Learning objective
- To recognise how animals and plants depend on each other.
Success criteria
- I can name animals in a rainforest and
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National curriculum
Science
Living things and their habitats
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Cross-curricular links
English
Writing – vocabulary, grammar and
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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 cut out the jigsaw pieces from the Activity: How do animals depend on each other? and stick them in the correct order in their exercise books.
Pupils working at greater depth
Could write a paragraph describing how living things depend on each other in each habitat (ocean and rainforest); should be encouraged to consider how animals are adapted to survive in their habitat, i.e. a toucan has a long, pointy beak to reach for fruit at the end of tree branches.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: recalling that plants produce
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Vocabulary definitions
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camouflage
Something difficult to see in its surroundings.
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depend
To need the help of something else to survive.
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In this unit
Assessment - Science KS1: Habitats
Lesson 1: Life processes
Lesson 2: It feels good to be alive
Lesson 3: Introduction to habitats
Lesson 4: Woodland habitats
Lesson 5: Rainforest and ocean habitats
Lesson 6: Food chains