Lesson Three – Spider Monkeys

This science teaching pack for Key Stage One gets the children to identify, locate and describe the function of some of the different parts of a spider monkey that can be found living in a jungle habitat.

The class can select and produce matching labels explaining how spider monkeys use different parts of their body to perform functions in a jungle habitat such as tails for balance and movement.

Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to identify, locate and describe the function of some of the different parts of a spider monkey that can be found living in a jungle habitat

Activities in this teaching pack include display posters to identify and describe the functions of different parts of an animal, a shared reading text to describe an animal that lives in a jungle habitat and a template to select and record information about the functions of different parts of a monkey.

The interactive presentation can be used to explore the function of some of the different parts of an animal that lives in a jungle habitat.

This lesson is part of a science scheme of work to get the children to identify, describe and compare some of the different animals that can be found living in a jungle habitat including in the tree canopy and undergrowth. 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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