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Written by Diana Bickford. Illustrated by Annette Edgar. © Ready-Ed Publications - 1994. Published by Ready-Ed Publications (1994) P.O. Box 276 Greenwood W.A. 6024 Email: info@readyed.com.au Website: www.readyed.com.au COPYRIGHT NOTICE Permission is granted for the purchaser to photocopy sufficient copies for non-commercial educational purposes. However, this permission is not transferable and applies only to the purchasing individual or institution.
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–––––– INTRODUCTION –––––– Science education is an area of the school curriculum that is becoming increasingly important in our society. For students to become well equipped to cope in a high technology world they need a thorough grounding in science and technology concepts from the beginning of their school careers.
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The “Starting Science” series is designed to introduce students to some of the important skills associated with a hands on approach to the subject. In completing this series of thematic investigations children are required to utilize skills such as observing, classifying, recording, predicting, sequencing, comparing and contrasting, identifying and labelling.
To give background to each activity page, sets of teachers’ notes have been provided so that the page itself is able to become a supporting activity fro the lesson, rather than the lesson itself. However, while suggestions have been made, teachers will quickly see how they can modify both teaching outlines and activity pages to suit the need of the classes.
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What can you see? Electricity Air Made and Natural Alive and Not Alive Pliable and Not Pliable Solids and Liquids Magnets What Can You See Cause and Effect (1) Cause and Effect (2) Cause and Effect (3)
- Observing/Recording - Classifying - Classifying - Classifying - Classifying - Classifying - Sequencing - Recording - Observing/Recording - Predicting - Predicting - Predicting
Plants Section
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Parts of a Plant Plant needs Growing Plants Seeds Edible Plants Where Plants Grow What Can You See?
- Identifying - Recording - Sequencing - Comparing - Classifying - Comparing - Observing/Recording
Animals Section
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Count the Legs Type of Covering Animal Homes Parts of a Bird Parts of a Fish Where Animals Live Pets Tame or Wild Parents and Babies Animal Families What Can You See?
- Identifying - Identifying/Classifying - Identifying/Labelling - Identifying/Labelling - Identifying/Labelling - Classifying - Describing/Recording - Contrasting - Identifying - Identifying - Observing/Recording
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––––– TEACHERS’ NOTES ––––– TOPIC: Practising observation skills - “What Can You See?”
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Children will be able to:
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notice details in surroundings by making use of all the senses. describe an object so that it can be identified. record details from an observation.
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Post-use of activity page Use the pages to … Y Play ‘I spy’ with a partner. Y Using a page from a magazine children make a list of what they observe on that page. Encourage them to note colours, shapes, sizes, textures etc. This is an excellent basis for a spelling lesson.
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––––– TEACHERS’ NOTES ––––– TOPIC: Energy - “Electricity”
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recognise a common property in a set of objects. group a set of objects into two groups according to common characteristics. describe differences amongst objects. suggest reasonable explanations for observations.
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Children choose one room in their house and make lists of objects which do and do not use electricity.
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Some things use electricity. Some things don’t use electricity. Cut out the pictures and glue them into the right boxes.
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––––– TEACHERS’ NOTES ––––– TOPIC: Matter - “Air”
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Children blow air into deflated paper bags to show that air occupies space. Children blow up balloons and then let them go. Children use a pump to inflate a tyre/tube/ball. Children put hands on their chests and take a deep breath, hold it and then let it out to feel how the air expands their lungs.
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Post-use of activity page Children make bubbles with soapsuds and a bubble blower. Write a story about blowing bubbles. Make paper mâché animals using blown up balloons as a framework. e.g. piggy bank
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Air occupies space. Some objects are full of air. Some objects are not full of air. Cut out the pictures. Glue them into the right boxes.
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––––– TEACHERS’ NOTES ––––– TOPIC: Matter - “Made and Natural”
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Children will be able to:
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observe objects in detail by making use of the senses. describe an object so that it can be identified. describe changes in an object or a living thing. compare and sort a group of objects according to a common characteristic.
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Paper for a wall chart, glue, scissors, coloured pencils/markers, letter to parents about “Show and Tell Day”.
