Lesson 3: Warm-blooded vertebrates
Learning the characteristics of warm-blooded and cold-blooded vertebrates and classifying them using a branching key.
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Learning objective
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National curriculum
Cross-curricular links
Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
1. Recap and recall
Display the Presentation: Comparing cold-blooded vertebrates.
Show slide 1 and hand out the Activity: Vertebrate characteristics table and ask the children to tick the characteristics of fish, amphibians and reptiles. Point out that the children only need to complete the top three rows of the table.
Reveal the answers on slide 2 and allow the children to mark their answers.
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Adaptive teaching
Assessing progress and understanding
Vocabulary definitions
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Maintained by: Kapow Primary teamLast update: 3 July 2026
