Year 1 Science: Animals, including humans: Grouping Animals

This Year 1 science resource helps children to identify and name a variety of common animals, with a particular focus on grouping animals into the five main groups. Children will learn useful topic-related words, be posed interesting questions (Think-lets), follow highly structured teaching slides (Teach-lets) about grouping animals, their group names and features and have their scientific knowledge and understanding assessed throughout (Quiz-lets).

This resource provides 3 increasingly difficult challenges. Easier challenges ask children to identify the groups, moderate challenges ask children to group animals according to their key features, and harder challenges ask children to reason about animals and create new groups for the animals - based on their own criteria. All answers are provided. The final task is open-ended.

‘Common Animals - Grouping Animals’ can be explored through this exciting, engaging and original resource. It will give you the tools to teach with focus and confidence, knowing your pupils will successfully develop essential scientific knowledge and skills.

This bundle includes:

• ‘Useful Words’ with supporting images and written explanations.
• Thought-provoking ‘Think-lets’, providing speaking and listening opportunities.
• Informative ‘Teach-lets’ providing all the necessary information to teach with confidence.
• ‘Answers’ providing a model of accuracy and good practice.
• 3 ‘Challenges’ (with answers) testing both basic knowledge and reasoning skills.

Curriculum Links:

Year 1: English:

• articulate and justify answers, arguments and opinions.
• maintain attention and participate actively in collaborative conversations, staying on topic and initiating and responding to comments.

Year 1: Science:

• identify and name a variety of common animals, including fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals.
• describe the structure of a variety of common animals, including fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals.

Our Products are:

• based upon thorough research and sound teaching pedagogy.
• visually appealing, engaging and challenging.
• designed with age-appropriate word count, vocabulary and sentence structures.
• reflective of Year 1 expectations.

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