Suntrap centre
Meet The Animals
Meet The Animals (Indoor Activity)
Find out about and meet the animals which live at the Centre including a fire salamander, corn snake, stick insect, giant African snail, and hissing cockroach.
Learning objectives
- To treat animals with care and sensitivity.
- To identify and name a variety of animals from different groups including invertebrates, amphibians and reptiles.
- Identify and name a variety of common animals that are carnivores, herbivores and omnivores.
- To describe and compare the structure of a variety of common animals (invertebrates, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals, including pets).
National science curriculum links
Y1
Animals, including humans
- Identify and name a variety of common animals including fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals
- Identify and name a variety of common animals that are carnivores, herbivores and omnivores
- Describe and compare the structure of a variety of common animals (fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals, including pets).
- Identify, name, draw and label the basic parts of the human body and say which part of the body is associated with each sense.
Y2
Living things and their 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.
Animals, including humans
- Notice that animals, including humans, have offspring which grow into adults.
- Find out about and describe the basic needs of animals, including humans, for survival (water, food and air).
