Science: Animals, Including Humans

• Identify and name a variety of common animals.

• Describe and compare the structure of different animals.

• Understand that animals have basic needs for survival (food, water, shelter).

Science: Living Things and Their Habitats

• Explore and compare the differences between things that are living, dead, and never lived.

• Identify that most living things live in habitats suited to them.

• Describe how different habitats provide for the basic needs of animals.

• Identify and name a variety of animals in their habitats.

• Describe simple food chains.

Geography

• Identify seasonal and daily weather patterns.

• Understand hot and cold places in relation to the equator and poles.

• Use simple vocabulary to describe environmental features.

• Name and locate key world environments (deserts, rainforests, woodlands).

Science: Living Things and Their Habitats

• Recognise that living things can be grouped in different ways.

• Explore and use classification keys to identify animals.

• Recognise that environments can change and this can pose dangers to living things.

• Compare and contrast animals from different habitats (desert vs rainforest vs woodland).

Science: Animals and Adaptation

• Identify how animals are adapted to suit their environment.

• Understand how physical features (camouflage, climbing, moisture retention, burrowing) support survival.

• Recognise simple environmental conditions (temperature, humidity, shelter, leaf litter).

Geography

• Locate the world’s climate zones and biomes (desert, rainforest, temperate woodland).

• Understand how climate affects living things.

• Use geographical vocabulary to describe physical features (canopy, understory, forest floor, arid landscape).

Speaking, Listening & Vocabulary Development

• Ask relevant questions and articulate scientific observations.

• Use subject-specific language confidently (habitat, environment, humidity, camouflage, adaptation).