Plant families and life cycles of plants:
 | These Smart Notebook and PowerPoint resources are rich in photographs showing every stage in the life of the vegetables that the children may grow in their vegetable patch. Six separate resource CDs will be available costing £25 each + £2.50 U.K postage and packaging (overseas postage will be costed by individual order). Postage and Packaging when ordering 2 resources at the same time £2.50. Postage and Packaging when ordering three or four resources at the same time £4.00. Each resource is fully editable and so teachers will have the freedom to simplify the resources for younger or less able children. Each resource CD also contains a wealth of high quality original images, (approximately 120 in Peas and Beans resource), that can be used when preparing worksheets or in the children's work. |
The vegetables are grouped into four different 'families'
Peas and Beans (pea, broad bean, French bean and runner bean)- available now
The Onion family (onion, leek, garlic, spring onion and shallot)- available now
Root Vegetables (potato, parsnip, carrot, beetroot, radish swede and turnip) available now
The Cabbage Family (cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli,sprout and kale) available now
The Cucumber Family (cucumber, marrow, melon, courgette, squash and pumpkin) planned
Salads (will include tomato, lettuce etc.) planned
Each resource is provided in three formats: The PowerPoint and Smart Notebook versions of each resource are almost identical, (Smart Notebook versions are illustrated below), enabling teachers to choose the style they prefer. The PowerPoint files are linked to Smart Notebook activities.
NB: Free viewer downloads are available from the Internet to enable users who do not have Smart Notebook or PowerPoint installed to use the resources. The Smart Notebook viewer allows interactivity with the resource.
Like the resources but don't have the software to run them? Download a free viewer Smart offer a Notebook viewer, (for Windows 2000 or later, Mac or Linux), that can be downloaded from the internet by clicking here. The viewer will allow interaction with the resource but will not allow any editing. Likewise PowerPoint viewers can be downloaded by clicking here for PowerPoint 2003 and here for PowerPoint 2007 |
All resources are fully editable using the appropriate software allowing teachers the freedom to simplify or edit the resources for younger or less able children.
All resources are licensed to be used freely within a purchasing school of up to 350 pupils and at home by teachers employed by the purchasing school for the purpose of lesson planning for use within the purchasing school. Licences for larger organisations can be negotiated. Copyright of the all resources including the photographs remain the property of the creator, whether or not the resource has been edited, and may not be sold or otherwise distributed to a third party. Any edited resource is for the sole use of the editor or colleagues within the purchasing school, and the editor must annotate the title page of any resource stating: "This resource was edited by **** on ****".
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Peas and Beans Resource
The following are example pages of the Peas and Beans Notebook. This is a 46 page notebook with each page containing high quality photographs.
Although the pages are linked it is also possible to navigate the Smart Notebook using the Page Sorter panel.
Peas and Beans available now - opening page contains 46 slides
The introductory page to each resource is set out above. Pages are linked so that a click of the mouse or tap of the finger will take you to the section of the notebook dedicated to the plant that will grow from the seed. Also on each introductory page is a to the activities menu page.
One activity is a pelmanism activity that requires the children to match the seed to its plant.
Another is a naming activity that requires that the children name a photograph of a plant.
There are also activities that require the pupils to arrange the images to correspond to the life cycle of each of the plants featured on the CD.
Each section has a completed photographic record of the life cycle of each plant from seed to mature harvested plant. Below are just some of the slides used in the life cycle of the pea plant.
Onion Family available now - opening page
Roots Family - opening page
available soon - just needs one or two more photographs!
Cabbage Family - opening page
available soon - just needs one or two more photographs!
