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Living Things: Animals and PlantsActivity Book for Keystages 1 & 2

LIVING THINGS: ANIMALS AND PLANTSLINKS TO THE CURRICULUM

Each of the topics involves activities which allow children to:

l Explorel Make observationsl Use a range of materials to build and construct

KEY STAGE 1LIVING THINGSAnimals and Plants

Topics Links

Wildlife in the backyard

l variety of animal life in and around the schooll sort into plants and animalsl observe similarities and differences between animalsl find out about animals - grow, feed, move, use senses

l variety of invertebrate life in and around the schooll sort living things into groups using observable featuresl observe similarities and differences among invertebrates l discuss how animals adapt to their environment

l variety of plant and animal life in and around the schooll sort into animals and plantsl recognise and name parts of the treel find out about how birds feedl observe similarities and differences among animals and plantsl discuss use of colour in the natural environmentl find out ways in which animal and plant behavior is influenced by seasonal changes

KEY STAGE 2LIVING THINGSAnimals and Plants

Topics Links

Wildlife in the backyard

l how animals move, feed, grow, use their sensesl observe similarities and differences between plants and animalsl use of colour in the natural environmentl how behavior is influenced by seasonsl investigating a local habitatl life cycle of butterfly / frogl simple food chain

l investigating a local habitat and classifying animalsl

l how animals move, feed, grow, use their sensesl observe similarities and differences between plants and animalsl use of colour in the natural environmentl how behavior is influenced by seasonsl investigating a local habitatl life cycle of butterfly / frogl simple food chain

Minibeasts

l life cycle of butterfly / frog

Birds and Trees

Lifecycles

Foodchains

Habitats

l simple food chain

l investigating a local habitat and others

Minibeasts

Birds and Trees

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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

Bat

Thrush

Rat

Beetle

Under a stone

Rubbish Bag

Pond

Barn

Tree

WILDLIFE WORDSEARCH

air bat

food fox

shelter spider

wildlife beetle

water frog

MAMMALS

Name _ _ _ _ _ _

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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

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MY ACTION PLAN

Write down 4 things that you have learnt today

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List 4 actions you could make to attract wildlfe into your backgarden

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Fly

Centipede

Woodlouse

Snail

Butterfly/Caterpillar

Spider

Earthworm

Bee

Beetle

Ladybird

INSECTS& BUGS

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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 _ _ _ _ _ _ _

2. I am small. I have a red breast. I eat mini-beasts. I sing all year round. I am a _ _ _ _ _

3. 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 _ _ _

4. 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 _ _ _ _ _ _

5. 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 _ _ _

6. 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 _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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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

Birch

Elm

Ash Lime

Holly Oak

Hawthorn Elm

Sycamore

Beech

Pine Birch

Horse Chestnut

Spring Summer

Autumn Winter

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FROG CYCLES

Rearrange the jumbled pictures and stick them on the worksheet in the right order

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FOOD CHAINS

Look at the food chain below:

Fill in the gaps using the words in bold:

herbivore energy omnivore

predators prey carnivore

1. The flower uses _ _ _ _ _ _ from the Sun to make food.

2. The hawk and the frog are _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

3. The butterfly is the _ _ _ _

4. The butterfly is a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. It eats only plants.

5. The hawk is a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. It eats only animals.

6. An animal which eats plants and animals is an _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

flower butterfly frog hawk

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.

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Willow Reed grass Algae

Mayfly Caddisfly Pondweed

TadpoleFreshwater Snail Freshwater shrimp

Whooper swan Damselfly Swallow

FOOD WEB Species Cards

Great diving beetle Stickleback Pochard

Eel Daubenton’s bat Salmon

Otter Kingfisher Heron

Leech Sun Swallow

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WHERE DO I LIVE? - Species Cards

Woodmouse Kingfisher Greenland white fronted goose

Mussels

Seaweed Sundew Barn owl

Daubenton’s 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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