Reception- What Does a Beanstalk Need to Grow?

Date: 3rd May 2024 @ 11:57am

A very mysterious letter arrived in Reception from Jack (and the Beanstalk!). He wanted us to find out what a beanstalk needs to grow so off we went to investigate. 

We discovered that it needed soil, water, sunlight and air. The children looked at the different phases in the lifecycle of a bean and how it changes each time. We then labelled the parts of the bean using scientific vocabulary, root, shoot, seedling, leaf, and flower. Then we planted our own beans with Mrs McAllister and wrote instructions on how to plant them.

"The bean needs sunlight for it to grow" Lucy

"We need to water it " Isla

"The plant gets the goodness from the soil" Oliver J

"The roots grow under ground" Levi

"When it gets leaves it's a seedling" Esmai