Learning objectives
- To identify animals that are carnivores, herbivores and omnivores.
- To research using non-fiction texts.
Success criteria
- I can recall what carnivores, herbivores and omnivores
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National curriculum
Science
Animals, including humans
Pupils
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Cross-curricular links
None.
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
1: Lesson plan
An area for you to put useful resources from the previous lesson
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Could have the Resource: Animal diet facts read to them before the lesson and be directed towards the words in bold when writing their answers for task one; should refer to the Resource: Animal diet posters and note down only one or two foods per animal when completing task two.
Pupils working at greater depth
Could label their pictures with features that help animals obtain food for task one (e.g. pig: a sensitive snout, eagle: sharp talons to grab prey and elephant: long trunk to reach fruit); could write their own animal riddles similar to the audio clips in the Wrapping up section.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: recalling the diets of
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Vocabulary definitions
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carnivore
A living thing that only eats animals.
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diet
The kind of food a living things eats.
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In this unit
Assessment - Science KS1: Comparing animals
Lesson 1: Animal groups
Lesson 2: Describing animals
Lesson 3: Comparing animals
Lesson 4: Carnivore, herbivore or omnivore?
Lesson 5: Pets
Lesson 6: Jane Goodall
Maintained by: Kapow Primary team
Last update: 20th February, 2024
