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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.

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

You Will Need

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

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