EYFS The dragon's amazing seeds
Explore natural materials up close using scientific equipment.
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This workshop follows on from The dragon’s treasure trail. After pupils have been on their collecting trail, they explore their own collections through hand lenses and magnifiers.
They look at germinating seeds, exotic seeds, and seeds of familiar fruits.
Learning Outcomes
We design our sessions to match the learning outcomes in the EYFS national curriculum. All our sessions have a cross-curricular approach and are tailored to suit the educational needs of your group.
This session offers pupils the opportunity to:
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Speak about the activities and listen to each other.
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Cooperate in groups.
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Explore and observe the natural surroundings.
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Find out about plants and seeds.
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Talk about their findings.
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Use counting skills.
Curriculum links
All areas of the EYFS curriculum are supported in a cross curricular form.
Prime areas of learning
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Communication and language
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Physical development
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Personal, social and emotional development
Specific areas of learning
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Understanding the world
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Make observations about plants
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Understand about similarities and differences in relation to plants