Sample Sheets From Activity Pack

Lyrics: Plant Structure and Photosynthesis Song

My roots hold me firm in the ground, though the wind's blowing me all around
My roots take minerals and water from the deep, dark soil
Green leaves are factories, and they make all the food for me
When the sun shines down, photosynthesis happens to me

My stem joins roots to my leaves, it holds me up towards the trees
My stem, it's a busy road, carries water and minerals and sugar around
Green leaves are factories, and they make all the food for me
When the sun shines down, photosynthesis happens to me

My flowers, they wave in the breeze, their colour and smell attracts the bees
My flowers have so many parts, just look up close, explore what they are
Green leaves are factories, and they make all the food for me
When the sun shines down, photosynthesis happens to me

Green leaves are factories, and they make all the food for me
When the sun shines down, photosynthesis happens to me
Green leaves are factories, and they make all the food for me
When the sun shines down, photosynthesis happens to me

Name on YouTube is The Plant Structure & Photosynthesis Song

Curriculum Alignment: England & US

National Curriculum of England
Core KS1 Focus: Year 1 Science

This song provides perfect and comprehensive coverage for the statutory objective under Plants, which requires children to identify and describe the basic structure of a variety of common flowering plants, including roots, stem/trunk, leaves and flowers. The lyrics dedicate a stanza to each of these parts (roots, stem, leaves, flowers) and clearly explain their function (holding, transport, food-making, attracting bees).

Core KS2 Focus: Year 3 Science

Provides essential preparatory knowledge and vocabulary for the Year 3 statutory objective under Plants to identify and describe the functions of different parts of flowering plants. The song uses accessible language to explain the functions of:

Roots: Taking in minerals and water.

Stem: Carrying water and minerals.

Leaves: "Factories" that make food.

Flowers: Attracting pollinators (bees).

Extension Value: Year 3 & Year 5 Plants/Life Processes

The repetition of the line "photosynthesis happens to me" provides an early, accurate introduction to this Year 3 and Year 5 concept, building crucial vocabulary and conceptual awareness long before it is formally taught.

NGSS Standards (K–1 Focus)

The song is a powerful resource for developing the concept of Structure and Function in living things.

Core LS Focus: Kindergarten (K) & Grade 1 (G1)

Targeted Alignment (K-LS1-1): Supports the requirement for students to use observations to describe patterns of what plants need to survive and to identify their basic external parts.

Targeted Alignment (G1-LS1-2): Directly supports the understanding that plants have different external parts that help them get what they need (e.g., roots getting water, leaves making food).

Extension Value: The repetition of "photosynthesis" provides a crucial early introduction to energy flow, setting up concepts taught formally in Grade 3 and Grade 5