Naming mammals
I can name and group together common animals that are mammals.
Naming mammals
I can name and group together common animals that are mammals.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Mammals are animals that have a backbone, breathe air, and grow hair at some point during their life.
- Mammals give birth to live young and feed them milk.
- Mammals are warm blooded animals.
- Different mammals have different names.
- Animals can be sorted into mammals and not mammals using simple classification skills.
Keywords
Animals - An animal is a living thing which moves and eats other animals or plants.
Mammal - A mammal is a warm-blooded animal that gives birth to live young and has hair or fur.
Hair - Hair is a thin, flexible structure that grows from the skin of mammals.
Milk - Milk is a liquid produced by mammal mothers to feed newborns.
Live young - Most mammals give birth to living young rather than hatching their young from eggs.
Common misconception
Humans are not animals. Only four legged mammals such as dogs that can be kept as pets are animals.
Use of humans as an example animal in this lesson. Use of a wide variety of mammals, including wild animals, as examples in this lesson.
Equipment
Sorting hoops, pencils or pens, paper, animal pictures from the slide deck or worksheet
Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of sensitive content
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).
Lesson video
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
Exit quiz
6 Questions
pig
squirrel
human
