Science
Animals Including Humans
Science | Animals Including Humans | Observing Animals | Lesson 1
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Aim
• To identify and name some common animals.
Success Criteria
• I can name some common animals.
• I can name the groups of animals including fish, mammals, birds,
reptiles and amphibians.
• I can identify what groups animals belong to.
Remember It
Pretend I have never seen an animal.
How would you describe what an animal is?
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What is an
animal?
Can you spot the animals in
these pictures?
Look carefully. How do you
know they are animals?
Different Types of Animals
There are lots of different animals.
Scientists sort them into groups to help to identify them.
Here are some of the animal groups that they can be sorted into:
mammals birds amphibians
fish reptiles
These groups are on your knowledge organiser.
Different Types of Animals
Do you know the names of these animals?
Do you know what type of animal they are?
pigeon flamingo chicken
These animals are birds.
Different Types of Animals
Here are some more birds. Do you know any of their names?
robin penguin magpie
Where might you see birds?
Different Types of Animals
Do you know the names of these animals?
Do you know what type of animal they are?
human dog monkey
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These animals are mammals. and you belong to the
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Different Types of Animals
Here are some more mammals. Do you know any of their
names?
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Where might you see
mammals?
Different Types of Animals
Do you know the names of these animals?
Do you know what type of animal they are?
goldfish shark
These animals are fish.
Different Types of Animals
Here are some more fish. Do you know any of their names?
trout pufferfish clownfish
Where might you see fish?
Different Types of Animals
Do you know the names of these animals?
Do you know what type of animal they are?
crocodile tortoise
These animals are reptiles.
Different Types of Animals
Here are some more reptiles. Do you know any of their names?
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Where might you see
reptiles?
Different Types of Animals
Do you know the names of these animals?
Do you know what type of animal they are?
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These animals are
amphibians.
Different Types of Animals
Here are some more amphibians. Do you know any of their
names?
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Where might you see
amphibians?
Animals All Around Us
Which of these animal groups do you see most of?
Animals All Around Us
Where do you see these animals?
Will they be able to fly, swim or climb trees?
Animals All Around Us
Which types of animals do you think will not live around our
school? Why?
Observing Animals
How can we find out if we are right about the types of animals
that might live around our school and the types that don’t?
What could we do?
We are going to go outside to look for animals.
Observing Animals
Whenever you see an
animal, draw a picture
and write down its name
(if you know it) and
where you saw it on your
Observing Animals
Activity Sheet.
Then, use the Animal
Groups Key to try and
work out what group it
belongs to.
Observing Animals
Make sure you have:
• a pencil
• your Observing
Animals Activity
Sheet
• your Animal Groups
Key
All set? Let’s go!
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Answering Questions
Let’s look at the types of animals we thought might live around
our school.
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Which animal groups did you see?
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What did you notice about the animals that
live around our school?
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Which animal groups did you not see? Why do
you think this is?
Answering Questions
Looking at our observations, we can say that these animals live
in our local area:
because…
The animals around our school have …
We don’t think these animals live near out school...
because …
Aim
• To identify and name some common animals.
Success Criteria
• I can name some common animals.
• I can name the groups of animals including fish, mammals, birds,
reptiles and amphibians.
• I can identify what groups animals belong to.
