Y1 Plants Identify Different Trees

The lesson focus is to identify and name a variety of deciduous trees.
This lesson is designed to develop children’s higher order thinking skills by encouraging them to explore questions about plants and leaves.
The activity of sorting leaves by different characteristics is designed to help children practice problem-solving skills and improve visual memory and pattern recognition. This in turn can help develop a child’s focus.
Children learn the word deciduous. They are encouraged to query and investigate leaves of trees, how they are different, how the are the same and why trees have leaves.

The resource contains:
A detailed lesson plan;
A Power Point with photos of different leaves and trees;
A Leaf ID Sheet and a Leaf Matching Sheet;
A short poem about a tree that wants to walk;
A 16 piece leaf puzzle.