Learning objective
- To describe a variety of animals.
Success criteria
- I can recall animal groups and what they
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National curriculum
Science
Animals, including humans
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Cross-curricular links
English
Writing – composition
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
Display the image that summarises the five animal groups from Lesson 1: Animal groups.
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Could be given more than one animal picture card for the animal riddle paired task and generate one clue for each instead of several clues for one card; could label their animal drawings instead of writing complete sentences for task one.
Pupils working at greater depth
Should perform their animal riddles starting with more difficult clues and progressing to easier ones; should choose animals from three different animal groups for task one; should include the names of the animals, label their body parts and include additional information about diet, habitat or behaviour, for example, ‘I am a carnivore, I live in the sea, I hunt underwater for my prey (shark)’.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: identifying the characteristics specific
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Vocabulary definitions
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amphibian
An animal that has moist skin, lays eggs and breathes with lungs or gills (e.g. frog).
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bird
An animal with feathers, wings and a beak that lays eggs (e.g. duck).
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Last update: 25th November, 2025
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