Fred wants to hatch an egg. So he sets off to find an egg of his very own. Before long he finds a teeny brown egg that needs a little bear just like Fred to care for it. But bears don’t have eggs, do they? “This bear does!” says Fred proudly. But does he really…?
Fred the little bear learns all about nurturing in this humorous introduction to the natural world. See details of the book.

Download the three sheets below for lots of useful ideas for exploring plants in the classroom. These sheets are downloadable pdf documents of approximately 1.2MB each. Depending on the type of internet connection, they could take up to 8 minutes each. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to open them. Once printed, they can be used as study sheets by teachers or parents.

Activities taken from 5to7 Educator May 2005.
Text copyright 5to7 Educator. www.fivetoseven.co.uk

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Spring seeds

Purpose:To teach children how and why seeds sprout and that they grow into plants.
Materials: Lima bean seeds; wet paper towels; zip-lock plastic bags.


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Spring plants

Purpose: Year 1 curriculum aims: Life processes and living things; the processes of life.
Materials: A selection of plants and flowers with different leaf shapes, some with flowers and some runner bean seeds.


Download pdf activity sheet “Name as many different animals that come from eggs as you can think of.”

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