LIVING THINGS : ANIMALS AND PLANTS
Activity book for Keystages 1 & 2
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LIVING THINGS: ANIMALS AND PLANTS LINKS TO THE CURRICULUM
Each of the topics involves activities which allow children to: l l l Explore Make observations Use a range of materials to build and construct
KEY STAGE 1 LIVING THINGS Animals and Plants
Topics Wildlife in the backyard Links l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l variety of animal life in and around the school sort into plants and animals observe similarities and differences between animals find out about animals - grow, feed, move, use senses variety of invertebrate life in and around the school sort living things into groups using observable features observe similarities and differences among invertebrates discuss how animals adapt to their environment variety of plant and animal life in and around the school sort into animals and plants recognise and name parts of the tree find out about how birds feed observe similarities and differences among animals and plants discuss use of colour in the natural environment find out ways in which animal and plant behavior is influenced by seasonal changes
Minibeasts
Birds and Trees
KEY STAGE 2 LIVING THINGS Animals and Plants
Topics Wildlife in the backyard Links l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l how animals move, feed, grow, use their senses observe similarities and differences between plants and animals use of colour in the natural environment how behavior is influenced by seasons investigating a local habitat life cycle of butterfly / frog simple food chain investigating a local habitat and classifying animalsl how animals move, feed, grow, use their senses observe similarities and differences between plants and animals use of colour in the natural environment how behavior is influenced by seasons investigating a local habitat life cycle of butterfly / frog simple food chain life cycle of butterfly / frog simple food chain investigating a local habitat and others
Minibeasts Birds and Trees
Lifecycles Foodchains Habitats
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Wildlife In Our Backyard
WILDLIFE IS EVERYWHERE!
You are a wildlife detective. Can you find any evidence of wildlife in your classroom and outside?
Evidence of wildlife
Classroom
Outside
WHAT DO ANIMALS NEED TO LIVE?
Discover the 4 things animals need to live by changing around the letters of the words below:
1.
trehsle
___________
2.
rai
___________
3.
oodf
___________
4.
rtwae
___________
WHERE DO ANIMALS LIVE?
Match the animal to where it might live.
Frog Under a stone
Bat
Rubbish Bag
Thrush
Pond
Beetle
Tree
Rat
Barn
WILDLIFE WORDSEARCH
air food shelter wildlife water
bat fox spider beetle frog
MAMMALS
Name _ _ _ _ _ _
Name _ _ _
Name _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Name _ _ _
Name _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Name _ _ _ _ _
1. Write these names next to the correct animal:
Otter, Squirrel, Bat, Hedgehog, Fox, Badger
ANIMAL FOOTPRINTS
Animals leave behind footprints just as humans do. Try and match the footprint with the animal. Duck, Hedgehog, Grey Squirrel, Badger, Cat, Fox
Hind Fore
Fore
Hind
Hind
MY ACTION PLAN
Write down 4 things that you have learnt today 1. 2. 3. 4.
List 4 actions you could make to attract wildlfe into your backgarden 1.
2.
3.
4.
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Minibeasts
Beetle
INSECTS & BUGS
Centipede
Snail
Bee
Earthworm Woodlouse Fly
Butterfly/ Caterpillar
Ladybird
Spider
MINIBEASTS
Name: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Butterfly Housefly Spider Snail
Ladybird
Beetle
Body
Legs
Wings
Colourings & Markings
Feeding
Other info
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Birds & Trees
BIRDS
Here are six pictures of birds
Robin
Blue Tit
Thrush
Jay
Long Eared Owl
Buzzard
Here are six pieces of writing about the birds on the last page. Which bird does it describe. 1. I am very small. I have a blue head. I eat seeds and caterpillars. I often visit bird tables. I am a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I am small. I have a red breast. I eat mini-beasts. I sing all year round. I am a _ _ _ _ _ I am medium sized. I have a pink breast and blue wings. I eat acorns in winter. In springtime I eat other birds eggs and chicks. I am a _ _ _ I am medium sized. I have a spotty chest. I mostly eat worms, but also berries in winter. My eyes are at the side of my head so I can look out for danger. I am a _ _ _ _ _ _ I am a big bird. I have special eyes and ears. I havevery soft feathers so that can fly silently. I hunt mice at night. I am a _ _ _ I am a very big bird. I have sharp claws and a hooked beak. I fly high in the air. My eyes are like binoculars. I can see things from high in the sky. I hunt rabbits but mostly eat dead things. I am a _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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WHAT DO BIRDS EAT?
Mark every time a bird feeds on:
Bread
Seeds
Peanuts
Fruit
Cooked rice
FILL IN THE DOTS...
TREE
Here is a diagram of a tree. Fill in these missing words in the correst place: Leaf, Trunk, Bark, Branch, Roots and Fruit.
Complete this passage by filling in the missing words: Trees like all plants can make their own food. They do this by taking in the energy of the _ _ _. Plants take up _ _ _ _ _ through their roots. The water contains _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ from the soil which are needed to help the tree take in the strength of the sun. Trees also need _ _ _. The tree needs the air to grow. Words: air, minerals, sun and water.
MATCH THE LEAF WITH THE SEED
Horse Chestnut
Beech
Ash
Oak
Lime
Sycamore
Hawthorn
Pine
Holly
Elm
Birch
Ash
Lime
Holly
Oak
Hawthorn
Elm
Beech Sycamore
Pine
Birch
Horse Chestnut
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter
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Lifecycles
FROG CYCLES
Rearrange the jumbled pictures and stick them on the worksheet in the right order
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Food Chains
FOOD CHAINS
Look at the food chain below:
flower
butterfly
frog
hawk
Fill in the gaps using the words in bold: herbivore predators 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. energy prey omnivore carnivore
The flower uses _ _ _ _ _ _ from the Sun to make food. The hawk and the frog are _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ The butterfly is the _ _ _ _ The butterfly is a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. It eats only plants. The hawk is a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. It eats only animals. An animal which eats plants and animals is an _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
FOOD CHAINS
Each box shows the plants and animals in a food chain. For each box cut out the plants and animals and stick them into the right order to show what eats what.
EXAMPLE OF A RIVER FOODWEB
Reed Grass Algae Pondweed
Willow
Mayfly
Caddisfly Freshwater Snail Tadpole
Freshwater shrimp
Damselfly Great Diving Beetle
Swallow
Stickleback
Pochard
Eel
Daubentons bat Otter
Salmon
Kingfisher
Heron
Leech
FOOD WEB Species Cards
Willow
Reed grass
Algae
Mayfly
Caddisfly
Pondweed
Freshwater Snail
Tadpole
Freshwater shrimp
Whooper swan
Damselfly
Swallow
Great diving beetle
Stickleback
Pochard
Eel
Daubentons bat
Salmon
Otter
Kingfisher
Heron
Leech
Sun
Swallow
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Habitats
WHERE DO I LIVE?
Coastal Habitat
Field Habitat
River Habitat
Bog Habitat
WHERE DO I LIVE? - Species Cards
Woodmouse Kingfisher Greenland white fronted goose Mussels
Seaweed
Sundew
Otter
Barn owl
Daubentons bat
Sea thrift
Acorn
Dragonfly
Freshwater Snail
Irish moiled cattle
Common Newt
Lobster
Curlew
Puffin
Field mushroom
Great diving beetle
Irish Hare
Heron
Sphagnum
Starfish
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