Learning objective
- To identify and group animals.
Success criteria
- I can name animals.
- I can identify the features
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National curriculum
Science
Animals, including humans
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Cross-curricular links
None.
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
Display the image of Amelia and Rusty and ask the children to talk to their partners about whether they agree or disagree with Amelia.
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Should be given fewer animal groups to sort, such as birds and fish, for task one; should be encouraged to choose a visible feature such as legs/no legs or tail/no tail for task two.
Pupils working at greater depth
Could write facts about animal groups on whiteboards to display with the hoops in task one (e.g. mammals have hair or fur); should be encouraged to create a Venn diagram by overlapping the hoops and using the labels ‘lives on land/lives in water’ to sort animals in task two.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: naming common animals; describing
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Vocabulary definitions
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amphibian
An animal that has moist skin, lays eggs and breathes with lungs or gills (e.g. frog).
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bird
An animal with feathers, wings and a beak that lays eggs (e.g. duck).
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Last update: 3rd December, 2024
