🌿 Part 1: Plant Pictures to Cut Out

Instructions: Carefully cut out each plant picture below. You will use these to sort plants into groups!

Kauri Tree - A very tall tree with thick trunk and small leaves

Pōhutukawa - Tree with red flowers that blooms at Christmas

Silver Fern - Large fern with silvery underside on leaves

Flax (Harakeke) - Tall plant with long, sword-like leaves

Daisy - Small flower with white petals and yellow centre

Grass - Short green plant that covers the ground

Water Lily - Flower that floats on water with round leaves

Cabbage Tree (Tī Kōuka) - Tall plant with long thin leaves at the top

🌸 Part 2: Sorting Mat - Plants with Flowers

Instructions: Place the plant pictures that have flowers in this box.

Paste plants with flowers here

Tell us about your choices:

🌳 Part 3: Sorting Mat - Tall Plants

Instructions: Place the plant pictures that grow very tall in this box.

Paste tall plants here

Why did you choose these plants?

💧 Part 4: Sorting Mat - Plants that Grow in Water

Instructions: Place the plant pictures that live in or near water in this box.

Paste water plants here

How do you know these plants like water?

🍃 Part 5: Plant Features

1. Circle the plants that have big leaves:

Kauri Tree

Silver Fern

Flax

Grass

2. Tick all the plants that are trees:

Kauri Tree

Pōhutukawa

Daisy

Cabbage Tree

3. What colour are pōhutukawa flowers?

4. Draw your favourite New Zealand plant:

🔍 Part 6: Matching Activity

Match each plant to where it grows best:

1. Water Lily

2. Kauri Tree

3. Grass

4. Silver Fern

A. In the forest

B. On the lawn

C. In a pond

D. Under big trees

💭 Part 7: Think About It

1. What makes plants different from each other? Write or draw your ideas:

2. Fill in the blanks:

Plants can be grouped by their _____________ and where they _____________. Some plants have _____________ and some don't. Trees are usually _____________ than flowers.

3. What is one new thing you learned about plants today?

Plant Sorting Worksheet

Plant Sorting Worksheet

🌿 Part 1: Plant Pictures to Cut Out

🌸 Part 2: Sorting Mat - Plants with Flowers

🌳 Part 3: Sorting Mat - Tall Plants

💧 Part 4: Sorting Mat - Plants that Grow in Water

🍃 Part 5: Plant Features

🔍 Part 6: Matching Activity

💭 Part 7: Think About It

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