Lesson 1: Life processes

Before starting this lesson, check the children can recall the following key facts from unit Science, Year 1, Animals, including humans, Sensitive bodies:

• 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).