An animal is a living thing which moves and eats other animals or plants.

You can refer to a person's children or to an animal's young as their offspring.

The parent of an animal is the animal it comes from or was produced by.

To observe is to look very closely and use other senses too.

Young animals

Science

In this New life unit, pupils learnt that animals, including humans, have offspring which grow into adults. In the Reproduction and life cycles unit, they will build on this knowledge to learn to describe the differences in life cycles of different animal groups

In the Naming and grouping animals unit, pupils learnt to identify and name a variety of common animals. In this New life unit. pupils will build on this knowledge to learn that animals have basic needs for survival (water, food and air)

This unit explores how animals, including humans, have offspring that grow into adults and examines their basic survival needs, such as water, food, and air. It focuses on asking questions, observing closely, identifying and classifying, and using observations to suggest answers to questions.

New life

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce, poverty, deprivation.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Animals including humans have babies which are called young or...

When we {{}} things we look at them closely with our eyes. 

True or false? All animal offspring look like their parents.

Which of these animals is often kept as a pet?

Robins, barn owls and blue tits are all...

Jacob is grouping animals. He decides to group the reptiles first but which animals should he choose?

Mammals give birth to live young and feed them milk.

eats food that comes from plants and other animals.

are warm blooded and feed their young milk.

lay eggs and have a body covered in scales or hard parts.

live in water and have gills to help them breathe.

Match these different types of animals to the correct description.

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Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Adult supervision recommended

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

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Lesson outcome

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