Reptile vivaria

Topics Reception/Year 1
This unit is part of Carnival of the Animals Reptiles

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Objectives

Science

Identify and name a variety of common animals including fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals.
Identify that most living things live in habitats to which they are suited.
Describe how different habitats provide for the basic needs of different kinds of animals and plants, and how they depend on each other.

Lesson Planning

Learn about habitats through a fun, interactive game. Use the information gathered to create a group vivarium.

Teaching Outcomes
To identify and name reptiles and features of the habitats they live in.
To work as a group to make a reptile vivarium.

Children will:

Understand that reptiles live in habitats.
Discuss features of habitats.
Identify and name reptiles.
Work as a group and make a reptile vivarium.

Planning

Provided Resources

Creating a vivarium
Examples of vivaria
Habitat box resources for the Galapagos tortoise, gecko, marine iguana, American alligator, slender-snouted crocodile and python

Unit Resources

You Will Need

6 large recycled boxes
Real leaves, twigs, flowers and stones
Coloured tissue paper
Coloured paper
String

Weblinks

London Zoo's reptile house from zsl.org