Y1/2 (A): Lesson 1: Life processes
Learning about the common characteristics of living things. This lesson is part of the mixed-age scheme.
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Learning objective
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National curriculum
Cross-curricular links
Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Before starting this lesson, check the children can recall:
There are five main senses: sight, smell, hearing, taste and touch.
The eyes are used for sight, the nose for smell, the ears for hearing, the tongue and mouth for taste and the skin for touch.
Display slide 1 of the Presentation: Senses. Ask the children to work in pairs to rearrange the letters of the anagrams to recall the five senses (smell, touch, taste, see and hear).
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Adaptive teaching
Assessing progress and understanding
Vocabulary definitions
