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Propagate some learning with a table of plants the children have grown themselves. Vinicia Bellamy describes how her setting did it Planned learning intentions *To investigate objects and materials by using all their senses as appropriate *To find out about, and identify, living things, objects and events they observe *To look closely at similarities, differences, patterns and change *To ask questions about why things happen and how things work *To use mathematical language to make comparisons Resources

*To investigate objects and materials by using all their senses as appropriate *To find out about, and identify, living things, objects and events they observe *To look closely at similarities, differences, patterns and change *To ask questions about why things happen and how things work *To use mathematical language to make comparisons Resources

*Small plant pots *soil *seeds (we use mustard or cress because they grow quickly) *pictures and books on plants and flowers *seed trays *labels Step by step

* Label each pot with a child's name.

* In small groups, help the children to put soil in their pot and plant the seeds.

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