An animal is a living thing which moves, and eats other animals or plants.

You can refer to a person's child or to an animal's young as their offspring.

The adult is a mature form of a plant or animal.

To grow is to get bigger in size. All living things grow for part of their lives.

If something changes it does not stay the same.

Growing up

Science

Young animals

Animal life cycles

Changes in animal life cycles

The basic needs of animals

In this New life unit, pupils learnt that animals, including humans, have offspring which grow into adults. In the Reproduction and life cycles unit, they will build on this knowledge to learn to describe the differences in life cycles of different animal groups

In the Naming and grouping animals unit, pupils learnt to identify and name a variety of common animals. In this New life unit. pupils will build on this knowledge to learn that animals have basic needs for survival (water, food and air)

This unit explores how animals, including humans, have offspring that grow into adults and examines their basic survival needs, such as water, food, and air. It focuses on asking questions, observing closely, identifying and classifying, and using observations to suggest answers to questions.

New life

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce, poverty, deprivation.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Put the offspring and adult into the correct order starting with the youngest.

Jacob has lots of photos of animals. He sorts the animals into offspring and adults. This is called...

When we sort animals by their stage of growth, we put them into which groups?

False. The offspring of a butterfly is a caterpillar.

True. All animals have offspring that look similar to them.

False. The offspring of this butterfly will have different colours on its wings.

True or false. The offspring of this butterfly will be a smaller butterfly that has the same coloured wings.

When we match animals to their offspring which skill do we use?

All animals have offspring that look similar to them.

All animals have offspring that look different to them.

Some animals have offspring that look similar to them.

Growing up

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