Photocopiable Resources for Teachers Living Things: Animals and Plants Activity Book for Keystages 1 & 2 LIVING THINGS: ANIMALS AND PLANTS LINKS TO THE CURRICULUM Each of the topics involves activities which allow children to: l Explore l Make observations l Use a range of materials to build and construct KEY STAGE 1 LIVING THINGS Animals and Plants Topics Links Wildlife in the backyard l variety of animal life in and around the school l sort into plants and animals l observe similarities and differences between animals l find out about animals - grow, feed, move, use senses Minibeasts l variety of invertebrate life in and around the school l sort living things into groups using observable features l observe similarities and differences among invertebrates l discuss how animals adapt to their environment Birds and Trees l variety of plant and animal life in and around the school l sort into animals and plants l recognise and name parts of the tree l find out about how birds feed l observe similarities and differences among animals and plants l discuss use of colour in the natural environment l find out ways in which animal and plant behavior is influenced by seasonal changes KEY STAGE 2 LIVING THINGS Animals and Plants Topics Links Wildlife in the backyard l how animals move, feed, grow, use their senses l observe similarities and differences between plants and animals l use of colour in the natural environment l how behavior is influenced by seasons l investigating a local habitat l life cycle of butterfly / frog l simple food chain Minibeasts l investigating a local habitat and classifying animalsl Birds and Trees l how animals move, feed, grow, use their senses l observe similarities and differences between plants and animals l use of colour in the natural environment l how behavior is influenced by seasons l investigating a local habitat l life cycle of butterfly / frog l simple food chain Lifecycles l life cycle of butterfly / frog Foodchains l simple food chain Habitats l investigating a local habitat and others niea Wildlife In Our Backyard Outside Classroom Evidence of wildlife You are a wildlife detective. Can you find any evidence of wildlife in your classroom and outside? WILDLIFE IS EVERYWHERE! WHAT DO ANIMALS NEED TO LIVE? Discover the 4 things animals need to live by changing around the letters of the words below: 1. trehsle 2. rai 3. oodf 4. rtwae ___________ ___________ ___________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ WHERE DO ANIMALS LIVE? Match the animal to where it might live. Frog Under a stone Bat Rubbish Bag Thrush Pond Beetle Tree Rat Barn WILDLIFE WORDSEARCH air bat food fox shelter spider wildlife beetle water frog Mammals Name _ _ _ _ _ _ Name _ _ _ Name _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Name _ _ _ Name _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Name _ _ _ _ _ 1. Write these names next to the correct animal: Otter, Squirrel, Bat, Hedgehog, Fox, Badger ANIMAL FOOTPRINTS Animals leave behind footprints just as humans do. Try and match the footprint with the animal. Duck, Hedgehog, Grey Squirrel, Badger, Cat, Fox Hind Fore Fore Hind Hind MY ACTION PLAN Write down 4 things that you have learnt today 1. 2. 3. 4. List 4 actions you could make to attract wildlfe into your backgarden 1. 2. 3. 4. niea Minibeasts Beetle Insects & BUGS Centipede Bee Snail Earthworm Woodlouse Fly Butterfly/ Caterpillar Ladybird Spider Other info Feeding Colourings & Markings Wings Legs Body MINIBEASTS Butterfly Ladybird Housefly Snail Spider Beetle Name: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ niea Birds & Trees BIRDS Here are six pictures of birds Robin Blue Tit Thrush Jay Long Eared Owl Buzzard Here are six pieces of writing about the birds on the last page. Which bird does it describe. 1. I am very small. I have a blue head. I eat seeds and caterpillars. I often visit bird tables. I am a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2. I am small. I have a red breast. I eat mini-beasts. I sing all year round. I am a _ _ _ _ _ 3. I am medium sized. I have a pink breast and blue wings. I eat acorns in winter. In springtime I eat other birds’ eggs and chicks. I am a _ _ _ 4. I am medium sized. I have a spotty chest. I mostly eat worms, but also berries in winter. My eyes are at the side of my head so I can look out for danger. I am a _ _ _ _ _ _ 5. I am a big bird. I have special eyes and ears. I havevery soft feathers so that can fly silently. I hunt mice at night. I am a _ _ _ 6. I am a very big bird. I have sharp claws and a hooked beak. I fly high in the air. My eyes are like binoculars. I can see things from high in the sky. I hunt rabbits but mostly eat dead things. I am a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Cooked rice Fruit Peanuts Seeds Bread Mark every time a bird feeds on: WHAT DO BIRDS EAT? Fill in the dots... TREE Here is a diagram of a tree. Fill in these missing words in the correst place: Leaf, Trunk, Bark, Branch, Roots and Fruit. Complete this passage by filling in the missing words: Trees like all plants can make their own food. They do this by taking in the energy of the _ _ _. Plants take up _ _ _ _ _ through their roots. The water contains _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ from the soil which are needed to help the tree take in the strength of the sun. Trees also need _ _ _. The tree needs the air to grow. Words: air, minerals, sun and water. Match the Leaf With The Seed Horse Chestnut Beech Ash Oak Lime Sycamore Hawthorn Pine Holly Elm Birch Ash Holly Hawthorn Lime Oak Elm Beech Sycamore Birch Pine Horse Chestnut Spring Summer Autumn Winter niea Lifecycles FROg Cycles Rearrange the jumbled pictures and stick them on the worksheet in the right order niea Food Chains FOOD CHAINS Look at the food chain below: flower butterfly frog hawk Fill in the gaps using the words in bold: herbivore energy omnivore predators prey carnivore 1. The flower uses _ _ _ _ _ _ from the Sun to make food. 2. The hawk and the frog are _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3. The butterfly is the _ _ _ _ 4. The butterfly is a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. It eats only plants. 5. The hawk is a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. It eats only animals. 6. An animal which eats plants and animals is an _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ FOOD CHAINS Each box shows the plants and animals in a food chain. For each box cut out the plants and animals and stick them into the right order to show what eats what. Swallow Salmon Daubenton’s bat Caddisfly Damselfly Willow Reed Grass Otter Great Diving Beetle Freshwater Snail Leech Pochard Heron Stickleback Kingfisher Eel Freshwater shrimp Pondweed Tadpole Algae EXAMPLE OF A RIVER FOODWEB FOOD WEB Species Cards Willow Reed grass Mayfly Freshwater Snail Whooper swan Caddisfly Tadpole Damselfly Algae Pondweed Freshwater shrimp Swallow Great diving beetle Stickleback Eel Daubenton’s bat Otter Kingfisher Leech Sun Pochard Salmon Heron Swallow niea Habitats Field Habitat Coastal Habitat WHERE DO I LIVE? Bog Habitat River Habitat WHERE DO I LIVE? - Species Cards Woodmouse Seaweed Kingfisher Greenland white fronted goose Sundew Mussels Barn owl Daubenton’s bat Sea thrift Acorn Dragonfly Freshwater Snail Irish moiled cattle Common Newt Lobster Field mushroom Great diving beetle Sphagnum Starfish Curlew Irish Hare Puffin Heron RED SQUIRREL MOBILE Northern Ireland Environment Agency Klondyke Building Cromac Avenue Gasworks Business Park Belfast BT7 2JA T. 0845 302 0008 Our aim is to protect, conserve and promote the natural and built environment for the benefit of present and future generations. Printed on 100% post consumer waste 01/04.11 www.ni-environment.gov.uk