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Generating information about hedgehogs for a non-chronological report

I can gain knowledge about hedgehogs to use in a non-chronological report.

New
New
Year 2

Generating information about hedgehogs for a non-chronological report

I can gain knowledge about hedgehogs to use in a non-chronological report.

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Hedgehogs have thousands of spikes on their backs which are called spines.
  2. Hedgehogs protect themselves by curling up into a ball with their spines facing out.
  3. The name for an animal that tries to eat another animal is predator.
  4. The name for an animal that other animals try to eat is prey.
  5. Habitat is the name for the place that an animal lives.

Common misconception

Pupils may think that hedghogs can eat milk and bread, due to children's stories depicting this.

Explicitly teach the pupils that hedgehogs cannot eat milk or bread and instead eat insects and fruits. Watch videos online to support.

Keywords

  • Spines - A layer of spikes on a hedgehog's back.

  • Predator - A predator is an animal that hunts, catches, kills, and consumes other animals for food.

  • Prey - Prey refers to animals that are hunted and consumed by predators.

  • Nocturnal - Nocturnal means being active or happening at night rather than during the day.

  • Adaptations - Special body parts or behaviours that help a living thing survive in an environment.

Supplement the learning with video clips, information texts and images to support your children in gaining enough information about hedgehogs for a non-chronological report.
Teacher tip

Licence

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6 Questions

Q1.
Which of these animals are nocturnal?
dog
Correct answer: bat
lion
Q2.
What does being nocturnal mean?
Correct answer: sleeping during the day and being active at night
sleeping during the night and being active during the day
sleeping during the day and sleeping during the night
Q3.
Bats have very poor ...
hearing.
Correct answer: eyesight.
taste.
Q4.
What does a bat use echolocation for?
Correct answer: to help them understand their surroundings
to help them taste their food
to help them fly higher
Q5.
Echolocation is an example of a bat making an important ...
journey.
Correct answer: adaptation.
noise.
Q6.
The environment in which an animal lives is known as its ...
area.
Correct answer: habitat.
patch.

6 Questions

Q1.
Hedgehogs are ...
Correct answer: nocturnal.
diurnal.
sleepy.
Q2.
Hedgehogs have thousands of spikes on their backs. What are these spikes called?
pins
Correct answer: spines
needles
Q3.
What are hedgehogs protecting themselves from by using their spines?
Correct answer: predators
prey
people
Q4.
Which of these animals is a predator of a hedgehog?
ant
worm
Correct answer: fox
Q5.
Which of these is prey for a hedgehog?
badgers
Correct answer: worms
owls
Q6.
How does a hedgehog use their spines if a predator is near?
Correct answer: rolls into a ball
lies on them
makes them fall out