Lesson Planning

Teaching

• Understand some of the key differences between birds, fish, amphibians, reptiles, mammals and invertebrates.
• Talk about and design a pet, including why they have chosen to include specific features.
• Understand that animals' features vary and why some animals make good pets and others do not by sharing stories and experiences of their own pets or pets they know (Yr1).
• Identify and name a variety of common animals that are carnivores, herbivores, omnivores.

Activities

1. Understand some of the key differences between birds, fish, amphibians, reptiles, mammals and invertebrates, carnivores, herbivores and omnivores.
2. Understand why some animals make good pets and others may not.
3. Talk about and design a good pet, including why they have chosen to include specific features for their imaginary pet.
4. Be aware of the meaning of the scientific language: birds, fish, amphibians, reptiles, mammals and invertebrates.

Investigation - researching, analysing secondary sources
Understand that animals' features vary and why some animals make good pets.
Year 1 – Talk about and design a good pet.
Year 2 – Extend by asking them to label the features.

Vocabulary
Birds, fish, amphibians, reptiles, mammals, invertebrates, group, similarities and difference