Year 4 - Science - Working Scientifically - Create an animal fact file

The lesson is designed to spark children’s curiosity about the natural animal world around them, encouraging them to explore and engage with the diverse creatures they could encounter in their own locality.

The lesson is in conjunction with the National Curriculum for Year 4 Living Things and their Habitats:

• Encourage children to think about the animals in their locality;
• Generate questions about animal lifestyles;
• Create a fact file for an animal of their choice.

Lesson includes:
Power Point of lesson
Word Search pupil handout with key headings in a
Illustrated story of an adventurous little fox who finds friendship with a badger (pdf)
Information pupil handout containing facts about badgers that can be organised in to a fact file.
Template for Fact File for children who need more scaffolding.