Learning objectives
Knowledge
- To identify animals that are carnivores, herbivores and omnivores.
Working scientifically
- To research using non-fiction texts.
Success criteria
Knowledge
- I can recall what carnivores, herbivores and omnivores
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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 Presentation: Agree or disagree? and ask pairs to discuss their ideas. Take feedback and emphasise that while animals share many features, they also have several differences.
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Could have the Resource: Animal diet facts read to them before the lesson and be directed towards the words in bold when writing their answers for task one; should refer to the Resource: Animal diet posters and note down only one or two foods per animal when completing task two.
Pupils working at greater depth
Could label their pictures with features that help animals obtain food for task one (e.g. pig: a sensitive snout, eagle: sharp talons to grab prey and elephant: long trunk to reach fruit); could write their own animal riddles similar to the audio clips in the Wrapping up section.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: recalling the diets of
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Vocabulary definitions
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carnivore
A living thing that only eats animals.
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diet
The kind of food a living things eats.
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In this unit
Assessment - Science Y1/2 (B): Comparing animals
Y1/2 (B): Lesson 1: Animal groups
Y1/2 (B): Lesson 2: Describing animals
Y1/2 (B): Lesson 3: Comparing animals
Y1/2 (B): Lesson 4: Carnivore, herbivore or omnivore?
Y1/2 (B): Lesson 5: Pets
Y1/2 (B): Lesson 6: Jane Goodall
Maintained by: Kapow Primary team
Last update: 3rd December, 2024
