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DATE: Monday 11th September- Friday 15 September, 2023
Week: 2 Day: 1 and 2 Class: Grade 1 Ability: Mixed Subject: Science
Topic: Habitats
OBJECTIVES ACTIVITY KEYWORDS/DIFFERENTIATION RESOURCES/PLENARY
WALT (objectives) INTRODUCTION KEYWORDS RESOURCES
Students should be able to: Habitats, , desert, rainforest, Video
(5 Minutes) mountains, underwater https://
Define habitats www.youtube.com/watch?
Identify various traits of Ask students where they eat and drink. DIFFERENTIATION v=um0hAdGcZsk
specific habitats and Ask students where they sleep. Whole class activity
name 3 types of habitat. Ask students where their brothers and sisters https://
(Ocean, Polar, wetland, and mom and dad sleep. www.youtube.com/watch?
grassland, desert and Ask the students where a squirrel sleeps, eats v=Xj1ASC-TlsI
woodland) and where their family lives.
Learn the 5 aspects of all https://
Ask the students where a frog sleeps, eats www.youtube.com/watch?
habitats that make them and where their family lives. v=byvf7jwdvOI
suitable for life (food, Ask the students where a bird sleeps, eats
water, shelter, air, and where their family lives. https://
space). Ask students where a fish sleeps, eats and www.youtube.com/watch?
Learn what a habitat is lives with it’s family. v=O_2zdRqp6GI
and why it is important. Ask students where they can find a penguin
Explain that different and polar bear.
types of animals live in Explain that where an animal or person finds Worksheets
different types of food, shelter, air, space and water is called a Science textbook/
habitat: Woodland habitat. In order to be a good home, this workbook
habitat = Squirrels, place needs to provide 5 things: Blank papers
Grassland Habitat =
Ground Nesting Birds, 1. Food PLENARY
Wetland Habitat = 2. Shelter (protective covering) Assessment
3. Air Students will demonstrate
Frogs. 4. Water their understandings by:
5. Space Describing the concept
Desert habitats
of habitat.
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WILF (Outcome) Distinguishing the needs
If one of these things is missing, it does not of living things in their
Students will be able to make a good habitat. Ask the students to habitat
define 'habitat' imagine their home without a roof. What
Students will be able to list would happen to them? What if there were Review and closing
the key characteristics of no air? What if there were only one tiny Ask students to observe
different habitats room for your WHOLE family to live in? their home and school
Students will be able to habitat.
discuss the relationship EXPLICIT INSTRUCTION Write the names and
between habitats and living draw / paste pictures of
Assemble students in a straight line arms length apart
things Explain the rules of Simon Says (if Simon says – you do it, the living in their habitat.
if he doesn’t say – you DON’T do it) Explain that you will
be Simon
Try a sample exercise: Simon says cover your mouth with
one hand, Simon says uncover it. Cover your mouth again
(Ooops! Simon didn’t say!)
Ask the students to name the 5 parts of a
habitat: Air, Food, Water, Shelter, Space.
Show a hand-motion for each of the 5 parts.
You may make up your own but here are
some suggestions:
1. Air – Fan your hand in front of your
face – feel the air?
2. Water – make a wave motion with
your hands
3. Food – rub your stomach
4. Space – Spread your Arms open wide
to the side
5. Shelter – create a roof over your head
with your arms
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Have the students practice along with you.
5. Now play the game of Simon Says. There are
no winners or losers in this
game. It is just a way to get students to
remember what to look for when they are
out searching for habitats.
GUIDED PRACTICE/INTERACTIVE MODELING
Explain to the students that they will be
matching animals to their habitats
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INDEPENDENT WORKING TIME
Give the children worksheet 1 to circle ocean
animals.
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2. Give the children Worksheet 2 to circle forest
animals.
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DATE: Monday 17th January- Friday 21st January, 2022
Week: 4 Day: 1 and 2 Class: Grade 1 Ability: Mixed Subject: Science
Topic: Plants
OBJECTIVES ACTIVITY KEYWORDS/DIFFERENTIATION RESOURCES/PLENARY
WALT (objectives) INTRODUCTION (Watch a video about plants) KEYWORDS RESOURCES
Plants, growth, life-cycle, water, Video
Students should be able to Inform your students that today they are sun, air, space, flower pot https://
going to be learning about the plants, parts Stem, root. www.youtube.com/watch?
identify plants. of a plant and the life cycle of plants. v=89QRrnnYPNw
Identify the life cycle of Ask students to raise their hands and tell you DIFFERENTIATION
plants. their favourite plants. Whole class activity. https://
Identify the different Ask them if they know what plants need to www.youtube.com/watch?
parts of a plant. survive. v=2zvGv8yVE9s
Draw a plant.
Explain to students: https://
A life cycle talks about the different stages of growth www.youtube.com/watch?
WILF (Outcome) of a living thing (plants). v=9nGrDl5_zrc
Students will be able to
Identify plants. https://
Students will be able to www.youtube.com/watch?
say/mention/identify v=HDElY8zB5JY
different parts of a plant
State the life cycle of
plants
Worksheets
Draw a plant. Projector
Science textbook/
workbook
PLENARY
Assessment
Review and closing
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GUIDED PRACTICE/INTERACTIVE MODELING
Plant a corn seed with the children
Show them how to fill in the loamy soil
Then dig in a small hole in the middle
Put in the corn seed
Cover the hole
Water and keep the flower pot in the school
garden.
INDEPENDENT WORK TIME
Give the children worksheet 1.
Give children worksheet 2, label plant parts.
Give children worksheet 3, colour the plant.
Give children worksheet 4, Circle what plants
need to grow.
Match the picture to the name
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