Living Things and Their Habitats Medium Term Plan

A medium term plan of 8 lessons to cover the Science National Curriculum Key Learning Expectations for:
• recognise that living things can be grouped in a variety of ways
• explore and use classification keys to help group, identify and name a variety of living things in their local and wider environment
• recognise that environments can change and that this can sometimes pose dangers to living things

Lesson 1
To identify the seven life processes which determines a living thing.
Can use this resource to support this lesson: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/mrs-gren-science-living-things-12189954

Lesson 2
To demonstrate how plants grow towards the light source.

Lesson 3
To group living things using a Venn Diagram .
Can use this resource to support this lesson:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/living-things-and-their-habitats-classification-activity-venn-and-carroll-diagram-12189979

Lesson 4
To group living things using a Carroll Diagram.
Can use this resource to support this lesson:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/living-things-and-their-habitats-classification-activity-venn-and-carroll-diagram-12189979

Lesson 5
To explore and use classification keys to help group, identify and name a variety of living things.

Lesson 6
To correctly group living things in an animal anthology.
Lesson would be best if you have access to 'An Amazing Anthology of Intriguing Animals’ by Ben Hoare.

Lesson 7
To correctly group living things in an animal anthology.
Lesson would be best if you have access to 'An Amazing Anthology of Intriguing Animals’ by Ben Hoare.

Lesson 8
To identify invertebrates in the local environment.

My class absolutely loved this unit of work and made great progress!