Learning objective
- To know which offspring come from which parent animal.
Success criteria
- I can identify stages of animal life cycles.
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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: Anagrams and hand out a whiteboard and pen (one each). Ask the children to think back to the last lesson and unscramble the words. Remind the children of these points: Baby animals and humans. The stages of the human life cycle. Ways in which animals change through their life cycle. Allow the children time…
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Could be encouraged to create the chicken life cycle as the stages are more familiar; could use the example in the Presentation: Life cycles to structure their work.
Pupils working at greater depth:
Should be encouraged to create the butterfly or frog life cycle as the stages are more unfamiliar; could answer the question ‘What comes first, the chicken or the egg?’ in their books, explaining their reasoning.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: matching animals with their offspring; identifying
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Vocabulary definitions
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butterfly
An insect that lays eggs that become caterpillars.
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caterpillar
The larval stage of the butterfly life cycle.
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In this unit
Maintained by: Kapow Primary team
Last update: 18th November, 2024
