Living Things & their Habitats - Year 2 - 6 Lessons

Introducing our comprehensive ‘Living Things & Their Habitats’ unit, designed for Year 2 students and inclusive of 6 detailed lessons. This meticulously crafted unit comes with engaging whiteboard slides, in-depth lesson plans, and an array of supporting resources.

The core curriculum revolves around:
• Delving into the distinctions among living, dead, and never-alive entities.
• Comprehending how diverse habitats cater to the distinct needs of various animals and plants, and their interdependencies.
• Identifying and naming a wide range of plants and animals within their specific habitats, including micro-habitats.
• Understanding how animals source their food from plants and other creatures through the concept of a simple food chain, and identifying different food sources.

Moreover, the unit also emphasizes ‘Working Scientifically Skills’ including:
• Encouraging curiosity through asking simple questions and understanding that there can be multiple answers.
• Observing keenly with the aid of simple equipment.
• Identifying and classifying based on observations.
• Using observations and ideas to propose answers to questions.
• Gathering and recording data to facilitate answering questions.

The whiteboard content is developed using SmartNotebook and also includes a PowerPoint version for your convenience. Please note, the PowerPoint version may require personal editing to suit your teaching style.