Learning objectives
Knowledge
- To name the body parts used for each sense.
Working scientifically
- To spot patterns in data.
Success criteria
Knowledge
- I can draw and label the body
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National curriculum
Science
Animals, including humans
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Cross-curricular links
Mathematics
Measurement
Pupils should be
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Before the lesson
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Recap and recall
Recap and recall
Display slides 1–4 of the Presentation: Guess the body parts and instruct the class to signal their answers by holding up one, two or three fingers. Click on Jack and Meena for clues and ask the children to keep their fingers covered until prompted with the phrase, “Show me.”
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Could look at the Resource: Sensory tour images before the lesson to familiarise themselves with the locations; could draw around their hands, cut them out and write their shoe sizes on the hand-shaped paper, placing them in order to help them compare sizes and spot patterns.
Pupils working at greater depth
Could be given sticky notes to write words or sentences describing their senses when completing the senses tour activity; could think of their own location ideas (for example, a firework display, a library or a place of worship) and write sentences to describe their senses; should be encouraged to draw on shoe size data when making predictions about hand size; should complete the Activity: The senses: extension, writing sentences to describe what they can sense.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: drawing and labelling the
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Vocabulary definitions
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data
The information you collect when you observe.
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hearing
Listening to sounds with your ears.
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