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Animal Homes

• Observe changes across the four seasons
• Identify that most living things live in habitats to which they are suited and describe how different habitats provide for the basic needs of different kinds of animals and plants, and how they depend on each other
• Distinguish between an object and the material from which it is made
• Describe the simple physical properties of a variety of everyday materials
• Notice that animals, including humans, have offspring which grow into adults

Awesome Owls

• Describe and compare the structure of a variety of common animals (fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals, including pets)
• Identify that most living things live in habitats to which they are suited and describe how different habitats provide for the basic needs of different kinds of animals and plants, and how they depend on each other
• Describe how animals obtain their food from plants and other animals, using the idea of a simple food chain, and identify and name different sources of food

Busy Bees

• Identify and describe the basic structure of a variety of common flowering plants, including trees
• Distinguish between an object and the material from which it is made
• Identify and name a variety of plants and animals in their habitats, including microhabitats
• Describe how animals obtain their food from plants and other animals, using the idea of a simple food chain, and identify and name different sources of food
• Observe and describe how seeds and bulbs grow into mature plants
• Notice that animals, including humans, have offspring which grow into adults

Food Chains

• Identify and name a variety of common animals that are carnivores, herbivores and omnivores
• Describe how animals obtain their food from plants and other animals, using the idea of a simple food chain, and identify and name different sources of food
• Identify and name a variety of plants and animals in their habitats, including microhabitats

Habitats

• Identify that most living things live in habitats to which they are suited and describe how different habitats provide for the basic needs of different kinds of animals and plants, and how they depend on each other
• Identify and name a variety of plants and animals in their habitats, including microhabitats
• Find out about and describe the basic needs of animals, including humans, for survival (water, food and air)
• Recognise that environments can change and that this can sometimes pose dangers to living things

Hibernation and Winter Survival

• Observe changes across the four seasons
• Observe and describe weather associated with the seasons and how day length varies
• Identify that most living things live in habitats to which they are suited and describe how different habitats provide for the basic needs of different kinds of animals and plants, and how they depend on each other
• Find out about and describe the basic needs of animals, including humans, for survival (water, food and air)

Let’s Talk Wolf

• Identify and name a variety of common animals that are carnivores, herbivores and omnivores

Lifecycles

• Identify and name a variety of common animals including fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals
• Observe and describe how seeds and bulbs grow into mature plants
• Find out and describe how plants need water, light and a suitable temperature to grow and stay healthy
• Notice that animals, including humans, have offspring which grow into adults

Nocturnal Animals

• Identify that most living things live in habitats to which they are suited
• Identify and name a variety of common animals including fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals
• Describe and compare the structure of a variety of common animals (fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals, including pets)

Predators

• Identify and name a variety of common animals that are carnivores, herbivores and omnivores
• Identify and name a variety of plants and animals in their habitats, including microhabitats
• Describe how animals obtain their food from plants and other animals, using the idea of a simple food chain, and identify and name different sources of food

Variety of Life

• Identify and name a variety of common animals including fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals
• Describe and compare the structure of a variety of common animals (fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals, including pets)
• Identify that most living things live in habitats to which they are suited and describe how different habitats provide for the basic needs of different kinds of animals and plants, and how they depend on each other