• Quick retrieval from earlier learning (Parts of a plant). Students answer on mini whiteboards.
• Show answers together and note who needs support in the main task.

1. Which part of a plant makes seeds? (the flower / the roots / the stem / the leaves) → the flowerPrompt: Bees visit this colourful part.
2. Plant parts: which statement is true? (Leaves take in water from the soil. / Roots grow up towards the sky. / Roots hold a plant in the ground. / Only flowers are part of a plant.) → Roots hold a plant in the ground.Prompt: Picture a plant from its roots to its flower.
3. Which part of a plant takes in water from the soil? (the leaves / the flower / the roots / the stem) → the rootsPrompt: Which part is under the ground?

• Bring in a plant that has been kept in the dark next to one in the light, and ask what happened.
• Share the objective: Pollinators: animals that help flowers make seeds. Read the success criteria together.

• Work through the example out loud, saying why you do each step, not just what you do.
• Example: Why are many flowers brightly coloured and sweet-smelling?
• Step 1: Colours and scents guide pollinators to the flowers.
• Step 2: So the answer is: to attract pollinators like bees and butterflies
• Answer: to attract pollinators like bees and butterflies
• Pause after each step and ask a student to say what comes next.

• Do these together. Students try each step on whiteboards before you reveal it.
• Use the hints as prompts rather than giving the answer.

1. A bee visits one flower, then another. What does it carry between them? (pollen / leaves / water / soil) → pollenPrompt: It is a yellow powder that sticks to the bee's hairy body.
2. Does this animal help pollinate flowers: bumblebee? (pollinator / not a pollinator) → pollinatorPrompt: Does it fly or crawl from flower to flower looking for nectar?

• Students work on the student sheet. Circulate and check the first two answers of every student early.
• Students who finish: write a question of their own for a partner, with the answer.

The 8 questions are on the student sheet below, with answers in the key.

• Two questions on their own. Sort answers into got it / nearly / not yet to plan the next lesson.

1. Farmers sometimes bring beehives to their apple orchards in spring. Why? (The bees pollinate the blossom, so more apples grow. / Bees eat the pests. / Bees water the trees. / Bees keep the frost away.) → The bees pollinate the blossom, so more apples grow.Prompt: What turns into an apple?
2. Pollinators: which statement is true? (Bees make pollen. / Only bees can pollinate flowers. / Using lots of insect spray in gardens helps pollinators. / Without pollination, many flowers cannot make seeds or fruit.) → Without pollination, many flowers cannot make seeds or fruit.Prompt: Who makes pollen, and who carries it?

Free online practice with hints and printable worksheets for this skill: eurekami.com/science/grade-2.