Lesson Planning

Teaching

• Understand that there are common features in animals that make good pets.
• Imagine what sort of care and environment their home-made pet might like the most, by considering its needs and features.
• Work in groups to identify a pet's needs and write a group list of requirements to keep the pet happy (Yr1).
• Draw up a list: 'Looking after my Pet' and talk about their pet, so to demonstrate their understanding of what makes an animal happy and healthy (Yr2).

Activities

1. Consider what is involved in keeping a real pet happy and healthy.
2. Understand what sort of care a pet needs.
3. Use their imagination to think about caring for their homemade pet, according to its needs and features (Yr1).
4. Draw up a list of instructions as to how to look after their homemade pet to present to the class (Yr2).

Investigation
Understand the common features that make good pets. Imagine what sort of care and environment their homemade pet might like the most, by considering its needs and features.
Year 1 - Work in groups to identify a pet's needs and write a group list of requirements to keep the pet happy.
Year 2 - Draw up a list: 'Looking after my Pet', talk about their pet, demonstrate their understanding of what makes an animal happy and healthy.

Vocabulary
Birds, fish, amphibians, reptiles, mammals, invertebrates, group, similarities, differences