A plant is a living thing that often has roots, stem and leaves.

A living thing is something that is alive. They are not dead.

The place where a plant or animal lives is called its habitat.

Someone or something that is suitable for a particular purpose or occasion is right or acceptable for it.

A living thing's basic needs must be met for them to stay alive.

Plant habitats

Science

In this Living things and where they live unit, pupils learn that habitats provide for the basic needs of different animals and plants. In the Grouping and classifying living things unit, they will build on this knowledge to learn that environments can change and this can pose dangers to living things

In the Naming and grouping animals and Identifying plants and their parts units, pupils learnt to identify and name a variety of common plants and animals. In this unit, pupils will build on this knowledge to identify and name plants and animals in their habitats, including micro-habitats

This unit explores the differences between living, dead, and non-living things and examines how habitats support the needs of various plants and animals. It involves identifying and naming plants and animals in different habitats, using observations to classify, gather data, and answer questions.

Living things and where they live

Physical activity and equipment requiring safe use

Activity that requires collection of items from an area (room, building).

A place where a group of animals or plants live is called ...

Most living things are {{}} to the habitat that they live in.

Sea kelp grows in an ocean habitat because ...

A cactus needs a lot of sunlight and rainforests are too dark.

A cactus likes living in a desert so it would be unhappy in a rainforest.

A cactus is too prickly to live in a rainforest.

A cactus doesn't need much water and there can be a lot of rain in a rainforest.

A cactus' habitat is a desert. Why would it not live in a rainforest?

Match these plants to the correct habitat.

where a group of plants and animals live.

True or false? All animals live in the same habitat.

An animal's habitat will give that animal ...

A polar bear eats seals which live in the sea.

Why does a polar bear live in the Arctic rather than in a desert?

A rainforest is a warm and wet habitat. Which of these animals is suited to living in a rainforest?

Content guidance

Exploration of objects

Adult supervision recommended

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Plant habitats

Lesson outcome

Content guidance

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.