Learning objective
- To sort animals based on where they live.
EYFS outcomes
Development matters
Understanding the world
Children in reception will be learning to:
- Explore the natural world around them.
- Describe what they see, hear and feel whilst outside.
Characteristics of effective learning
- Active learning.
- Creating and thinking critically.
See Development Matters (non-statutory curriculum guidance) – contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Understanding the world
ELG: The Natural World
Children at the expected level of development will:
- Explore the natural world around them, making observations and drawing pictures of animals and plants.
- Know some similarities and differences between the natural world around them and contrasting environments, drawing on their experiences and what has been read in class.
See Statutory framework for the early years foundation stage, 2021.
Support and challenge
Adults can use the opportunity to:
- Share the Resource: Animal habitat images or a suitable non-fiction book about habitats before the lesson to practise key vocabulary.
- Prompt the children to name animals and describe their features while sorting them. For example, the turtle has flippers and a shell; the giraffe has four legs, a tail and a long neck.
- Encourage the pupils to expand on land, water or air by describing where the animals might live in more detail. For example, the hedgehog is a land animal; it lives in the woodland under leaves or inside hollow logs.
Key vocabulary
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desert
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ocean
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polar
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sort
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woodland
