Learning objective
- To classify the warm-blooded vertebrate groups using their common characteristics.
Success criteria
- I can describe
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National curriculum
Science
Living things and their habitats
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Cross-curricular links
English
Writing – composition
Pupils
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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 use the Activity: Mammals storyboard: support version.
Pupils working at greater depth
Should be encouraged to compare birds to other vertebrates in their scripts; could use the Activity: Mammals storyboard: extension version; should use facts from the ‘Extra information’ section in the Resource: Warm-blooded vertebrates research cards when completing their storyboard.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: describing and comparing
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Vocabulary definitions
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bird
A vertebrate that has feathers, lays hard shelled eggs, breathes with lungs and is warm-blooded (e.g. duck).
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mammal
A vertebrate that has fur, produces milk, breathes with lungs and is warm-blooded (e.g. cow).
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In this unit
Maintained by: Kapow Primary team
Last update: 21st July, 2023
