Lesson Planning

Teaching

• To identify physical & mental changes that happen from adulthood to old age (Yr5&6)
• To identify, order and explain the 6 key stages in a human life (Yr5&6)
• To create a human timeline diagram (Yr5&6)

Activities

1. Create a labelled photography display showing the physical & mental changes of an aging human (Yr5)
2. Compose a poem that explores the physical and mental changes to the human body as it ages (Yr6)
3. Create a visual timeline of key events in a human life (Yr5&6)
   

Investigation
Growth and Change: adults, old age and timelines. Research and explore what happens to our bodies as we get old. Create a photographic section for your exhibition, and create a ‘humans timeline’ showing the key milestones in a human life and how they impact on the body
Year 5 - Create a labelled photography display showing the physical & mental changes of an aging human
Year 6 - Compose a poem that explores the physical and mental changes to the human body as it ages
Years 5&6 - Create a visual timeline of key events in a human life

Vocabulary
Aging, old age, elderly, adult, causal relationship, growth, change, death, life cycle, timeline