Draw parts of a flower
Explore flowers in the garden to draw and label their different parts.
Learning objectives:
- Explore different garden flowers
- Undertake an observational drawing
- Label the drawing with the correct flower parts
Curriculum links:
- Science: Study the structure of flowers and learn to identify different parts
- Art & Design Technology (DT): Practice observational drawing and labeling skills
Key vocabulary
Petal | Stem | Leaf | Root | Flower | Pistil | Stamen | Pollination
Preparation and equipment
Preparation
Print off our flower structure diagram.
Equipment
- Access to the garden and school grounds to look for different flowering plants
- Magnifying glasses
- Clipboards
- Pencils or coloured pens
- Paper
- Links
- Flower structure diagram sheet
Step by step
- Choose open and simple flowers such as Californian poppies, cosmos, even weeds such as buttercups and brambles, as these show the flower parts well. Some vegetable flowers are also good to observe, for example potatoes and tomatoes are easy to see the flower parts. Courgette flowers are huge and show that there are separate male and female flowers. Strawberries and raspberries have very simple easy to draw flowers that show the parts of a flower and early fruit formation
- Ask your group to find a flower that has an open structure, so it is easy to see inside and find the different parts of the flower
- Hand out the sheet to remind your group of the names of the different flower parts, using the flower structure diagram as a guide
- Ask your group to draw the flower and try to find, draw and label each of the flower parts