KS1 & KS2 science curriculum

This unit builds on pupils' prior learning from Naming and grouping animals, where they learned to classify animals based on their characteristics. In Living things and where they live, pupils will explore different habitats and how living things are suited to their environments. This prepares them for the next unit, Living things and the environment, where they will deepen their understanding by examining how living things interact with their environment and how changes in habitats can impact survival.

1. Living or non-living
2. Living things and movement
3. Alive, dead and never alive
4. Animal habitats
5. Plant habitats
6. Plants and animals in microhabitats
7. Protecting microhabitats

• Explore the natural world around them, making observations of plants and animals
• Notice some similarities and differences between plants and animals in the local environment
• Begin to understand the need to respect and care for all living things
• Identify and name a variety of common wild and garden plants including trees
• Identify and name a variety of common animals, including fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals