Lesson 1: Grouping living things: Vertebrates and invertebrates
Grouping vertebrates and invertebrates and using Carroll and Venn diagrams to sort data.
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Learning objective
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
1. Recap and recall
Display slide 1 of the Presentation: Alive? and recap the names of the life processes (movement, reproduction, sensitivity, growth, excretion and nutrition). Remind the children that these are the things living things need to do to survive.
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Example work
Sissinghurst Primary School, Cranbrook
Sissinghurst Primary School, Cranbrook
Sissinghurst Primary School, Cranbrook
Sissinghurst Primary School, Cranbrook
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Maintained by: Kapow Primary teamLast update: 3 July 2026
