Growing up
I can group and order different stages of an animal's growth.
Growing up
I can group and order different stages of an animal's growth.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Offspring are young animals in relation to their parents
- Offspring change and grow into adults
- Animals at different stages of growth can be grouped by looking at what is similar and what is different
- Animals at different stages of growth can be ordered correctly using observation skills
Common misconception
Children may think that an animal’s offspring is always a smaller version of the parent.
Include examples of animals whose offspring do not resemble them e.g. caterpillar/butterfly, swan/cygnet, tadpoles/frogs etc.
Keywords
Animal - An animal is a living thing which moves, and eats other animals or plants.
Offspring - You can refer to a person's child or to an animal's young as their offspring.
Adult - The adult is a mature form of a plant or animal.
Grow - To grow is to get bigger in size. All living things grow for part of their lives.
Change - If something changes it does not stay the same.
Equipment
Scissors if printing and cutting the animal pictures for children to group and order.
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).
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
elephant
butterfly
cat
horse
Exit quiz
6 Questions
frog
cow
hen
crocodile