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Discuss properties of made and natural objects. Compare pictures on the worksheet. Children cut out and glue pictures into appropriate boxes.
Have a “Show and Tell Day”. Half the class bring in made objects, half the class bring in natural objects. (Classify into two groups, making labels for each object).
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Some things are made by humans. Some things are not made by humans. Cut out the pictures. Glue them into the right boxes.
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––––– TEACHERS’ NOTES ––––– TOPIC: Matter - “Alive and Not Alive”
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Children will be able to:
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distinguish objects in detail by making use of all the senses. describe similarities and differences between objects. compare objects by the characteristics they display.
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Decide on a class pet, e.g. a rabbit. Investigate requirements necessary. Send a letter to parents to see if you’ll have enough volunteers to ‘pet sit’ on weekends and holidays.
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Some things are alive. Some things are not alive. Colour the pictures. Cut them out and glue them into the right boxes.
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––––– TEACHERS’ NOTES ––––– TOPIC: Matter - “Pliable and Not Pliable”
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distinguish between objects on the basis of shape, texture and touch. recognise a common property in a group of objects. suggest reasonable explanations for observations.
EQUIPMENT REQUIRED:
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Make some bread dough and let children form their initials. Bake the dough. Bread dough: Flour, salt, milk/water. Mix to a Plasticine consistency. Children mould the letters in their name or initials, bake in oven. Use to make objects with pipecleaners.
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––––– TEACHERS’ NOTES ––––– TOPIC: Matter - “Solids and Liquids”
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Children will be able to:
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observe changes in objects. describe changes in an object. sequence events.
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Discuss each group’s drawings and compare results. Discuss pictures on activity page, verbalizing sequence. Children put numbers in each box. Children cut out and glue pictures in correct sequence.
Post-use of activity page Make fruit flavoured ice blocks. Place two in a plastic cup and allow children to drink them when they have melted.
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A solid can become a liquid. Cut out the pictures and glue them in the right order.
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––––– TEACHERS’ NOTES ––––– TOPIC: Matter - “Magnets”
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Children will be able to:
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describe an object so that it can be identified. recognise a common property in a set of objects. classify objects from their common characteristics.
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Post-use of activity page Make a “Magnet Box”. Inside place a variety of objects that a magnet will, or will not, pick up. Include a magnet and a card for listing objects able or not able to be picked up. Children sort objects into correct sides.
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––––– TEACHERS’ NOTES ––––– TOPIC: Observation - “What Can You See?”
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Children will be able to:
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notice details in surroundings by making use of all the senses. describe an object so that it can be identified. record details from an observation.
EQUIPMENT REQUIRED:
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Find out about different types of cats - wild and tame, and their habits/habitats. Play ‘Guess and Remember’ game in pairs or groups: on a table or tray have up to six objects (more if you like). Children look at objects. Cover up the tray. The child tries to remember all of the objects. Alternatively, remove one or two objects and the child tries to remember what is missing.
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––––– TEACHERS’ NOTES ––––– TOPIC: Matter - “Cause and Effect - 1”
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Children will be able to:
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observe changes in objects and events. describe changes as a result of an action. suggest reasonable explanations for observations. suggest what may happen as a result of an action.
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Determining the cause of an action. Y Cut out some action pictures from a magazine. Y Ask children “Why?” e.g. Why is the boy crying? Children infer the answer, use as a basis for story writing.
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––––– TEACHERS’ NOTES ––––– TOPIC: Matter - “Cause and Effect - 2”
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Children will be able to:
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Discuss ‘What If’ - What if you blow up a balloon and keep blowing? Children predict what could happen. Give each child a balloon - what does happen? Children can write a sentence. “When I kept blowing into my balloon it …”
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Make a set of sequence cards. Children sort out pictures into correct sequence. Use “What happens first? What happens next?” vocabulary and concepts.
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––––– TEACHERS’ NOTES ––––– TOPIC: Matter - “Cause and Effect - 3”
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Children will be able to:
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observe changes in objects and events. describe changes as a result of an action. suggest reasonable explanations for observations. suggest what may happen as a result of an action.
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Discuss the effects of energy, light and sound in the environment. What happens as a result of events and actions? Discuss each picture and the results of each event. Children colour pictures, cut them out and glue them into the correct boxes.
