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 _ _ _ _ _ _ _

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

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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