Evergreens

This is a National Curriculum/Common Core aligned themed mini-unit about EVERGREENS suitable for K to 1 (Years 1 to 2) and mixed Grade classes, covering Science and English: Informational texts.

The Evergreens mini-project lesson teaches:
· To know that evergreen trees stay green all
year through while deciduous trees drop their
leaves in autumn
· To know that some evergreen plants have
flat leaves and some have leaves called needles
· To know the properties of the leaves of
evergreens - strong to withstand wind and
frost
· To know that the needles are different/grow
differently depending on whether the tree is a
fir, spruce or pine.

Key vocab: evergreen, needles, leaves, deciduous, pine, fir, spruce, Holly, Ivy

The pack includes:

1. A full lesson plan
2. PowerPoint overview of the subject
3. Powerpoint with the 3 reading passages in a format suitable for guided reading
4. Fact sheet - handy easy-to-read facts for teachers to prep before the lesson or to use with pupils where appropriate
5. Supporting worksheets with:
   · 3 de-codable, differentiated reading comprehension passages with matching comprehension activities
   · 3 Differentiated worksheets to help children write about evergreens
6. A set of photos to be used during the lesson and/or for display.
7. Flashcards of key vocabulary
8. 16 picture cards to sort into deciduous or evergreen

This is a NO-PREP Lesson – straight out of the pack!

The lesson will cover parts of the ‘plants’ element of most science curricula, providing a wonderful opportunity to teach more of/revise/reinforce the science curriculum while teaching English!

Lesson notes for a lesson about evergreens are included with all the resources you need - except evergreen leaves.
handy easy-to-read facts for teachers to prep before the lesson
pictures
19-slide PowerPoint (with a script under each slide in the notes - use in presentation mode - go to slide show, click three dots bottom left and select ‘Presentation Mode’.))

The pack includes a 31-page PDF, one 19-slide PowerPoint and one guided reading PowerPoint of all three comprehension passages.