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

A bird is a warm-blooded animal that lays hard shelled eggs and has feathers.

A reptile is a cold-blooded animal that lays eggs and has dry, scaly skin.

An egg is a roundish object with a developing animal inside.

Scales are overlapping plates that cover an animal's body.

Naming birds and reptiles

Science

Naming and grouping familiar animals

Naming mammals

Naming fish and amphibians

Animal structure

What animals eat

In this Naming and grouping animals unit, pupils learn to group animals according to what they eat. In the Introduction to food chains unit they will build on this knowledge to learn about simple feeding relationships

Pupils will draw upon prior learning about animals in EYFS and their own everyday experiences. In this Naming and grouping animals unit, pupils will build on this knowledge to identify and name a variety of common animals and learn about different ways animals can be grouped

This unit focuses on asking simple questions, identifying and classifying common animals, and gathering data. It includes identifying animals like fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals, categorising them as carnivores, herbivores, or omnivores, and comparing their structures.

Naming and grouping animals

Physical activity and equipment requiring safe use

All of these animals have a backbone but which of these animals is a reptile?

Different birds have different names. What is the name of this bird?

Naming birds and reptiles

Lesson outcome

Content guidance