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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 _ _ _ _ _ _
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
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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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Minibeastsn
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Fly
Centipede
Woodlouse
Snail
Butterfly/Caterpillar
Spider
Earthworm
Bee
Beetle
Ladybird
INSECTS& BUGS
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Butt
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Lady
bird
Hou
sefly
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Beet
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Body
Legs
Win
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Colo
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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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Pean
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Frui
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Cook
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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
Birch
Elm
Ash Lime
Holly Oak
Hawthorn Elm
Sycamore
Beech
Pine Birch
Horse Chestnut
Spring Summer
Autumn Winter
Lifecyclesn
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FROG CYCLES
Rearrange the jumbled pictures and stick them on the worksheet in the right order
FoodChainsn
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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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