Lesson Planning

Teaching

• Understand that not all animals have an internal skeleton and that the presence of this is an important feature in classifying them.
• Know that a skeleton is needed for support, protection and movement.

Activities

1. Play a game that involves the classification of animals as vertebrates and Invertebrates.
2. Play another game called 5 Lives that will increase children’s knowledge of skeletons and bones whilst having fun.
3. Make a skeleton string puppet that has moving joints.
4. Reinforce knowledge by naming parts and functions on the puppets.
5. Puppeteer a skeleton dance.

Investigation - exploring/analysing secondary sources
Create a skeleton string puppet that has moving joints.

Vocabulary
Vertebrate, invertebrate, bone, skeleton, skull, ribcage, pelvis, femur