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, giant millipede, 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 curriculum links
Science
Animals, including humans
Y1

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

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)