that do have flowers can be lovely, beautiful, bright colours.

Take a look at this photograph of this plant with a flower called a dahlia, and we can look at the size of the dahlia and we can look at the shape of the dahlia, and we can also look at its colour.

We know now that to observe means to look closely, and we mostly do that, don't we, with our eyes.

So, we're observing really closely.

What do you notice? Maybe look at the size, the shape, and the colour of these dahlias.

Pause the video, and off you go, scientists! Start observing.

Now, we're continuing to work like super scientists today, aren't we? We've already been thinking about observing, and that's one of our key words from the lesson today.

We're now moving on to a second key word and we are continuing to work like a super scientist, and the word is identify.

We know that when we observe, when we make our observations, they will help us to identify different plants.

See if you can tell a partner, do you know what that word means already? Well, to identify means to be able to name it correctly.

So, we might go on a walk and we might see lots of different plants, and we can observe the plants.

We can observe how big they are and their shape and their colour, but we might not know the name of the plant.

That means that we're not able to identify it.

Let's think a little bit more about identifying plants.

To identify an object correctly, you have to know exactly what it looks like.

We have Sam and Aisha now, and they're thinking about observing plants really closely and then wondering whether they can use this information to identify the plants.

Sam is looking really carefully, and Sam says, "This plant has flowers with red petals and a tall green stem." Can you see those in the photograph? And Sam is saying, "I can use this information and I can identify this plant as a poppy." Fantastic work, Sam! What about Aisha? Which plant is she observing? Aisha is observing this holly tree, and she's observed that this plant is a tree.

And she's also observed that it has green, spiky leaves and red berries.

Can you see those on the photograph? So, Aisha's saying, "I think that I can use this information and I can identify this plant as a holly tree." What do you think? Great job, Sam and Aisha! Sometimes, we might just look at the plant and we might already know what it is, so we can identify it using information that we already know.

But sometimes, we might need something to help us.

Sometimes, we might need to use information books or we might use an app on a phone or a tablet, or we might use the internet.

And all of these things can give us information that might help us to identify things.

An example here is we might find a particular plant, but we don't know the name of it, and we might be able to find information in a book about plants, and that information would help us to identify the plant.

What else can we use to help us to identify plants? Sometimes we can ask people that know a lot about plants.

We can ask experts and they can help us to identify things that we're not sure about.

In this case, if we know any plant experts, you might know somebody that's a gardener, we might know somebody that works in the local park, we might know somebody that sells flowers in a florist shop, or we might know somebody in our family or one of our friends where it's a hobby of theirs and they're really keen on gardening, or they might have an allotment and they might grow their own plants.

All of these people, we would think of as experts, and they might be able to help us to identify plants.

Do you know anyone that's a plant expert that might be able to help you to identify plants? Time for some quick questions, now.

When we look closely at plants, this is called, is it A, drawing, B, measuring, or C, observing? And the answer is, yes, C, observing.

If you got that one right, very well done.

Moving on, now.

We know that plants grow and we know that plants can change throughout the year.

Take a look at these two photographs.

We've got some plants growing in a garden in the springtime, and we've also got some plants growing in the autumn.

Take a moment and look really carefully to see, can you notice any changes in the springtime to the autumn? And do you know maybe what happens to some plants at different times of the year? Pause the video and have a think.

Well done! Lots of plants, they grow, don't they? We say that they bloom in the springtime.

And lots of plants that have flowers, that's usually in the springtime when we see all these lovely, beautiful colours starting to grow.

And some plants, in the autumn, some of their leaves change colour, too.

Have you noticed in the autumn lots of leaves of some particular types of trees, their leaves might go brown or golden, orange, or red colour? And another thing that happens to some plants in the autumn, yes, you can see on this tree, can't you, that sometimes, some of the leaves fall off.

So, plants definitely do change throughout the year.

Did you observe the same things in these pictures or did you observe anything else about these plants? It's time for another check just so that I can make sure that you're up to speed with where we are at this point in the lesson.

This is a true or false question, "Plants stay the same throughout the year." Think about that statement.

Would you say that that's true or false? And the answer is that's not true, is it? That's false.

Now, let's have a think about this a little bit more.

"I think this because.

." So, is it because plants grow and change throughout the year, or is it because plants can be grown indoors and outdoors? Which one do you think? Yes, that's right.

We know that plants don't stay the same throughout the year and the reason is because plants grow and change.

Well done, everyone! Moving on to your next practise task, now.