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Use as basis for health/social studies lessons. “What would happen next …?” e.g. If you found some money … ? If your pet died … ? If you left your room in a mess … ? If you had an accident … ?
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––––– TEACHERS’ NOTES ––––– TOPIC: Plants - “Parts of a Plant”
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Brainstorm parts of the flower on the blackboard. Illustrate each word to help children associate words with correct parts. Children cut each label from the bottom of the worksheet and glue into the appropriate section.
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What do plants need to grow? Read the clouds below, and write the correct words in the leaves. Cut out and glue the leaves onto the plant.
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Children will be able to:
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sequence events. suggest what may happen as a result of an action.
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Grow some seeds in egg cartons. Keep a diary of growth progress. Grow a “Leader’s Garden”. Each child makes a flower from parts cut out of paper. Write title of book in centre and add to garden. Make a Hairy Head. Fill a stocking end with soil. Add wheat or grass seeds, tie end and place in jar of water. Add eyes, ears and mouth. When head is grown children can use scraps of material to dress Hairy Head.
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Let’s grow some plants. Look at the pictures. What happens first? Cut out and glue the pictures in the right order.
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––––– TEACHERS’ NOTES ––––– TOPIC: Plants - “Seeds”
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Children will be able to:
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observe plants with seeds by using all the senses. describe similarities and differences among seeds. group a set of plants according to whether they have one seed or many seeds.
EQUIPMENT REQUIRED:
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Make fruit juice. Maths - Compare sizes and shapes of seeds.
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Some plants have lots of seeds. Some plants have only one seed. Cut out and glue the pictures in the right column.
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––––– TEACHERS’ NOTES ––––– TOPIC: Plants - “Edible Plants”
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recognise that plants have many uses. recognise that some plants can be cared for and cultivated for use by people. identify plants which may be used by people.
EQUIPMENT REQUIRED:
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Discuss the types of plants which can be eaten. Find out which parts of plants can be eaten. Teach children that some plants can be eaten, but that some plants can be poisonous and can cause severe health problems if touched or eaten. Discuss plants on activity page and classify into ones you can and cannot eat. Cut out pictures and glue into correct boxes.
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Edible Plants
Do you know what plants you can eat? Sort out the pictures into the right boxes.
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––––– TEACHERS’ NOTES ––––– TOPIC: Plants - “Where Plants Grow”
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describe how different plants can grow. classify plants according to the ways in which they grow.
EQUIPMENT REQUIRED: Worksheet, pictures of edible plants.
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Discuss each picture on activity sheet. Children colour in the pictures, cut them out and glue into the appropriate sections.
Grow some radish seeds. Children describe the changes that take place during growth. Visit a market garden.
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Where Plants Grow
Plants
Plants we eat can grow in different ways. Can you sort the plants into the right boxes?
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SKILL/S:
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(Performance Indicators)
Children will be able to:
1. 2. 3.
notice details in surroundings by making use of all the senses. describe an object so that it can be identified. record details from an observation.
EQUIPMENT REQUIRED:
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Children look at activity page and compare their brainstorming words with the actual picture. Encourage children to expand their visual perception skills by adding to original items, e.g. “I can see a rake, I can see a rake next to a watering can, I can see a rake leaning against a shed near the path.” Children to complete worksheet.
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––––– TEACHERS’ NOTES ––––– TOPIC: Animals - “Count the Legs”
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Children will be able to:
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distinguish between animals on the basis of how many legs they have. group animals into categories according to the number of legs they have. identify animals from a description of their characteristics.
EQUIPMENT REQUIRED:
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Make a graph and add to it as children bring in pictures of various creatures, counting by 2s.
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Creatures have different numbers of legs. Look at the pictures. Cut them out and glue them in the right boxes.
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SKILL/S:
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distinguish between animals on the basis of their body covering. identify the coverings different animals have.
EQUIPMENT REQUIRED: Pictures of different animals, resources from a museum.
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Discuss the animals on the activity page and the type of coverings they have. Colour in pictures, cut out and glue into correct boxes.
