Lesson Two – Insects
This curriculum topic teaching pack for the Foundation Stage gets the children to explore and record how to compare and describe some of the different types of insects that live in some special habitats found around the school grounds.
The class can practise using a reference sheet to identify and describe some of the different insects that can be found in school habitats.
Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to explore and record how to compare and describe some of the different types of insects that live in some special habitats found around the school grounds
Activities in this teaching pack include display posters to identify and locate the main parts of an insect and describe different animals that are classed as insects and a worksheet to record where some special insects have been found around the school grounds.
The interactive presentation gets the children to explore how to compare and describe some of the different types of insects that live in habitats around the school grounds.
This lesson is part of a curriculum topic scheme of work to get the children to identify and compare some of the different animals that live in the school grounds and make comparisons between animals that live in other habitats. There are teaching activities for shared learning, differentiated worksheets to support independent learning and interactive presentations to introduce concepts and key skills.
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