We've got three photographs of three different plants, and I'm going to bring up onto the screen three different descriptions.

And what your job is is that you've got to observe the plants really carefully, and then you've got to match the photograph to the correct description.

Are you ready? Our first description is a cherry tree.

This plant is a tall tree that has pink blossoms on it in spring.

Hmm, that photograph doesn't sound like that cherry tree to me.

I think we need to be looking at the other photographs and deciding which one we need to match that description to.

Let's have a go at the next description.

This plant is called a forget-me-not, and this plant has lots of small blue flowers on it and soft green leaves.

That description definitely needs matching to another photograph.

Have you got some ideas? And the final description is a plant called a daisy.

I wonder if you've heard of this one.

This plant has a green stem with white flowers with a yellow centre.

Pause the video, and it's your turn to match the descriptions to each of the photographs.

Okay, everyone, let's see how you did.

We've got our forget-me-not here, and it's got lots of small blue flowers on it.

Can you see those? And it's also got soft green leaves.

Well done! The next photograph, did you get this one right? Yes, it's a daisy, and you can see it's got a really thin green stem and it's got some white flowers with a yellow centre.

And our final photograph for us to match correctly was the cherry tree, which is a tall tree that has pink blossoms on it in the spring.

Well done, everyone! And again, you're going to have to put your coats and wellies on and you're going to have to get organised, because we'd like you to go out into your local environment and we want you to go on another plant hunt.

So, can you go out and about and look closely at the plants you see? Now, this time, we're not looking at, is it a plant or is it not a plant? We're actually looking at, which plants do you recognise? So, you're going to have to go out and do lots of observations like a scientist.

And I also want to see if you can identify, can you remember that word, so that we can name it correctly? Can you identify any of the plants that you see? You might need some help with that, mightn't you? You might need some books about plants, or you might need an app, or you might need to use the internet with an adult, or you might be able to ask a plant expert.

Pause the video, and off you go.

We've got Andeep and Sofia here, and Andeep said that he saw some plants with green stems and yellow flowers.

And actually, he's saying that they looked like trumpets.

Andeep's saying that I can identify this as a daffodil plant.

Fantastic! What about Sofia? Now, Sofia saw some trees when she was on her plant hunt, and she saw this small tree.

And she noticed that it had lots of branches on it and it had lots of green and red fruit on it.

Oh, yes, because fruit can grow on trees as well, can't it? Now, Sofia is saying, "I think," so she's pretty sure she's identifying this plant as an apple tree.

Take a bit more time to talk to each other about which plants did you observe and were you able to identify them? One final thing that you might like to do is you might like to choose a plant in your local environment, and you can observe how it changes throughout the year.

It would be a really good idea if you could draw a picture of your chosen plant every season.

So, you've got to be really patient for this one, haven't you? And we'd really like it if you could discuss with a partner how it has changed since your last observation.

So, maybe you could draw a picture of your plant now and then go out again in a few months' time and make another observation, and keep doing this each season so you've got a record of how this plant changes throughout the year.

First of all, we can see the oak tree in the spring, and then moving on into the summer.

Wow, it looks quite different, doesn't it? It's covered in lots of green leaves in the summer.

Moving into the autumn, it's still got lots of leaves on it, but those leaves have changed colour to a deep, dark red.

And then, finally, my photograph of the same tree in the wintertime, we can see that those leaves have fallen off.

So, the tree is definitely changing as the seasons change, too.

We've reached the final part of the lesson, now, where we take a moment to think about all the wonderful new things that we've learned about plants today.

And I'm going to start off by thinking about how plants can be found in and around our schools and homes.

Don't forget, sometimes we can see plants growing indoors in pots, and sometimes we can see plants growing outside.

What else have we learned today? Things in our local environment can be sorted into plants and not plants.

And can you remember doing your practise task with the different labels and deciding, is that a plant, is that not a plant? You were doing brilliant sorting there, weren't you, super scientists? What else have we learned today? We know that plants grow and we know that plants change, so they don't always look the same throughout the year.

And then, finally, we've continued to work like a scientist, haven't we, today? And we've been observing, we've been using our observation skills, and we've also been able to identify plants.

We've been able to name the plants by looking really carefully at them, and we've been able to suggest what we think those plants are called.

I'm ever so proud of everybody's hard work today.

Fantastic work, and I really look forward to learning some more about plants with you in another lesson at another time.

Bye, everyone!.