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Make a list of different animal coverings. Collect pictures and paste on charts with different headings. Discuss how humans change their clothing according to the changes in the environment. Keep a crazy crab as a class pet. Put some larger shells in the tank. Collect some snails and make a snail trail on coloured paper.
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Type of covering
Sort out the animals. Colour the pictures and glue them in the right boxes.
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––––– TEACHERS’ NOTES ––––– TOPIC: Animals - “Animal Homes”
SKILL/S:
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1. 2.
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observe different animal environments. identify animals’ homes from their characteristics and environmental needs.
EQUIPMENT REQUIRED: Worksheet
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Discuss each animal on the activity sheet and match up a suitable home. Children make references as to why this home would suit each animal. Could they live anywhere else? Colour pictures, cut out and glue next to the correct animal.
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Name ......................................................
Animal Homes
Animals
Find the right homes for these animals. Cut them out and glue them in the right boxes.
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––––– TEACHERS’ NOTES ––––– TOPIC: Animals - “Parts of a Bird”
SKILL/S:
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Children will be able to:
1. 2. 3.
observe details and characteristics of a bird. recognise common properties in birds. identify a bird from its common characteristics.
EQUIPMENT REQUIRED:
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Children cut out one label at a time and glue it in the appropriate box. Colour in the picture
Keep a canary or a budgie in the class. Make bird mobiles.
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Parts of a Bird
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––––– TEACHERS’ NOTES ––––– TOPIC: Animals - “Parts of a Fish”
SKILL/S:
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Children will be able to:
1. 2. 3.
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recognise a fish from a description on basis of colour, size, shape, texture. describe a fish so it can be identified. identify parts of a fish and label parts correctly.
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Children glue appropriate label into correct space. Colour in fish.
Set up an aquarium with some goldfish. Make a fish mobile. Make a fishing game - cut out cardboard fish. Place paper clip at mouth end. Make a fishing rod with a stick, a piece of wool and a small magnet on the end. You can write words or numbers on the fish for language or maths games.
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Name ......................................................
Parts of a Fish
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––––– TEACHERS’ NOTES ––––– TOPIC: Animals - “Where Animals Live”
SKILL/S:
r o e t s Bo r e p ok u LEARNING OUTCOMES: S Observing Communicating Classifying
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Children will be able to:
1. 2. 3.
distinguish between animals on the basis of their characteristics. describe where an animal can survive. group a set of animals according to their characteristics.
EQUIPMENT REQUIRED:
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Where Animals Live
Some animals live in the water. Some animals live on the land. Glue the animals into the right boxes.
Animals
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––––– TEACHERS’ NOTES ––––– TOPIC: Animals - “Pets”
SKILL/S:
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Children will be able to:
1. 2. 3.
describe an animal so that it can be identified. suggest reasonable explanations for observations. classify animal characteristics from a description.
EQUIPMENT REQUIRED:
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What can these pets do? Use the clues below to put in the missing words, and then draw a picture of the pet.
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––––– TEACHERS’ NOTES ––––– TOPIC: Animals - “Tame or Wild”
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describe an animal so that it can be identified. suggest explanations for observations.
EQUIPMENT REQUIRED: Worksheet.
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––––– TEACHERS’ NOTES ––––– TOPIC: Animals - “Parents and Babies”
SKILL/S:
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recognise that animals grow and change. identify the differences between baby animals and their parents.
EQUIPMENT REQUIRED: Pictures of animals and their babies, worksheet.
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Discuss characteristics of animals and glue into boxes next to their parents.
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Parents and Babies
Animals
Can you find the baby which belongs to the right parent? Glue each in a box.
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––––– TEACHERS’ NOTES ––––– TOPIC: Animals - “Animal Families”
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1. 2. 3.
describe an animal so that it can be identified. describe changes as part of the growth process in animals. identify animals from a description.
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Animal Families
Can you find the baby to match the mum and dad? Cut the picture out and glue it in the right box.
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Children will be able to:
1. 2. 3.
notice details in surroundings by making use of all the senses. describe an object so that it can be identified. record details from an observation.
EQUIPMENT REQUIRED:
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Visit a farmyard. Make a farm scene with Plasticene. Make a jigsaw puzzle from a picture. SONG: Old MacDonald had a farm.
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