Unit G – Animal Facts
This English teaching pack for Key Stage Two gets the children to explore and record the structure of alphabetically ordered texts using encyclopaedia entries about animals, match prefixes to correct word roots and practise retrieving information from non-fiction texts to research classes of animals.
Explore and record the structure of alphabetically ordered texts using encyclopaedia entries about different animals
Lesson One : Prefixes and Roots
Play some games to identify and match a range of different prefixes with their correct word roots
Lesson Two : Word Definitions
Identify and record the meanings of different words that can be used to describe animals that belong to a specific class
Lesson Three : Animal Questions
Practise using non-fiction books, dictionaries and encyclopaedias to find answers to questions about different animals
Lesson Four : Animal Research
Select and record sections of an encyclopaedia entry that can be used to answer different key questions about an animal
Lesson Five : Encyclopaedia Entry
Record how to re-organise different sections of an encyclopaedia entry to present information about an animal
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Length Measurements
Practise estimating, measuring and converting the lengths of different objects working with measurements in millimetres, centimetres and metres
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Levers, Pulleys and Gears
Research, test and illustrate how to use different types of levers, pulleys and gears to change the direction and strength of a range of forces
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Fraction Comparisons
Practise using pictorial diagrams to record the values of different unit and non-unit fractions so that they can be ordered and compared
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Amazing Animals
Select and use special vocabulary words to use when composing poems with different forms to describe a range of animals